White House seeks up to $5 billion for counterterrorism fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is seeking up to $5 billion to train and equip partners in other countries in order to fight violent extremism and other threats, the White House said on Wednesday.
In Kentucky coal country, Democrat Grimes fights the party label
HARLAN Kentucky (Reuters) – At campaign stops in the coal-rich mountains of eastern Kentucky, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes likes to say she embodies the words that frighten her Republican Senate opponent Mitch McConnell the most: “pro-coal Democrat…
Tea Party cruises to wins in Texas Republican primary runoffs
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas Republicans aligned with Tea Party darling Ted Cruz were projected to win primary runoffs on Tuesday for two of the state’s most powerful posts, while U.S. Representative Ralph Hall, 91, was ousted by a challenger about half hi…
State Department tells U.S. citizens to leave Libya immediately
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department on Tuesday told U.S. citizens in Libya to leave immediately, warning that the security situation in the country was “unpredictable and unstable.”
California Democrats want new gun measures after college rampage
SANTA BARBARA Calif./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Democrats on Tuesday proposed a series of measures aimed at preventing mass killings such as the rampage at a local university that left six students and the assailant dead.
Pentagon chief orders medical care review amid problems at hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered a comprehensive review of the U.S. military’s healthcare system on Tuesday after the head of an Army medical center was relieved of command over concerns about problems at the hospital, inclu…
Proposed rule would hurt poor students, for-profit U.S. colleges say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly half of students attending for-profit colleges in the United States could lose federal aid if the Obamaadministration implements a new rule on public disclosure of the schools’ performance and earnings, according to a report prepared for the colleges and released on Tuesday.
Michigan, in bipartisan move, raises minimum wage
(Reuters) – Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour by 2018, joining other U.S. states and municipalities that have considered increases in the minimum wage this year.
Oldest serving member of House, Ralph Hall loses in Texas election
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Ralph Hall of Texas, the oldest serving member of Congress at 91, lost in a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, according to media projections.
Obama asks for delay in changes to deportation policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked his administration on Tuesday to hold off on making any changes to the nation’s deportation policy until the end of the summer in order to allow Congress time to pass immigration legislation, administ…
