House Republicans mull debt limit hike with spending cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday planned to advance a debt limit increase plan that also would impose strict new controls on federal spending that Democrats have long opposed, a senior Republican…
Democrats mull exit from Benghazi panel: U.S. House member
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on a U.S. House of Representatives panel set up to investigate the 2012 Benghazi attacks will discuss resigning from the committee after Hillary Clinton testifies before it this week, a Democratic member of the panel to…
Rep. Ryan lays out conditions for seeking speaker’s job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Paul Ryan will run for House of Representatives speaker if he receives endorsements from all factions of the deeply divided Republican members, a Ryan spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. House Republicans mull debt limit hike with spending cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday planned to advance a debt limit increase plan that also would impose strict new controls on federal spending that Democrats have long opposed, a senior Republican…
US’ Ryan meets conservatives, some think he’ll run for speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Ryan, under pressure from many fellow Republicans to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, met Tuesday with members of the far-right faction of the party who played a key role in driving the last spea…
Joe Biden says he did not oppose bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he had supported the U.S. raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeking to clarify his role and shield himself from potential criticism as he weighs whether to enter the 2016 p…
Republican leader wants slower pace for Afghan troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama’s plans to slow the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, but said he favored keeping 10,000 there rather than reducing the force by half under a …
White House opposes ‘default prevention act’ in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would veto the Default Prevention Act, a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressional fight over defense bill intensifies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he believes there are enough votes in the U.S. Senate to override a veto of a $612 billion defense bill, as the two U.S. political parties intensified their war of words …
U.S. refiners oppose linking subsidies to repeal of oil export ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. oil refiner industry group told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday it opposes any subsidies for renewable energy or other interests that would be potentially included in a package to lift the ban on mo…
