After the shutdown: For some voters, rising disgust with Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Congress may have settled the U.S. fiscal impasse for now, but some voters say politicians will have an even tougher job restoring the public’s shattered faith in government.
Longest-serving Florida GOP Congressman Bill Young ‘gravely ill’
MIAMI (Reuters) – Barely a week after announcing his retirement, Representative Bill Young of Florida, the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, is “gravely ill” according to a statement released on Thursday by his family.
Returning U.S. government workers greeted with doughnuts, coffee, anxiety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Furloughed U.S. government workers returned to their jobs on Thursday, greeted with doughnuts, coffee, pep talks from Obama administration bosses and anxiety over whether they will face another shutdown threat in the new year.
Republican ad stirs 70s crime fears in NYC mayoral race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, trailing far behind Democratic rival Bill de Blasio in polls, took a shot at the leader this week with a TV ad that evoked memories of the dark, violent New York of the 1970s an…
Obama to speak on Thursday about path ahead on fiscal issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Thursday at 10:35 a.m. about the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together on fiscal issues following the 11th hour deal in Congress that ended a 16-day government shut…
San Francisco rail strike averted for another day; no deal yet
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A potentially crippling commuter rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area was averted for another day after marathon contract talks, with a federal mediator saying progress had been made and promising trains would run on Thur…
Dim hopes that new U.S. panel can reach grand bargain on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s last-minute deal to reopen the government and avert a default sets up the latest congressional committee to try to reach a budget compromise, but some lawmakers say the panel faces an extremely difficult task.
New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Democrat Cory Booker, the charismatic mayor of Newark, was the unofficial winner of a New Jersey special election on Wednesday, handily defeating a conservative Republican to fill the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Bill to spare U.S. economy from debt crisis also delivers favors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The last-minute bill to avert a potentially catastrophic U.S. default and reopen the government came in at a relatively skimpy 35 pages, but lawmakers still managed to pack in some special favors.
U.S. Senate confirms Kennedy as ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate confirmed Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, on Wednesday as President Barack Obama’s next U.S. ambassador to Japan, the first woman to fill the post.
