New Jersey Governor Christie wins court victory over pension cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Chris Christie can cut $1.6 billion from state pension funding, removing a hurdle for the Republican presidential hopeful’s national ambitions and giving some temporary financia…
U.S. weighs more Iraq training sites but no strategy overhaul
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is weighing expanding the number of training sites for Iraqi forces as a way to bolster the battle against Islamic State, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday, a move that could mean deploying …
Washington nears final deal for $300 million soccer stadium
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday she would introduce legislation clearing the way for the construction of a $300 million, state-of-the-art stadium for the city’s Major League Soccer franchise.
U.S. officials not meeting with Muslim Brotherhood: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials will not meet with visiting members of a delegation from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. court rejects early challenge to Obama power plant regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected an early challenge by industry groups and states to the Obama administration’s proposal to curb carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, saying the legal action was premature.
Jeb Bush shakes up staff, picks Republican veteran Danny Diaz as campaign manager
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jeb Bush shook up his staff on Monday a week before formally jumping into the 2016 Republican presidential fight, picking a veteran of party politics, Danny Diaz, as his campaign manager in what was seen as a surprise move.
U.S. lawmakers set hearing for foes of Obama overtime pay plan
(Reuters) – With the Obama administration preparing to make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay, Republicans in Congress have set a hearing for this week to highlight claims by business owners who say the move could kill jobs and spark mo…
U.S. top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusalem have Israel listed in passports as their country of birth, saying it encroached on the president’s exclusive power to recognize…
Pennsylvania Senate blocks governor’s pick to head state police
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Republicans in the Pennsylvania state Senate on Monday rejected Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s nominee to head the state police, criticizing the nominee’s decision to wear the state police uniform even though he had not come…
SEC weighs constitutional challenge to its in-house courts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator on Monday considered whether its own in-house procedure to handle securities enforcement cases violated the U.S. Constitution.
