Supreme Court takes no immediate action on gay marriage cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took no action over whether it plans to take up the question of whether states can ban gay marriage.
Supreme Court to weigh Arizona redistricting challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge by Arizona’s legislature to a voter-approved plan that stripped state lawmakers of their role in drawing congressional districts in an bid to remove partisan politics …
Secret Service director resigns under fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire on Wednesday after a series of security lapses came to light that exposed gaping holes in the protective cocoon around President Barack Obama.
U.S. appeals court blocks parts of new North Carolina voter law
CHARLOTTE N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court blocked parts of a new North Carolina voter law on Wednesday, ruling just weeks ahead of the November elections that voting restrictions considered among the harshest in the country would disproportionate…
N.Y. state lawmaker accused of abusing travel, campaign funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state assemblyman who is running unopposed for his 11th term in a district in the New York City borough of Queens was arrested on Wednesday on charges of stealing campaign funds and abusing the state’s travel voucher sys…
Court says Kansas Democrats don’t have to run Senate candidate
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – A court ruled on Wednesday that Kansas Democrats do not have to put a candidate on the ballot for the U.S Senate, a decision that is expected to boost chances of an independent beating the Republican incumbent in an electio…
Republicans craft 2015 plan to force Obama’s hand on Keystone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans plan to put approval of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline on a fast track early next year if they win a U.S. Senate majority in November, finally forcing President Barack Obama to make a tough call on the cont…
White House fence jumper pleads not guilty in September 19 breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Iraq war veteran accused in the September 19 breach of the White House pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in federal court.
Ex-madam turned NYC political candidate gets two years prison after drug plea
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kristin Davis, a one-time Manhattan madam who claimed to have supplied prostitutes to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and campaigned against him last year for city comptroller, was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in pris…
Republican Baker pulls even with Democrat in Massachusetts governor race
BOSTON (Reuters) – Republican businessman Charlie Baker has pulled even with Democratic state Attorney General Martha Coakley in the race to be the next governor of Massachusetts, a series of new polls showed.
