Rising star among California Democrats takes stage at convention
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris sought to engage and energize fellow Democrats on Saturday and warned them not to become complacent with their domination of state politics.
Obama loses top aide who helped him manage the White House
FLORIDA CITY, Florida (Reuters) – A top aide to President Barack Obama who has managed much of his schedule, planned events and helped choose staff and appointments will leave the White House in early May, a White House official said on Saturday.
Obama to expand national monument on California coast: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will expand a national monument in California this week to add about 1,665 acres of Pacific shoreline, the White House said on Saturday.
Rand Paul wins again in conservative Republican poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky came out the favorite for the second straight year among Republican conservative activists voting for the candidate they would like to see in the White House next.
California election season starts with Democrats convention
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Democrats on Saturday vowed to restore their two-thirds majority in the legislature and push their statewide success eastward in an effort to retake a majority in Congress.
Obama calls six world leaders about Ukraine crisis: White House
KEY LARGO, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama made a series of phone calls on Saturday to world leaders about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, including British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, and Italian Prime M…
Republicans gain momentum in close fight for U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight months before the November 4 elections, Republicans have expanded the number of competitive races for U.S. Senate seats and have a growing chance of gaining control of that chamber and stalling Democratic President Barack O…
Republicans press Medicare attack in congressional elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans, looking for ways to turn November’s congressional elections into a referendum on President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, are trying to portray Obamacare as a danger to Medicare.
California bill seeks to curb sexually explicit Internet bullying by teens
SARATOGA, California (Reuters) – Teenagers who share sexually explicit images of others on the Internet to harass them could soon face tougher punishment under California legislation proposed on Friday, spurred by the suicide of a teen after images of …
Obama visits Florida ahead of bellwether special election
MIAMI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave a feel-good campaign-style speech at a gymnasium packed with screaming high school students on Friday, sketching out the main points of his populist agenda ahead of a special election in Florida on Tuesday….
