Sullivan claims victory in Alaska’s U.S. Republican Senate primary
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – Mainstream Republican Dan Sullivan claimed victory early on Wednesday in Alaska’s three-way primary race ahead of a November election seen as critical to the party’s bid to regain control of the U.S. Senate.
Boehner’s troubles with House conservatives may only get worse
FOND DU LAC Wis. (Reuters) – Glenn Grothman is a fiery conservative who wants to slash welfare programs and crack down on illegal immigrants who he says will “destroy” America.
Republicans tussle in Alaska primary for U.S. Senate bid
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – Voting ended on Tuesday in a primary election in Alaska that has three Republicans, including a Tea Party candidate, vying for the chance to face a Democratic incumbent in a race seen as critical to their party’s bid to regain…
Indicted Texas Governor Perry has fingerprints, mug shot taken
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 race, was fingerprinted and had his mug shot taken by judicial authorities on Tuesday after being indicted last week on two felony charges of a…
Judge blocks Louisiana governor’s move to scrap Common Core tests
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – In a blow to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s move to withdraw his state from Common Core education standards, a state judge on Tuesday blocked Jindal’s plan to scrap a key set of standardized tests due to be introduced in the …
California lawmakers pass bill banning inmate sterilizations
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers sent a bill to ban sterilization surgeries on inmates in California prisons to Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, after media reports and a later audit showed officials failed to follow the state’s rules…
Lawmakers threaten Ex-Im Bank subpoena in oversight rebuff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top members of the House of Representatives Financial Services panel are threatening to subpoena the U.S. Export-Bank over the bank’s refusal to make three employees available for questioning as Congress considers whether to rene…
Indicted Texas Governor Perry has fingerprints, mug shot taken
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in the 2016 race, was fingerprinted and had his mug shot taken by judicial authorities on Tuesday after being indicted last week on two felony charges of a…
California lawmakers pass bill banning inmate sterilizations
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers sent a bill to ban sterilization surgeries on inmates in California prisons to Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, after media reports and a later audit showed officials failed to follow the state’s rules…
New Hampshire Republican staffer in chicken suit runs afoul of law
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – Feathers are flying in New Hampshire following the arrest of a state Republican party staffer who dressed in a chicken suit and allegedly disrupted a parade that featured two prominent Democratic politicians.
