Obama to business: tell your lawmakers to renew Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged business owners to press Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which could halt any new financing Sept. 30 – as some conservative Republicans hope it will – if lawmakers fai…
Obama tech policy maven moves to Silicon Valley role
WASHINGTON D.C./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Todd Park, President Barack Obama’s chief technology officer who played a role in fixing the flawed Healthcare.gov website, is moving to a new job recruiting top Silicon Valley talent to government, a source fa…
California Senate passes gun database checks bill
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The California Senate passed a bill on Friday requiring local law enforcement to search a database of firearms owners in most cases when carrying out checks on people who may harm themselves or others.
Tech chief during Healthcare.gov rollout leaves White House: source
WASHINGTON D.C./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. chief technology officer at the time of the troubled rollout of Healthcare.gov is stepping down and moving into a new role recruiting top Silicon Valley talent to government, a source familiar with the…
California lawmakers pass measure requiring testing of rape kits
(Reuters) – Amid ongoing efforts to address a backlog of unanalyzed rape kits that go untested throughout the country, California lawmakers passed a bill on Friday requiring law enforcement to process the evidence within a certain time frame.
Obama may seek new funds to battle Islamic State: Senate aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama could ask the U.S. Congress in coming weeks to approve new funds for airstrikes against Islamic State targets, according to a congressional aide, following the militants’ beheading of an American journalist…
White House defends Obama’s golf outings during crises
EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama delivered a somber statement on the death of American journalist James Foley after a video emerged showing Foley’s grisly execution by Islamic State militants. Then Obama proceeded directly to a golf c…
Maine independent’s campaign for governor boosted by ruling
PORTLAND Maine (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Friday that Maine law unfairly limits the amount of money supporters can contribute to independent candidates, providing a boost to the campaign of Eliot Cutler in one of the country’s most hotly contended governor’s races.
Virginia’s ex-governor testifies that loans not inappropriate
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell testified during his corruption trial on Friday that he saw nothing inappropriate about accepting $70,000 in loans from a businessman to help pay the bills on beach properties.
Sharpton adapts adversarial style to de Blasio’s New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was not the first time the Reverend Al Sharpton made his way to City Hall in a fiery mood to scold a mayor about New York City police officers killing an unarmed black man.
