Judge dismisses Mississippi Senate election challenge
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi judge on Friday dismissed an election challenge brought by Tea Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel, who claims incumbent Thad Cochran stole the Republican primary by encouraging voter fraud.
Groups appeal Florida congressional maps, but give OK to 2014 vote
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – A coalition of voters rights organizations that successfully sued Florida over gerrymandering is appealing the state’s newly redrawn congressional districting maps, though it will not protest use of the new boundaries in th…
Sen. Landrieu seeks re-election, faces flak over Louisiana address
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat in the midst of a close re-election campaign, is under fire from her Republican challengers for listing her parents’ house in New Orleans as her home address in election filings.
Obama feeds critics with bid for more time on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has bought some time with his decision to slow the march toward U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria and provided fodder for critics who accuse him of dithering.
Texas frontrunner for governor, Abbott, backs out of sole TV debate
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – The frontrunner for the Texas race for governor, Republican Greg Abbott, has pulled out of the sole statewide televised debate, the debate’s broadcaster, WFAA-TV, said on Friday.
Obama faces a tough sell in Congress for Islamic State strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to consult Congress about any expanded military action against Islamic State militants operating in Iraq and Syria, but support from the divided legislature is unlikely to come quickly – if…
Pentagon says Iraq operations costing on average $7.5 million per day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military operations against Islamic State in Iraq have cost an average of $7.5 million per day since they began in mid-June, the Pentagon said on Friday, a figure that means the department has spent more than $500 million on…
Judge dismisses Mississippi Senate election challenge
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi judge on Friday dismissed an election challenge brought by Tea Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel, who claims incumbent Thad Cochran stole the Republican primary by encouraging voter fraud.
Prosecution gives closing argument in trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife knew that a wealthy businessman had lavished gifts and loans on them to get political favors, a prosecutor said on Friday during closing arguments of the couple’s corruptio…
California Senate approves bill requiring oil industry to detail water use
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill requiring oil companies to report how much water they use in their drilling operations and the water’s source, a move that comes amid a severe statewide droug…
