Christie takes scandal damage test with election fundraising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first real test of the damage to Chris Christie’s chances of being the Republican nominee for president in 2016 from the “Bridgegate” scandal could come during the next few days.
Obamas launch plan to get more low-income kids to college
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Drawing on their own stories as kids from families of modest means who used education to succeed, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama enlisted colleges and universities on Thursday to do more to help low-income s…
Kerry to make statement on Syria at 1.30 p.m.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make a statement on Syria at 1:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) on Thursday, the State Department said.
U.S. ‘shouldn’t even get close to’ debt default: Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday said the United States should avoid a major fight over raising the federal debt ceiling that brings the United States close to a default.
UK’s Cameron denies that army is no longer full U.S. partner
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday former U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates was wrong to say that spending cuts meant Britain’s armed forces were no longer able be a full military partner of the United States.
Michigan governor proposes $350 million for Detroit pensions, art-reports
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed a $350 million, 20-year plan for the state to protect Detroit retiree pensions and the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, local newspapers reported on Thursday.
California congressman McKeon will not run for re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Representative Buck McKeon of California, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday he would not seek a 12th term this year.
In Supreme Court case, business group targets Obama appointments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful business group’s decision to use its legal firepower to back a bottling company in a dispute with unionized workers turned a routine labor tussle in Washington state into a high-stakes Supreme Court case that could lim…
Spying plunges U.S.-German ties lower than Iraq war: Merkel ally
BERLIN (Reuters) – Relations between Germany and the United States are worse now than during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a decade ago, a leading ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, in a sign of mounting anger in Berlin over American sp…
Obama seeks to build unity with Senate Democrats in election year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to build a united front with Democratic senators on Wednesday, inviting them to the White House to chat about “shared goals” heading into midterm elections in which Republicans will try to exploit Ob…
