Former Illinois congressman pleads not guilty to tax charges in latest case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Mel Reynolds, a former Illinois congressman who has faced numerous legal troubles over the years, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, a spokesman for federal prosecu…
Los Angeles passes law banning large-capacity gun magazines
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the possession of large-capacity gun magazines on Tuesday, following San Francisco to become the second major city in California to take that step.
Republican Gilmore files paperwork to enter presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore filed the paperwork on Wednesday to join the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Trump shows staying power with surge ahead of first debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some Republicans gleefully scripted Donald Trump’s political obituary in the wake of his scathing comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service earlier this month, hoping that his freewheeling presidential campaign had final…
Planned Parenthood reports second website hack in a week
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said electronic traffic to its websites was snarled by computer hackers on Wednesday in the second cyber attack mounted against the healthcare organization this week amid a controversy over alleged sales of aborted fetal …
Californians divided along party lines on combating climate change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Californians link the state’s ongoing catastrophic drought to climate change, and most support Governor Jerry Brown’s efforts to combat it – but that’s also because most Californians are Democrats, a new poll shows.
Senate confirms Dunford as top U.S. military officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marine General Joseph Dunford as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top officer in the U.S. military.
House Speaker Boehner supports ending U.S. oil export ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday expressed for the first time his support for repealing the 40-year-old ban on domestic crude oil exports, a move that could breathe new life into a bill in his chamb…
Trump leads Republican presidential race with 25 percent: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead in the race for the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential nomination with the support of 25 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, giving him a double-digit advantage over nearest rival …
Clinton to appear on October 22 before House Benghazi committee: panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on Oct. 22 before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, the committee said on Wednesday.
