House approves three-month fix to keep highway funds flowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vital federal dollars would keep flowing to U.S. road and highway projects for three more months under a bill approved on Wednesday by lawmakers, moving to avert a funding cutoff at the peak of the summer construction season.
Senate Republicans aim divert Planned Parenthood funds in abortion dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republicans seeking to cut all funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood over the alleged sale of aborted fetal tissue offered on Wednesday to divert the money to other providers of women’s health.
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.
Democratic congressman charged in political corruption case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and four associates were charged on Wednesday in a political corruption case with bribery and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars of federal, charitable and campaign …
New Jersey legislator seeks federal loans to bail out state pensions
(Reuters) – A top New Jersey Democrat wants the federal government to create a low-interest loan program to rescue states with big public pension problems.
House Speaker Boehner brushes off call for his ouster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner on Wednesday brushed off a conservative lawmaker’s call for his ouster, saying it was “no big deal” because he has broad support among Republicans who form the majority in…
Hillary Clinton to call for lifting Cuban embargo
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton this week will call on U.S. lawmakers to lift the long-standing economic embargo against Cuba, her campaign announced on Wednesday.
Canada PM not hopeful that Obama will approve Keystone pipeline
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday he was not hopeful that the United States would approve the northern leg of TransCanada Corp’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Obama to discuss Iran deal, Ex-Im Bank with House Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, as well as efforts to revive the U.S. Export-Import Bank and extend federal transportation funding, when he meets with House of Representatives Democrats later on Wed…
Obamacare case to be turned against government on emissions rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Opponents of President Barack Obama’s soon-to-be-implemented policy to cut carbon emissions from power plants are planning to use an unlikely and potentially potent weapon against him: the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that …
