NY Governor Cuomo vows to rebuild trust in police in second term
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off his second term on Thursday, saying he is governing in “troubled times” and that education, the economy and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement would top his agenda over the next four years.
Jeb Bush quits board posts ahead of possible White House run: Washington Post
(Reuters) – Potential U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has resigned from all of his corporate and non-profit board member positions, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, as the former Florida governor explores a run for the White H…
Democrat tipped blogger about Republican lawmaker meeting with white nationalists
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The campaign manager of a Democrat who challenged U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana tipped off a blogger that the Republican lawmaker had spoken to a white supremacist group in 2002.
Former Alaska Senator Gravel named chief executive of cannabis products company
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Former U.S. Democratic Senator Mike Gravel, who represented Alaska in the 1970s, said on Wednesday he would head a Nevada company that develops and markets cannabis throat lozenges and other products in states that have taken…
Republicans to push ahead on new math for U.S. taxes, budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Republicans assume control of the entire U.S. Congress in the new year, they are expected to push a controversial change to use more macroeconomic projections in determining the impact of tax and budget legislation on the fede…
U.S. sends five Guantanamo prisoners to Kazakhstan for resettlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Yemenis and two Tunisians held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Kazakhstan for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of prisoner transfers aime…
Republican leaders back lawmaker who spoke at white supremacist event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives defended Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise on Tuesday after he came under fire for speaking to a group of white supremacists in 2002, when he was a state lawmaker.
U.S. Representative John Dingell released from Washington hospital
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan, the longest- serving member of Congress, was released from a Washington hospital on Tuesday after spending more than two weeks there recovering from a broken hip.
New York chokehold prosecutor eyes run for Grimm’s seat in Congress
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City prosecutor at the heart of the controversy over a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white policeman in the chokehold death of a black man said on Tuesday that he may run for the congressional seat being vacate…
U.S. calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States called on Tuesday for the release of U.S. citizens held in Iran, but denied a report that Washington had proposed a prisoner exchange for a former U.S. Marine.
