U.S. federal judge orders Ohio to restore early voting for election
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ordered Ohio to restore a week to its early voting period before the November general election, ruling that a state law that cut the days violated the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.
U.S. Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police after teen shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it will launch a civil investigation into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white policeman last mon…
Activists demand U.S. SEC rule to make companies reveal political spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of activists stood outside of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Washington headquarters on Thursday to scold the regulator for failing to advance a rule requiring companies to disclose their political contribu…
Wisconsin Republicans decry DNC chair’s comments on Walker and women
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Republicans on Thursday accused a national Democratic leader of using an inappropriate analogy to domestic violence when she criticized Governor Scott Walker’s record on women’s issues at a roundtable in Milwaukee a day earlier.
U.S. court to rehear Obamacare case; White House welcomes ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Giving another chance to a key part of the Obamacare health law, a U.S. appeals court on Thursday threw out a decision it made in July that threatened to limit the availability of federal health insurance subsidies for millions o…
Obama names former Google, Twitter officials to White House tech jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama tapped Silicon Valley for two key positions on his technology policy team on Thursday, naming Megan Smith from Google as his chief technology officer and Alexander Macgillivray, formerly of Twitter, as a de…
U.S. aims to fund alternative to Russian rocket engine in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government hopes to add funding to its 2016 budget for alternatives to Russian-made rocket engines to launch sensitive satellites, a key Pentagon official said Wednesday.
Steyer’s NextGen to target 1 million swing voters ahead of U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s political group on Wednesday said it plans to focus on winning over a narrow band of voters persuadable on climate change issues in key states ahead of U.S. elections in November.
Jury deliberates second day in ethics trial of Virginia ex-governor
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A federal court jury ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on Wednesday in the trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, who is accused of accepting bribes from a businessman to endorse his he…
Steyer’s NextGen to target 1 million swing voters ahead of U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s political group on Wednesday said it plans to focus on winning over a narrow band of voters persuadable on climate change issues in key states ahead of U.S. elections in November.
