Senior Hungarian lawmaker accuses next U.S. envoy of ‘ignorance’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A Hungarian ruling party lawmaker on Wednesday accused the next U.S. ambassador to his country of “ignorance” and bias after she expressed concern over a rise of extremism and an erosion of democratic values in Hungary.
Obama’s former campaign manager joins Crist team in Florida governor race
ORLANDO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign chief, Jim Messina, has joined the Florida gubernatorial campaign of Charlie Crist in a sign that the Democratic party is gearing up for a big political battle to win the state in 2014.
Republican Party to vote for repeal of U.S. anti-tax dodging law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican Party is expected to approve a resolution this week, calling for repeal of an Obama administration law that is designed to crack down on offshore tax dodging.
Ex-Treasury official Kashkari to run for Calif. governor
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A Republican former investment banker who oversaw efforts to mitigate the U.S. mortgage meltdown under two presidents said on Tuesday he would challenge California Governor Jerry Brown for the state’s top job in 2014….
Texas Democrat Davis battles suspicions of embellishing life story
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An inspiring escape-from-poverty story helped Texas Democrat Wendy Davis rise to political prominence, but suspicions that she embellished parts of her biography could hurt her campaign for governor.
New York Governor Cuomo aims to curb spending, cut corporate taxes
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo laid out details on Tuesday of his plan for nearly $8 billion of property tax freezes and corporate tax cuts over the next five years.
Amid bridge scandal, Gov. Christie seeks road to bipartisanship
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie turned to themes of small but compassionate government and bipartisan cooperation in his second inaugural address on Tuesday, making no direct mention of the abuse of power charges faci…
U.S. Senator Vitter to run for Louisiana governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter announced plans on Tuesday to run for governor of Louisiana in 2015, saying that he thinks he can help the people of his state more from the governor’s office than from Capitol Hill.
Changes for Obama climate goals do not need congressional OK: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of business leaders, energy experts and former government leaders believes that the Obama administration could tackle climate change by taking measures that do not require congressional approval, according to a report rel…
Obama to highlight poverty-fighting agenda in Vatican visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in March, the White House said on Tuesday, a visit that will allow the U.S. leader to highlight a shared interest in addressing the gap between rich and poor.
