Obama to sign $16.3 billion veterans spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will travel to a military facility outside Washington on Thursday to sign a $16.3 billion plan to ease health care delays at Veterans Affairs facilities as he seeks to restore confidence in an agency tarnis…
Obama: mulling options to end tax dodge, want to move quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Congress should close a tax loophole exploited by firms by locating their tax domiciles overseas but added that he is considering options to address the issue unilaterally because the…
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama calls Laura Bush a role model, friend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said she considered her predecessor Laura Bush a “role model and a friend,” as the two took the stage together on Wednesday at an event on empowering women in Africa.
Mississippi man pleads guilty in Cochran photograph case
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – One of four men authorities say conspired to photograph Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s bedridden wife for political purposes pleaded guilty to the charge on Wednesday.
Biden makes plea to U.S. lawyers for pro bono help on migrant crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made an impassioned plea to U.S. law firms on Wednesday to free up attorneys to help deal with the surge of Central American children who have entered the country illegally by providing more pro bono…
New Hampshire candidate cashes in on campaign finance reform
WINDHAM N.H. (Reuters) – A dark horse in the New Hampshire race for the U.S. Senate who has been fighting big money in politics got a surprise boost last week from a like-minded group – to the tune of $2 million.
Jury selection set for trial of former Connecticut governor Rowland
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Jury selection begins Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut for the trial of former Governor John Rowland on charges of violating campaign laws by seeking back-room consulting jobs on two Republican congressional cam…
Life in Virginia executive mansion probed in corruption trial
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen probed their personal life on Wednesday, with an ex-aide saying the first lady had wanted more time with her husband and yell…
Clinton trumps Christie for president in New Jersey voter poll
(Reuters) – New Jersey voters favor Democrat Hillary Clinton over their own Governor Chris Christie in the 2016 presidential race, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
Senate Democrats urge Obama to stop firms from moving tax domiciles overseas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three prominent Democratic senators on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to use his executive authority to reduce or eliminate tax breaks for companies that shift their headquarters overseas to cut their U.S. tax bills.
