Obama says that after 9/11, ‘we tortured some folks’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday the CIA “tortured some folks” after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that the White House had handed over to Congress a report about an investigation into “enhanced interrogation techniques.”…
Q&A: U.S. Justice Ginsburg on Hobby Lobby, gay marriage, retirement
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) – In an interview (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/01/us-usa-court-ginsburg-idUSKBN0G12V020140801) with Reuters late on Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 81, was not just defiant about calls for …
Judge: Florida to redraw congressional maps by Aug. 15
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge on Friday set a deadline of Aug. 15 for state lawmakers to redraw U.S. congressional district maps that he ruled were unconstitutional.
N.J. Governor Christie creates public pension study commission
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday created a panel to recommend reforms to the state’s pension and health benefits for retired public employees.
Obama impeachment talk buoys Democrats in immigration showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Few people in Washington believe Republicans will try to impeach President Barack Obama. Yet the notion that they might try has put Obama’s opponents on the defensive just as the president prepares to loosen immigration rules in …
Senator Grassley probes U.S. CFTC’s spending on office leases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker has launched an inquiry into the amount of money the Commodity Futures Trading Commission spends on leases, expressing concern that the derivatives regulator is wasting taxpayer money on underutilized space.
U.S. asks appeals court to reconsider Obamacare subsidies ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to reconsider its July 22 ruling that poses a major setback to the Obamacare health insurance overhaul as it could limit the availability of federal health insur…
Tape emerges of Clinton discussing bin Laden day before 9/11 attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton said he “could have killed” Osama bin Laden in remarks to an audience in Australia the day before al Qaeda’s 2001 attacks on the United States, according to an audio tape that emerged this week.
Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill tightening state gun laws
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts lawmakers on Friday tightened the state’s already strict gun laws by passing a measure that gives police chiefs authority to turn down a resident’s requests to buy a rifle or shotgun if they believe the person may be a …
Corruption trial of former Virginia governor to hear from businessman
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The businessman at the heart of the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife is due back on the witness stand on Friday for a third day of testimony, including likely questions from defense att…
