BOSTON (Reuters) - Scott Brown, the Republican whose surprise victory in the Senate race in Massachusetts rocked the political landscape, has signed a deal to write his memoirs, the publisher HarperCollins said on Wednesday.
Brown, 50, became in January the first Republican to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate for ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a test of congressional support for President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, lawmakers are set to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would direct him to pull U.S. forces out of the war.
The resolution by liberal Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich is not expected ...More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits and stop fighting President Barack Obama's health reform plans.
"You can choose to take the millions of dollars you have stored away for your next round of ...More
(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - A quest by Dave Agema is gathering some steam in the State House.
The outspoken Republican from Grandville is one of six lawmakers who have sponsored a package of bills aimed at reforming what they say is waste, fraud and abuse problems in Michigan’s welfare ...More
(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - It’s another battle in the ongoing and apparently never-ending war between the Legislative and Executive branches of government.
The state House Appropriations Committee is looking into why the Michigan Based Home Child Care Council is still operating after it was apparently a casualty of last ...More
(Detroit, MI) -- A new study by Wayne State University shows term limits are not working in Michigan. The research indicates limiting the amount of time lawmakers can serve in Lansing has resulted in a loss of expertise in the state Legislature and an erosion of checks and balances. Voters approved ...More
(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Bart Stupak, who represents the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula, will face a challenge from within the Democratic Party this year. Connie Saltonstall of Charlevoix is running for the Democratic nomination for the seat. Stupak has gained national attention for his stance on opposing federal ...More
RIYADH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss efforts to put pressure on Iran, stabilize Yemen and to urge the Saudis to engage with Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal.
Gates, fresh from a three-day visit to Afghanistan, also may discuss Kabul's ...More
BISHKEK (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, a day after the United States said it would build an anti-terrorism training center for the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Both the United States and Russia have military air bases in Kyrgyzstan, and the visit by ...More
ALBANY (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday said the multi-year deficit-closing plan his lieutenant governor is devising might seek to give governors "extra authority" to cut over-spending.
New York's financial situation will worsen over the next five years because spending is expected to rise 7.5 percent ...More
