U.S. House passes bill to reopen government, increase debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives late on Wednesday passed legislation to avoid a damaging default on government debt and to reopen federal agencies shuttered when funding ran out on October 1.
Obama says Washington has much work to do to regain public trust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama emerged bruised but victorious from the latest budget war on Wednesday and said there was much work to do in a deeply divided Washington to win back the trust of the American people.
Obama to speak on Senate fiscal vote at 8:25 p.m.: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement at 8:25 p.m. (0025 GMT) on Wednesday in the White House press briefing room after the Senate voted to avert a debt default crisis and end a government shutdown, the White House said…
Emergency fiscal bill clears procedural hurdle in US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to avert a U.S. government default and reopen shuttered federal agencies cleared a procedural hurdle on Wednesday in the Senate.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges ‘yes’ vote on debt deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Wednesday it was urging members of the Senate and House of Representatives to vote “yes” on a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and end a federal government shutdown.
U.S. government workers seek loans, welfare as shutdown takes big bite from pay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For government workers who have been out of work for nearly two weeks during the partial shutdown of the U.S. government, reduced paychecks have meant scrambling to talk to creditors and find ways to pay for basic expenses.
U.S. Senate vote on fiscal deal possible around 6 p.m.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate could vote at around 6 p.m. EDT on legislation that would urgently raise government borrowing authority and reopen shuttered government agencies, according to a senior Senate aide.
New Jersey voters head to polls in U.S. Senate special election
MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) – Voters headed to the polls on Wednesday in New Jersey, where Cory Booker, the charismatic Democratic mayor of Newark, was heavily favored to beat conservative Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election to fill the …
Trains in San Francisco keep running as labor talks back on
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Negotiators hoping to avert a potentially crippling rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday to try to reach a deal, after unions agreed late Tuesday to put off striking for a thi…
At 11th hour, U.S. edges away from brink of debt crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders announced a deal on Wednesday to end a political crisis that partially shut down the federal government and brought the world’s biggest economy close to a debt default that could have threatened global financi…
