Monthly Archives: June 2011

WASHINGTON – Three members of the Air Force have asked to be discharged because they are gay, moving quickly to get out of the military under the ban on openly gay service before its expected repeal later this year. Pentagon … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – Texas Gov. Rick Perry ridiculed Washington leadership Thursday on a whirlwind trip through California, positioning himself as a champion of limited government, states’ rights and low taxes as he edges toward a decision on whether to enter … Continue reading →

DETROIT – U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter will make a “major announcement” Saturday about whether he will run for president in next year’s election, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday. McCotter’s office said Thursday that the 45-year-old will be … Continue reading →

This week marked a huge victory for the GOP in the deficit reduction debate — but in California, not in Washington. Gov. Jerry Brown has spent the past six months trying to get Republicans to sign on to a renewal … Continue reading →

The temptations of Twitter are clashing with a White House press corps tradition: the pool report. Some reporters in the rotating pool of journalists who chronicle the president’s movements are sending TwitPics, revealing factoids and delivering one-line quips in 140 … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department says that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could face prosecution for violating federal drug and money-laundering laws. In a policy memo to federal prosecutors obtained Thursday by The … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – The industry behind corporate jets was scrambling Thursday to fend off President Barack Obama’s proposal to eliminate a tax break that encourages businesses to purchase the planes, saying it will hurt the economy and cost jobs. Aircraft manufacturers, … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – A Nigerian American clutching another traveler’s expired boarding pass made it through a New York airport federal security checkpoint and boarded a Virgin America jetliner to Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said Thursday. The incident has raised … Continue reading →