Supreme Court to decide if states can ban gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year.
Supreme Court to decide if states can ban gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year.
U.S. Senate panel schedules hearing on attorney general nominee Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel will consider the nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s pick for his next attorney general, at a two-day hearing beginning Jan. 28, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said in a statement….
Supreme Court agrees to decide gay marriage question
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year.
Republicans to start 2016 primary debates in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican Party said on Friday it has approved nine primary debates in the months leading up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, starting in Ohio in August.
U.S. attorney general bans asset seizure by local police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State and local police in the United States will no longer be able to use federal laws to justify seizing property without evidence of a crime, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
New York mayor approval ratings differ steeply by race, poll shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers are sharply divided by race in their approval ratings of Mayor Bill de Blasio, with blacks overwhelmingly supportive of the liberal mayor’s work and whites barely showing support, according to poll results released on F…
Obama, Cameron agree to cyber war games, joint ‘cyber cell’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have agreed to conduct cybersecurity war games and establish a joint “cyber cell” to prepare for and share intelligence on malicious hacking, the White House sa…
Obamacare’s lead agency chief announces her resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration official who oversaw the botched rollout of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, announced on Friday she will resign as head of the agency that also manages the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs…
Key senator sees no ‘Chained CPI’ in Obama budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the leader of the Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, said on Friday he does not expect “Chained CPI” cost of living cuts for Social Security to be in President Barack Obama’s next budge…
