Tea Party calls Ted Cruz a hero; some others see disaster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Establishment Republicans in Congress such as John McCain are openly scornful of him. Some Republican strategists say his crusade to destroy President Barack Obama’s healthcare law has been a political disaster.
New Jersey candidates bromance wins voters’ hearts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While partisan polarization has brought the U.S. government to a grinding halt, voters in New Jersey are throwing their support behind two politicians who wear bipartisan cooperation as a badge of honor and even claim an across-the…
Bernanke, Lew say debt impasse to end by October 17: Russia fin min
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told officials of other G20 economies on Thursday that the standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling will be resolved before an October 17 deadline, Russia’s Fi…
New ‘deadline’ for fixing Obamacare glitches seen in mid-November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration has a little over a month to fix the technology problems crippling its online health insurance marketplace, or jeopardize the goal of signing up millions of Americans in time for benefits under President B…
Real Captain Phillips warns cuts could hit Pentagon shipping program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American merchant marine captain made famous by a Tom Hanks movie after being kidnapped by Somali pirates warned on Thursday that looming U.S. budget cuts could sink part of a program that keeps U.S.-flagged ships ready to fer…
Pentagon No. 2 to step down after four years in top defense jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, known for his deep knowledge of U.S. defense spending and the defense industry, said on Thursday he was stepping down in December after four years in top Pentagon jobs.
U.S. House Republican-Obama fiscal deal could come by Friday: Rep. Sessions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Representative Pete Sessions on Thursday said that he was hopeful House of Representatives Republicans and the Obama administration can strike a deal by Friday on legislation raising the U.S. debt limit and fundin…
New ‘deadline’ for fixing Obamacare glitches seen in mid-November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration has a little over a month to fix the technology problems crippling its online health insurance marketplace, or jeopardize the goal of signing up millions of Americans in time for benefits under President B…
House Republicans, White House talk on temporary debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republican leaders were negotiating with the White House on Thursday evening over the length of a temporary increase in the debt limit as well as over funding to reopen the federal government, a senior House Republican aide…
Republicans pitch temporary debt cap, budget talks: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday proposed at a meeting with President Barack Obama temporarily extending the debt limit and starting talks about reopening government, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehne…
