U.S. Senate vote on Yellen not seen before Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is unlikely to vote on Janet Yellen’s nomination to head the Federal Reserve before Wednesday, the chamber’s top Democrat indicated on Friday.
Obama picks Fallon as new White House liaison to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appointed a Capitol Hill veteran as his new White House liaison to the U.S. Congress on Friday in an effort to advance his legislative priorities in an election year.
Senate to start budget bill debate on Tuesday: Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate will begin debate on a two-year bipartisan budget agreement on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday.
Deal to quell budget wars sails through U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A breakthrough budget deal that avoids a government shutdown in January and blunts automatic spending cuts easily won passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, laying the groundwork for two years free of funding c…
U.S. Senate in around-the-clock session to confirm Obama nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. Senate on Thursday approved six of President Barack Obama’s nominees, including four judges, on the second day of its around-the-clock confirmation marathon that Republicans were unable to stop because of …
U.S. House passes bill authorizing $633 billion in defense spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the annual defense policy bill on Thursday, authorizing $633 billion in spending for 2014, strengthening protections for victims of sexual assault in the military and easi…
U.S. lays out steps to smooth Obamacare coverage for January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration asked insurers on Thursday to be flexible with Americans trying to buy new health policies through the federal website HealthCare.gov, as officials race to fix problems still plaguing the enrollment proce…
North Carolina voting changes to go on trial in 2015
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Challenges to North Carolina’s new voter regulations that limit early voting and require voters to show photo identification at the polls will not go to trial until after the 2014 mid-term elections, a federal …
U.S. Congress poised to limit contractor pay: Is $487,000 a year enough?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress is poised to nearly halve the salary cap for U.S. government contractors after years of dramatic increases driven by skyrocketing executive pay.
North Carolina’s sweeping voting changes to go on trial in 2015
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Challenges to North Carolina’s new voter regulations that limit early voting and require voters to show photo identification at the polls will not go to trial until after the 2014 mid-term elections, a federal …
