Arizona governor signs bill blocking abortion coverage through Obamacare
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey signed a law on Monday that requires doctors to tell women that drug-induced abortions can be reversed and that blocks the purchase of insurance on the Obamacare health exchange that includes a…
Obama praises Ted Kennedy at opening of Senate replica in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama praised the late Edward Kennedy on Monday at the opening of a Senate chamber replica built in his honor, calling the former Democratic Senator for Massachusetts an inspired leader who bridged the bipartisa…
Indiana to clarify ‘religious freedom’ law, Georgia, N.C. bills stall
(Reuters) – Indiana Republicans pledged on Monday to clarify a new “religious freedom” law, while similar proposals stalled in Georgia and North Carolina after businesses and activists said such measures could be used to discriminate against gays.
Exclusive: Pentagon chief sends military wish lists to Congress with reservations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday sent Congress the military’s annual “wish lists,” including 12 Boeing Co F/A-18 fighter jets and 14 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, but said he would not back any of the request…
Senator Rubio to announce presidential decision on April 13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told Fox News on Monday he would announce on April 13 whether he plans to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Senator Murray backs Schumer as next Senate Democrat leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Smoothing the way for a succession of party power in the U.S. Senate, its No. 4 Democrat, Patty Murray, has endorsed New York Senator Chuck Schumer to be the chamber’s next Democratic leader after the 2016 elections, replacing Ha…
Illinois Democrat Duckworth to run for U.S. Senate in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, will run for the U.S. Senate in 2016, saying in a video posted to her website on Monday that she would “fight my heart out” for constituents.
Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat than Putin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
New York state lawmakers reach budget deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers agreed on a budget plan late on Sunday night that includes much-debated reforms to the education system and ethics standards for lawmakers, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said in statement.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Obamacare ‘death panel’ challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that took aim at a bureaucratic board labeled by some Republicans as a “death panel” because it was designed to cut Medi…
