Chicago’s Mayor Emanuel hopes to avoid run-off in election
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will easily take first place in Tuesday’s municipal election, but polls show he may miss the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a run-off in the race to lead the financially challenged, third-largest U.S. cit…
NJ’s Christie strikes tentative teachers’ pension deal
Trenton, NJ (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie struck a deal with the state’s teachers on a “road map” for pension reform while warning of a dire future if other unions do not make similar commitments to cut the cost of workers’ retirement …
Oklahoma House committee advances ‘conversion therapy’ bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A bill that would protect an Oklahoma parent’s right to take a child to conversion therapy aimed at eliminating same-sex attraction or gender confusion advanced on Tuesday from a state House of Representatives committee.
Obama picks Amias Gerety as assistant secretary for financial institutions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to nominate Amias Gerety, a counselor at the Treasury Department, as assistant secretary for Financial Institutions, the White House said on Tuesday.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa declines run for Senate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, said on Tuesday he had decided against running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by the retirement of Democrati…
Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline, leaving it in limbo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday, as promised, swiftly vetoed a Republican bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, leaving the long-debated project in limbo for another indefinite period.
Ex-NY Assembly Speaker seeks to quash corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for once-powerful former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked a judge on Tuesday to throw out federal corruption charges against him because a top prosecutor made “prejudicial” public statements about his gu…
U.S. health official says no fix if Obamacare subsidies thrown out
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration has no way to repair the damage that would result from a Supreme Court decision against Obamacare that would make health care unaffordable for millions of Americans, a top health adviser said on Tuesday.
Senate Republican offers plan to avert security funding crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders took a tentative step on Tuesday that could avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, but it was unclear if House Speaker John Boehner and restive conservatives would support a new conce…
U.S. Congress should allow force, not war against Islamic State: Rubio
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a potential candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, on Tuesday said Congress should deal with Islamic State militants by authorizing use of military force that is not limited in durat…
