Wisconsin Assembly OKs right-to-work bill, governor supports
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers on Friday approved a bill that stops private sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment and sent it to Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is expecte…
House freshmen Republicans vow to press conservative demands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bruised but undeterred, some of the far-right Republicans who picked a fight in Congress and lost this week over funding the U.S. domestic security agency say they’re just getting started.
U.S. begins measures to buy time under debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday said it would start using emergency cash measures to allow the government to keep paying the nation’s bills once it hits the legal debt limit in about a week.
Kerry promotes Jon Finer to be his chief of staff
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry informed the State Department on Friday that he has promoted Jon Finer, a former foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, to be his new chief of staff.
Wisconsin Assembly slogs through debate on right-to-work bill; unions cry foul
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers debated into the early hours of Friday a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker that would stop private-sector workers from having to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employme…
With a nod and a wink, Republicans build 2016 campaign machines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asked last week about his agenda if elected, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker began: “Should I choose to be a candidate…”
Review of Hillary Clinton emails to take months: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing controversy over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was U.S. secretary of state could drag on for months, threatening to cloud the expected launch of her 2016 presidential campaign.
State Department reviewing if Hillary Clinton’s emails broke rules: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has begun a review of whether Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was secretary of state violated policies aimed at protecting sensitive information, the Washington Post reported o…
Lawmaker becomes first Republican to enter California’s U.S. Senate race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California state lawmaker Rocky Chavez on Thursday became the first Republican to jump into the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Democrat Barbara Boxer.
Michigan’s Miller, U.S. House’s only female committee chair, to retire
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Candice Miller, a Michigan Republican who is the only female committee chair in the U.S. House, announced on Thursday she would not seek re-election.
