California governor declares drought emergency
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Friday, a move that will allow the parched state to seek federal aid as it grapples with what could turn out to be the driest year in recorded state history for m…
Hiring of lawyer highlights ties between Christie, Giuliani
(Reuters) – When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie needed help in his fight to salvage his damaged political reputation, he turned to an aggressive New York lawyer who had been a top aide to former Republican New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
U.S. immigration reform advocates see new hope in 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Immigration reform advocates, who saw their hopes dashed in 2013 for major legislation, are encouraged by stirrings in the Republican-led House of Representatives for taking up the issue.
Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday and began reining in the vast collection of Americans’ phone data in a series of limited reforms triggered by Edward Snowden’s …
Obama lobbying ban faces setback in court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s attempt to minimize the influence of “special interests” on his administration received a setback on Friday when a U.S. judge reinstated a lawsuit challenging his ban on lobbyists serving on government ad…
Romney campaign frustrations bubble to surface in movie ‘Mitt’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may be a very wealthy man but when a filmmaker decided to document his two failed White House bids over six years, he was surprised to find how thrifty the former private equi…
Pennsylvania judge strikes down state’s voter ID law
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge struck down the state’s controversial voter identification law on Friday, ruling it is unconstitutional and would disenfranchise voters.
Obama to ban spying on dozens of foreign leader allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced a ban on the U.S. government spying on dozens of foreign heads of state and government who count among Washington’s close friends and allies, senior administration officials said on Friday.
Oklahoma Senator Coburn, battling cancer, to step down at year end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma said late Thursday he was battling cancer and would leave Congress at the end of this year.
Senate approves U.S. budget bill, ends shutdown threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s battles over government funding ended with a whimper on Thursday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that quells for nearly nine months the threat of another federal agency shutdown.
