Obama marks 60th anniversary of landmark desegregation ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation in U.S. schools and bolstered the civil rights movement that paved the way for Obama to beco…
Top U.S. veterans’ healthcare official resigns amid scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top health official at the Department of Veterans Affairs resigned on Friday amid a scandal over allegations of deadly healthcare delays, but critics dismissed the gesture as “damage control” because he planned to retire this…
Obama invites new India leader to visit despite past visa ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated new Indian leader Narendra Modi on his election victory on Friday and invited him to the White House, even though he was barred from the country less than 10 years ago over massacres of M…
Obama names new deputy chief of staff to oversee healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has named a new deputy chief of staff, Kristie Canegallo, to oversee implementation of his trademark healthcare law and other policy efforts, the White House said on Friday.
Ex-N.Y. Senate leader Bruno acquitted of corruption charges
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – Former New York State Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno on Friday was acquitted of charges that he accepted bribes from a local businessman that were disguised as consulting fees.
Senate expected to vote on Fischer’s Fed post next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate is expected to vote next week on Stanley Fischer’s nomination for vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, securing his spot ahead of the May recess.
Spending precedes revenue as Illinois House passes budget bills
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers pushed dozens of fiscal 2015 appropriations bills through the Illinois House of Representatives on Thursday over protests largely from Republicans that the money does not exist to pay for higher spending.
Longtime U.S. Congressman Conyers sues to join primary ballot
(Reuters) – Longtime Michigan Democratic Congressman John Conyers on Thursday challenged a state law that led a local elections clerk to rule that he lacked enough valid signatures on his nominating petitions to be put on the August primary ballot.
Newark’s fiery new mayor inspires both hope and concern
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Newark’s new mayor Ras Baraka has pledged to bring New Jersey’s largest city out of a vicious cycle of poverty and crime, but critics fear he may undo the efforts of his pro-business, celebrity predecessor.
U.S. House panel subpoenas Kerry again over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Thursday issued a second subpoena for Secretary of State John Kerry to testify before Congress this month about the 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi in which four Americans were killed.
