White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising public anxiety about the Ebola virus has forced the White House to shift into crisis mode and cancel two days of planned political events as President Barack Obama strives to show he has control over stopping the spread of…
Democratic U.S. senator raises concerns over potential CP, CSX deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. Senate subcommittee raised concerns in a letter on Thursday to the U.S. Attorney General and head of the top U.S. rail regulator about a potential merger between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and CSX Corp, and call…
Florida Democrats pin midterm hopes on Crist, Obama-like ground game
BRADENTON Fla. (Reuters) – Five nights a week, Florida Democrats work the phones from a half-empty strip mall in this conservative Gulf Coast community, their tables cluttered with call sheets and cookie plates. “Charlie Crist for Governor” signs are t…
U.S. Senator’s son among four charged in Arizona dog deaths
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The owners of a suburban Phoenix dog-boarding kennel and two caretakers, one of them the son of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, were indicted on animal cruelty charges on Wednesday after the deaths of 21 dogs at the facility in June, count…
Florida governors debate marred by trivial live TV squabble over fan
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist don’t agree on much, not even a podium cooling fan that delayed the start of the second televised debates between the two candidates on Wednesday eve…
U.S. appeals court strikes down Arizona bail law for immigrants
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Wednesday that denied bail to some immigrants who are in the United States illegally and charged with serious felonies, saying it violated constitutional due process protections.
U.S. Army readiness up after budget cuts but improvement needed: Hagel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday the U.S. Army has improved its combat readiness this year but is still short of what is needed to defend the nation with minimum risk after being hit with deep across-the-board budg…
Chicago mayor mum on looming pension issues in budget address
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed a $8.9 billion election-year budget on Wednesday, keeping mum about looming pension challenges that could further damage the third-largest U.S. city’s credit ratings and trigger payments associate…
Former ACLU lawyer to lead U.S. Justice Department civil rights unit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union will assume a top civil rights post at the U.S. Justice Department, taking control of a unit that is deep into investigations into the Ferguson, Missouri police department a…
Supreme Court divided in battle over Teva MS drug patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared closely divided as it weighed Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s high-profile fight with generic drug manufacturers over patent protections for Copaxone, its top-selling multiple scl…
