Florida: special congressional races not possible until 2015
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s secretary of state said on Friday it would not be possible to hold special elections this fall in U.S. congressional districts that were invalidated by court order.
Judge rejects acquittal bids in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected defense motions that former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife be acquitted in their corruption and bribery trial.
Contested Mississippi U.S. Senate election heads to court
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The Tea Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate defeated in the June Mississippi Republican primary filed a legal challenge contesting his loss on Thursday, days after his own party declined to look into his allegations of electora…
Jeb Bush joins opposition to medical marijuana ballot in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Jeb Bush is siding with opponents of an initiative on Florida’s November election ballot to make medical marijuana legal, despite strong public support for its use as a treatment for debilitating illnesses.
Top U.S. lawmaker urges Hospira not to flee tax system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator said on Thursday he has written to Hospira Inc and urged the drug and medical device maker not to move its tax domicile abroad to save on U.S. taxes.
Prosecution rests in corruption trial of Virginia governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the federal corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, rested their case on Thursday after showing jurors gifts they said were bribes from a businessman.
California drought holds steady amid summer storms, experts say
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – As California lawmakers moved a nearly $7.6 billion water bond to the November ballot, federal meteorologists said on Thursday that the state’s ongoing drought has appeared to level off, though conditions remain “extreme” …
U.S. sovereign group’s leader convicted of selling fake IDs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal jury in Virginia has found an Ohio man who led an anti-government group guilty of selling fake diplomatic IDs to help group members avoid arrest or paying taxes and debts, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Alex…
Obama says time for healing, transparency in Missouri shooting
EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called for peace on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer and urged authorities to be transparent in their invest…
Obama, Clinton mingle on Martha’s Vineyard after foreign policy spat
VINEYARD HAVEN Mass. (Reuters) – They may or may not have hugged, but President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton rubbed shoulders on Wednesday at a party on Martha’s Vineyard after the former secretary of state criticized the foreign policy vision of h…
