Obama vow to speed deportation of children at odds with public opinion
WASHINGTON/McALLEN Texas (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pledge to fast-track the deportation of migrant children from Central America is out of step with the opinion of a majority of Americans, who say the children should be allowed to stay in th…
Hawaii’s governor defeated in primaries clouded by storms
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Incumbent Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie was soundly defeated in the state’s Democratic primary, results showed on Sunday, in an election that came as the state was cleaning up from one powerful storm and preparing for another.
U.S. presses Iraq strikes and removes staff as Republicans criticize ‘ineffective’ Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States conducted a new round of air strikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq on Sunday and moved some U.S. diplomats out of its consulate in Arbil as Republicans slammed President Barack Obama’s interve…
Hawaii’s governor defeated in primaries clouded by storms
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Incumbent Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie was soundly defeated in the state’s Democratic primary, results showed on Sunday, in an election that came as the state was cleaning up from one powerful storm and preparing for another.
Hillary Clinton distances herself from Obama’s foreign policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Distancing herself from President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, potential 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in an interview published on Sunday that the U.S. decision not to intervene early in the Syrian civi…
No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off
OAK BLUFFS Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq on Saturday from a podium on the White House lawn with Marine One, the presidential helicopter, parked in the background.
Colorado governor fights to stave off GOP election challenge
DENVER (Reuters) – When Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper was elected governor four years ago, the ebullient former Denver mayor and brew-pub magnate could do little wrong.
No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off
OAK BLUFFS Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq on Saturday from a podium on the White House lawn with Marine One, the presidential helicopter, parked in the background.
Virginia governor’s wife hid gifts, says corruption trial witness
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The wife of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell was known among staffers for hiding gifts in the executive mansion, an aide to the governor testified during the first couple’s corruption trial on Friday.
Amid storms, Hawaii governor also faces tough primary challenge
HONOLULU (Reuters) – As Hawaii feels the brunt of a tropical storm and braces for a hurricane barreling in behind it, the archipelago also faces a possible political tempest as its incumbent governor battles a surging Democratic primary challenger on S…
