U.S. Senate approval of two-year budget deal likely this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservatives in the U.S. Senate are unlikely to stop passage of a two-year budget bill this week, with some Republicans expected to join Democrats in the Senate in voting for the measure.
U.S. Senate vote on Yellen expected on Thursday: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A vote on confirming Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve is likely on Thursday, shortly before the U.S. Senate recesses for the year, a senior Senate aide said on Monday.
Recount starts in Virginia attorney general’s race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A recount began on Monday in the election for Virginia attorney general, the tightest race in the state’s modern history.
Obamas, stars come out for Christmas in Washington show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama mixed the Christmas spirit and the X-Men movies on Sunday at a taping of a holiday show that included performances from a host of stars from Sheryl Crow to the Backstreet Boys.
White House adviser consulted Israeli officials on Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice played host to a series of meetings with Israeli officials last week to try to gain their support for an interim deal with Iran aimed at containing Tehran’s nuclear pr…
United States cancels aid programs to Ecuador -officials
QUITO (Reuters) – The United States has canceled aid to Ecuador worth $32 million over the coming years after long-running disputes with the government of socialist President Rafael Correa, according to U.S. officials.
House budget chief Ryan says pact boosts Republican prospects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican co-author of a rare bipartisan budget deal in Congress defended the agreement from opposition in his own party on Sunday as an asset that could help Republicans capture the Senate next year and the White House in 2…
Foreign minister says no trace in Iran of missing ex-FBI agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no traces in Iran of the former FBI agent who disappeared there six years ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday.
Budget deal still short of votes to pass Senate: Durbin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats are still short of the votes needed to pass a budget deal that would avoid a government shutdown in January and blunt automatic spending cuts, Senator Dick Durbin, the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, said on Sunday.
About 15,000 Obamacare sign-ups didn’t transmit, improvement seen: administration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Around 15,000 enrollment forms filled out by people applying for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law were not transmitted properly to insurers, but the error rate plunged in recent weeks, the …
