Boehner faces conservative opposition in speaker vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Boehner is expected to be re-elected as House of Representatives Speaker on Tuesday, but a vocal and growing pocket of conservative opposition could hamper his ability to pass difficult legislation this year.
Syria tells U.N. that McCain and former diplomats visited illegally
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria has complained to the United Nations that U.S. Senator John McCain, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and former U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith entered the country without visas in separate visits in violat…
Brown sworn in for record fourth term as California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Democrat Jerry Brown, who turned around California’s finances after years of deficits, vowed to keep a tight rein on spending as he was sworn in on Monday for a record fourth term at the helm of the nation’s most populous…
U.S. judge postpones sentencing of former Connecticut Governor Rowland
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday agreed to postpone the sentencing of former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, who was convicted last year of violating campaign laws by taking payments from a business owned by the husband of…
Same-sex marriages start in Miami, hours before rest of Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida’s first same-sex weddings took place in Miami on Monday, shortly before gay and lesbian couples were to begin tying the knot elsewhere in the 36th U.S. state to legalize gay marriage.
Florida governor tells residents of other states: ‘Move here!’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott will kick off his second term on Tuesday with a blunt warning that he intends to poach people and jobs from other large states that have relatively higher taxes.
New York mayor brushes off police slowdown reports after arrests drop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio described a sharp decline in arrests and court summonses in the two weeks since two policemen were shot dead in an ambush as a few “aberrant” days, brushing off reports they were signs of a police work…
New Arizona governor vows no new taxes amid growing deficit
(Reuters) – Arizona’s new Republican governor pledged to solve the state’s growing budget deficit on Monday but insisted it will not be done through raising taxes.
Exclusive: CIA says its inspector general is resigning at end of month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA inspector general David Buckley, who investigated a dispute between the agency and Congress over the handling of records of the CIA’s detention and interrogation activities, is resigning effective Jan. 31, the CIA said on Mon…
White House says drop in oil price helps U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials monitoring the recent drop in oil prices believe the dip so far has been beneficial for the U.S. economy, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday.
