Former Utah Senator Bob Bennett diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Senator Bob Bennett, the Utah Republican who was one of the first, high-profile political casualties of a 2010 Tea Party insurgency, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will begin treatment later this week, Utah media …
U.S. Senate votes to clear path for security agency funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Wednesday moved to avert a partial shutdown of the U.S. domestic security agency this weekend, voting to clear the way for a funding bill free of contentious immigration issues.
On Bush turf, Obama blames immigration woes on Republicans
MIAMI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday told Latinos that Republicans were to blame for holding up changes to U.S. immigration laws, urging them to hold Republicans accountable for the problems in the 2016 presidential election.
Obama says court fight on immigration actions to take months
MIAMI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he is confident his administration ultimately will win a legal battle to proceed with his executive actions on immigration, but he told an audience of young Latinos that the fight will tak…
Senators work on bipartisan U.S. Export-Import Bank survival plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators said on Wednesday they are working on a bipartisan plan to keep the U.S. Export-Import Bank open but the treatment of coal-fired power projects is holding up a final deal.
Wisconsin Senate takes up right-to-work legislation
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Wisconsin state senators on Wednesday were debating a proposal to make Wisconsin a right-to-work state in a tense session marked by periodic shouts from the Senate gallery from demonstrators opposed to the measure.
Rahm-Rauner ties likely to survive Chicago mayor’s re-election battle
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggles to get re-elected, one of his biggest problems will be how to deal with Illinois’ new Republican governor Bruce Rauner, whose proposed budget would slash hundreds of millions of dollars of sta…
China submarines outnumber U.S. fleet: U.S. admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is building some “fairly amazing submarines” and now has more diesel- and nuclear-powered vessels than the United States, a top U.S. Navy admiral told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, although he said their quality was inferior…
Senate committee postpones hearing on trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. Senate committee postponed a hearing planned for Thursday on trade and its chairman said talks were continuing on the final form of a bill to streamline the passage of trade deals through Congress.
Pot in D.C. going legal despite congressional opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legalization of marijuana in the District of Columbia will go ahead early on Thursday despite a warning from congressional officials that the new standards are unlawful, Mayor Muriel Bowser said.
