Boehner challenges Clinton
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner challenged Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday to help the White House get trade legislation through Congress by speaking out in favor of it.
Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled Congress are debating whether to give President Barack Obama “fasttrack” authority to negotiate deals such as the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The White House says freetrade deals open up new markets to U.S. exports and help businesses compete abroad. But many Democrats and their supporters, including labor unions, say the deals help big corporations at the expense of American jobs.
Ms. Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, has not stated a clear position on either fast-track legislation or the negotiation of the TPP deal with Asia. She recently said any trade deal “has to produce jobs and raise wages and increase prosperity and protect our security.”
Man held after officer shot
NEW YORK — A man who officials say boasted of being a street “hellraiser” and who served prison time for attempted murder was arraigned on charges that he shot a New York City police officer in the head.
Officer Brian Moore “is fighting for his life,” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Sunday after spending many hours with the comatose 25-year-old officer. Mr. Moore remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition after hours of surgery for what court papers described as “severe injuries to his skull and brain.”
Demetrius Blackwell was ordered held without bail Sunday after appearing in Queens Criminal Court. He did not enter a plea. He was arrested Saturday night and charged with attempted murder in Officer Moore’s shooting.
Prosecutors said they intend to present the case to a grand jury before Blackwell’s next court date, which was scheduled for Friday.
Sanders calls for change
WASHINGTON––Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders called Sunday for a “political revolution” that would take on the “billionaire class” and usher in a European-style system that would be fairer to ordinary working Americans.
“We need a political revolution in this country involving millions of people who are prepared to stand up and say, enough is enough, and I want to help lead that effort,” the self-proclaimed socialist told ABC’s “This Week.”
While Mr. Sanders may be an overwhelming underdog to defeat a much better funded Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary, he noted that he had raised $1.5 million in the 24-hour period after announcing his candidacy, and that the average donation was just $43. He is running to the left of Ms. Clinton on issues like trade, climate change and financial-sector regulations.
Ohio abortion clinics close
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The number of abortion providers in Ohio has shrunk by half amid restrictive new laws over the past four years, and the number of the procedures also is declining, according to a review of records released Sunday by The Associated Press.
Seven of 16 Ohio abortion providers have either closed since 2011 or curtailed abortion offerings, while an eighth, in Toledo, is operating under the cloud of pending litigation. Ohio places second in closures nationally, behind Texas.
Ohio saw induced abortions fall from 25,473 in 2012 to 23,216 in 2013 — a period when five of the seven affected providers closed or curtailed services — state figures show. That was the lowest level recorded since the state began tracking the data in 1976.