Oregon county vote against enforcing state gun law sparks outcry
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Gun-control advocates on Wednesday decried as a misguided political maneuver a vote by Oregon county commissioners against enforcement of new statewide gun background check requirements.
Republican candidate Cruz apologizes to Biden for joke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz apologized on Wednesday for making a joke about Democratic Vice President Joe Biden, whose son died on the weekend.
Republican presidential hopeful Fiorina unveils net worth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina and her husband Frank have a net worth of $59 million, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by her campaign.
Oregon legislature votes to expand access to birth control
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon appears poised to significantly expand access to prescription birth control, with bipartisan support for legislation that family planning experts said on Wednesday is unique in the United States.
Former Rhode Island Governor Chafee joins Democratic presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee formally announced his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, becoming the third candidate to challenge party front-runner Hillary Clinton.
New York man who threatened McCain with poison sent to prison
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – An upstate New York man was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Wednesday for sending letters he claimed were laced with lethal substances to U.S. Senator John McCain and others over an 18-year period stretching back to the 1…
Clinton to call for expanded early voting in all U.S. states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will call for at least 20 days of early voting in all U.S. states in a speech in Texas on Thursday, her campaign said.
Illinois governor warns of possible cash crisis, restructuring
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner warned of a potential cash crisis on Wednesday as he braced his cabinet members for turbulent times ahead if the state does not have a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Obama coaxes Democrats in U.S. House to support his trade agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday pushed reluctant members of his own Democratic party in the U.S. House of Representatives to support a Pacific trade deal he wants to finalize by the time he leaves office.
U.S. House, Senate Democrats push for alternative financial bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives teamed up with their counterparts in the Senate on Wednesday to promote a banking regulatory relief bill they say is better than a broader version pushed by Republicans.
