December 20, 2015 Christie calls for 'forceful' defense of Israel, says Obama not 'decisive' Partly blaming unrest in the Middle East on President Barack Obama, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday that Obama has not spoken firmly and forcefully on Israel's behalf and that the country no longer trusts it has the full support of the United States because of him.
December 20, 2015 Nebraska gov, Illinois senator say White House sending illegal immigrant children to their states without notice Elected officials in two states far from the U.S.-Mexico border have complained that the Obama administration has resettled hundreds of unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally without adequate notice and has refused to detail the exact locations where the children are being kept.
December 20, 2015 Texas Gov. Perry: Illegal immigrant surge a 'humanitarian crisis' Obama can stop Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday on “Hannity” that President Obama needs to act now to stop the surge in illegal immigrants flooding across his state’s border.
December 20, 2015 Obama offers to meet with Perry in Texas on border crisis, after criticism The White House, under pressure from Republicans to focus on the border crisis during a President Obama fundraising visit to Texas on Wednesday, has invited Gov. Rick Perry to meet with Obama on the issue.
December 20, 2015 California governor signs bill replacing words 'husband' and 'wife' in state law The terms will be replaced with “spouse” in order to accommodate for same-sex marriage, which became legal in the state last year after the Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved ban on it.
December 20, 2015 NY becomes 23rd state to allow medical marijuana New York has become the 23rd state in the U.S. to authorize medical marijuana -- though the state's program is one of the nation's most restrictive.
December 20, 2015 Ex-New Mexico Gov. Johnson named pot company CEO A Nevada-based startup that plans on selling medical and recreational marijuana products named former New Mexico governor and U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson as its CEO and president, the company announced Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Former Virginia governor opposes witness number limit Virginia's former governor has urged a federal judge to allow him to call up to 10 character witnesses in his corruption trial.
December 20, 2015 Experts fear Hawaii’s new voter registration law heightens fraud risk Hawaii has the lowest voter turnout in the nation, with just 44 percent of eligible Hawaii voters taking part in the 2012 election.
December 20, 2015 Union apologizes for attacks on former Hawaii governor in lawsuit settlement Pacific Resource Partnership, an affiliate of the Hawaii Carpenters Union, has apologized for a barrage of media attacks that led to former Gov. Ben Cayetano’s defeat in the 2012 Honolulu mayoral race.
