Runoff expected as Louisiana votes for governor
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana voters headed to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to Governor Bobby Jindal, but experts and surveys suggest the race may go to a runoff after a faltering campaign by early favorite Republican U.S. Senator Da…
Wisconsin Governor Walker signs bill restricting secret investigations
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits prosecutors from using the state’s secret investigation law to probe political crimes – a measure used to convict four of his aides and inv…
Hillary Clinton calls Republican’s impeachment vow ‘pathetic’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday denounced as “pathetic” and “totally ridiculous” a Republican congressman’s call to impeach her on her first day in office if she is elected to the White House next…
Clinton wins major union endorsement in presidential race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Friday won a major union endorsement, further boosting her front-runner status in the race for the Democratic nomination in the November 2016 election.
House to start voting Monday on revival of shuttered trade bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will begin voting on Monday on legislation to revive the shuttered Export-Import Bank, a spokeswoman for a leading Republican backer of the bank said on Friday.
Oregon denies ex-governor’s request for defense money amid criminal probe
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown has denied a request from her predecessor John Kitzhaber for help paying the fallen Democrat’s legal bills amid an ongoing federal criminal corruption investigation, her office said on Friday.
Ryan sets ambitious agenda if elected House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Ryan revealed a bold to-do list when he agreed to run for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but to carry it out he will need a level of compromise and cohesion that has been sorely lacking on Capitol Hill for a l…
Former Bush education secretary to lead North Carolina universities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, a confidant of former President George W. Bush, was tapped on Friday to lead North Carolina’s public university system.
Jeb Bush campaign in reboot mode as salaries, staff cut
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush’s struggling presidential campaign is cutting salaries across the board and reducing staff in a money-saving effort intended to concentrate resources on early voting states, an internal memo said on Friday.
Adviser to Ron and Rand Paul found not guilty in bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top adviser to 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s campaign has been found not guilty in connection with an alleged bribery scheme to buy an Iowa state senator’s endorsement.
