Opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Civil rights lawyers on Wednesday asked a U.S. Supreme Court justice to block a Texas law requiring voters in the state to show certain forms of identification in order to cast a ballot.
U.S. encouraged by progress with Japan on Pacific trade pact, but ‘tough’ issues remain
TOKYO (Reuters) – Progress in U.S. talks with Japan towards a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact is encouraging, but difficult issues remain, the acting deputy U.S. trade representative said on Wednesday.
White House, companies look for ways to hire long-term unemployed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden will meet with human resource officers from major U.S. companies at the White House on Wednesday to discuss changes to hiring practices aimed at improving employment prospects for people who have been out…
Obama, Japan PM discuss TPP trade deal, Ebola by phone: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed stalled trade talks and the Ebola virus epidemic in a telephone conversation on Wednesday morning Tokyo time, Jiji news agency reported.
Obama weighs Ruemmler, Verrilli for attorney general job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is unlikely to name a new attorney general until after the Nov. 4 elections, and White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler and Solicitor General Don Verrilli are two of the leading candidates for the job, sources …
Obama to campaign for Democrats in Maryland, Illinois governor races
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who has largely limited his campaign appearances to fundraisers ahead of next month’s elections, will hit the stump in the coming days on behalf of candidates in Maryland and Illinois, a White House offici…
Obama, foreign military chiefs coordinate Islamic State plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday told military leaders from more than 20 countries working with Washington to defeat Islamic State that he was deeply concerned about the radical group’s advances at the north Syrian town of Koban…
Idaho governor says he will not appeal gay marriage ruling
(Reuters) – Idaho’s Republican governor said on Tuesday he would not challenge a federal appeals court ruling that made gay marriage legal in the state, removing any remaining uncertainty over the future for same-sex couples.
Ex-L.A. councilman sentenced to jail for lying about where he lived
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles city councilman was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison and barred from ever holding elective office again for lying about where he and his wife lived so he could run for an open council seat.
U.S. appeals court revives Texas voter identification law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday blocked a lower court decision that had struck down a Texas law requiring voters in the state to show certain forms of identification in order to cast a ballot.
