New York’s governor outlines $142 billion state budget, caps spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $142 billion state budget on Wednesday that keeps spending growth below 2 percent and promises more money for big-ticket infrastructure projects while cutting property taxes.
After defiant speech, Obama plugs tech jobs in Republican heartland
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) – A day after delivering a defiant State of the Union speech to the Republican-led U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama headed to the conservative heartland on Wednesday to promote his plans for bolstering the middle class.
U.S. House conservatives urge Cruz to push Senate immigration fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservatives in the House of Representatives urged Ted Cruz and other Senate Republicans on Wednesday to step up their fight to block President Barack Obama’s immigration initiatives.
Chicago Mayor Emanuel moves to transfer parkland for Obama library
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hoping to boost Chicago’s chances as the site for President Barack Obama’s future library, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday introduced an ordinance that would allow for the transfer of parkland for the site.
New Senate bill would overturn Obamacare’s individual mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading Republican senators on Wednesday introduced a bill to repeal one of Obamacare’s most unpopular provisions – the individual mandate that requires most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty.
U.S., Cuba clash over immigration at start of historic talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba clashed over U.S. immigration policy on Wednesday at the first session of high-level talks seeking to restore diplomatic ties between the Cold War adversaries.
Guantanamo inmate details torture in first book from Cuba prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first book published by a longtime Guantanamo Bay inmate that describes torture, humiliation and despair during 13 years in captivity was selling briskly in the United States on Wednesday and drawing hard-won attention to his…
U.S. House border security bill target of bipartisan attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation in the U.S. House to further secure U.S. borders against illegal immigration came under attack on Wednesday, not only from Democrats but from a leading conservative voice in the Senate on immigration.
Activists disrupt U.S. top court, denounce campaign spending ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Activists staged a rare protest inside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, shouting denunciations on the fifth anniversary of a ruling that lifted limits on corporate spending in elections as police rushed to corral them, knocki…
Democrats vow to stall Obama’s push for ‘fast-track’ trade deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s renewed push for major free trade deals ran into stiff opposition from his own party on Wednesday as a group of House Democrats vowed to do everything they can to deny him greater trade negotiating powers…
