Obamacare ruling puts Supreme Court on hot seat in presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Infuriated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that kept President Barack Obama’s healthcare program intact, conservative activists and Republican presidential candidates vowed on Thursday to make the role of the high court a central issue in the 2016 presidential election.
Top Obamacare official looks ahead after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. official overseeing Obamacare said on Friday she has not seen any indication that states will back away from running their own health insurance marketplaces now that the Supreme Court has validated the federal insurance …
Governor Christie trims pension, spending, taxes for New Jersey budget
(Reuters) – Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday vetoed a “millionaire’s tax” and stripped $1.6 billion in spending from the 2016 state budget passed by Democrats, instead backing a bigger tax credit for the working poor but a smalle…
State Department unsure if more emails missing from Clinton cache
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department does not know whether more emails are missing from the cache Hillary Clinton handed over last year, which Clinton said at the time was a complete record of her work emails, a department spokesman said on Friday.
Former Illinois congressman Reynolds indicted on tax charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mel Reynolds, already convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker, was indicted again for failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
State Department calls Clinton’s email records incomplete
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton did not hand over at least 15 emails from her time as secretary of state, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday, undercutting her claim that the 30,000 work emails she provided from her personal server were a…
Wisconsin Governor Walker to announce presidential decision week of July 13: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Thursday he will announce the week of July 13 whether he will seek the Republican U.S. presidential nomination in 2016.
Illinois governor vetoes budget bills, citing $4 billion deficit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Thursday vetoed 19 budget bills that he said would create a nearly $4 billion deficit for the financially troubled state.
Scranton mayor wants Pennsylvania to manage city pension funds
(Reuters) – Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor William Courtright said on Thursday the state should take over the city’s pension system after a report found problems with past benefit awards in one of the funds.
U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.
