Illinois governor dares lawmakers in growing Democratic Party feud
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Wednesday said state lawmakers mad at him for suspending their pay should vote to overturn his action instead of suing him, the latest volley in a growing feud within the Illinois Democratic Party.
Republican Dave Camp seriously mulling Senate bid: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michigan Republican Dave Camp, chairman of the tax-writing House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, is seriously mulling a run for the Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Carl Levin, sources close to Camp said on Wedn…
NSA chief defends surveillance programs at hacking conference
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander jousted with a few hecklers as he defended the U.S. spy agency’s surveillance programs at the Black Hat security conference on Wednesday, but largely kept the crowd of cybersecurit…
Republican effort to push through deep spending cuts fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives halted consideration of a $44 billion transportation and housing spending bill due to lack of support, signaling that the majority Republicans are unable to push through deep spending cuts to domestic…
Pennsylvania sues county giving gays marriage licenses despite ban
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The state of Pennsylvania is suing a suburban Philadelphia county that by Wednesday had issued 36 marriage licenses to gay couples despite a state ban on same-sex nuptials.
Obama to nominate Fed’s Raskin as U.S. Treasury deputy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin as the U.S. Treasury Department’s No. 2 official, two sources familiar with the process said on Wednesday.
Illinois legislative leaders sue governor over pay veto
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The leaders of the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Pat Quinn’s veto of lawmakers’ pay during a legislative impasse over pension reform.
House Republicans leery of ‘Obamacare’ defunding idea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Tea Party-inspired plan to kill President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by forcing a government shutdown unless funds to implement the law are denied has not gained traction among senior Republicans in the U.S. House of Represe…
Republican effort to push through deep spending cuts fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives halted consideration of a $44 billion transportation and housing spending bill due to lack of support, signaling that the majority Republicans are unable to push through deep spending cuts to domestic…
Republicans say Obama comments jeopardize Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s recent comments on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, downplaying jobs that would be created, jeopardize the project by adding to its uncertainty, Republican lawmakers said in a letter to the president on Wedn…
