Senators could vote on Syria force next week if diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers said on Wednesday the Senate could start voting on a resolution to authorize the use of military force against Syria as soon as next week if efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis fall short.
Kerry plans to meet U.N. Syria envoy Brahimi in Geneva: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry, who is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva for talks on Syria, also intends to meet U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi while there, a State Department spokeswoman …
Liberal de Blasio close to clinching New York Democratic mayoral primary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio, a liberal running against the policies of departing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was tantalizingly close to clinching the Democratic nomination for mayor after storming back from fourth in the opinion poll…
Delay in Syria vote frees Obama to shift to hefty domestic agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Putting off a decision on military strikes on Syria allows President Barack Obama to shift his attention back to a weighty domestic agenda for the fall that includes budget fights, immigration and selecting a new chairman of the …
Former Florida Congressman Clay Shaw dies of cancer
MIAMI (Reuters) – Former Republican U.S. Representative Eugene Clay Shaw of Florida has died of lung cancer at age 74, his family said.
U.S. Republicans seek Obamacare delay for debt limit hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Floating a strategy for thwarting “Obamacare” in autumn fiscal debates, House Republican leaders on Tuesday pledged to demand a one-year delay to the health reform law in any deal to raise the federal debt limit.
Colorado voters oust Democratic state senators over gun control
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado voters ousted two Democratic lawmakers, including the state senate president, in a historic recall vote on Tuesday over their support for tougher gun control laws, handing a major victory to gun rights supporters.
New U.S. labor chief urges immigration reform, wage increase
(Reuters) – In his first major speech since being sworn in last week as the new U.S. labor secretary, Thomas Perez vowed on Tuesday to work with President Barack Obama for comprehensive immigration reform, a higher minimum wage and implementation of ne…
Exit polls show de Blasio leads in New York Democratic mayoral primary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio won the most votes in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, according to exit polls reported by local media.
Obama: too early to tell whether diplomacy in Syria will work
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans to back a potential strike on Syria and said it was too early to say whether a diplomatic effort to get Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to turn over control of the country’s chem…
