Texas’ Perry says criminal case has not affected White House plans
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former Texas governor Rick Perry said a criminal prosecution against him for abuse of power has not affected his decision on whether to run for the presidency and pledged on Wednesday to fight the charges against him.
House passes bill to pressure regulators on LNG exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to speed permits for exports of natural gas, a measure that even if passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Barack Obama, is not expected to help bring mu…
Exclusive: Spending- why ‘red’ states shoulder the deepest cuts under Obama
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – As Washington has tightened its belt in recent years, the budget cuts have sliced most deeply in states where President Obama is unpopular, according to an analysis of federal spending by Reuters.
U.S. military budget to start funding post-F-35 ‘X-plane:’ Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday its fiscal 2016 budget proposal will fund early technology development and prototyping of a “next-generation X-plane” that would eventually succeed the F-35 fighter jet being developed and built by …
New York speaker’s absence slows state budget process
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The loss of New York Assembly leader Sheldon Silver from state budget negotiations following his arrest on corruption charges last week could delay the process and threaten recent strides toward better fiscal management.
Senator Rand Paul re-introduces ‘Audit the Fed’ bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Rand Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, on Wednesday re-introduced a bill that would expose the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy discussions and decisions to a congressional audit.
Obama: Netanyahu meeting before Israel election ‘inappropriate’ – CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he declined to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli leader’s visit to the United States in March because it would be “inappropriate” two weeks before an election in that country.
New York Assembly speaker to be replaced next week: NYT
(Reuters) – New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be replaced next week by a state lawmaker as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Democratic lawmakers.
White House seeks $534 billion base defense budget, $51 billion for wars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will seek a base defense budget of $534 billion when it sends its 2016 spending request to Congress next week, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a figure that exceeds federal caps by $35 billion and could …
Alabama Supreme Court chief justice encourages defiance on gay marriage ruling
(Reuters) – In a move viewed skeptically by legal experts, the socially conservative chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court on Tuesday encouraged judges in his state to ignore a federal ruling last week striking down its ban on gay marriage.
