U.S. Republicans mull new panel to find budget cuts: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans are weighing legislation requiring the creation of a new negotiating panel to find deficit-reductions as part of efforts to reopen the federal government and increase Treasury Department borrowing authority…
Analysis: What default? Republicans downplay impact of U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration says a U.S. default would be “catastrophic.” Economists say it could plunge the country into recession and prompt a global financial meltdown.
Humana says government shutdown delays military health payments
(Reuters) – Humana Inc, the managed care company, said on Tuesday the U.S. government shutdown would delay payments related to its military health services contract and that it could be liable for up to $175 million worth of claims if the payments do n…
Senate Democrats likely to introduce debt limit bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats are likely to introduce a bill this week to raise government borrowing authority by enough to last through 2014, a Senate Democratic aide said on Tuesday.
Arizona plans to require citizenship proof for state elections
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona, long at odds with Washington over immigration policy, plans to require voters to show proof of citizenship to vote in state polls, even after it lost a high court battle to demand such documentation for federal elections.
California governor vetoes jury service for non-citizens
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed legal immigrants who are not citizens to serve on juries in the most populous U.S. state, saying such work was an obligation that went along with ci…
U.S. still in fiscal deadlock, but glimmers of hope emerge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A few faint glimmers of hope surfaced on Monday in the U.S. fiscal standoff, both in Congress and at the White House, with President Barack Obama saying he would accept a short-term increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to…
California governor vetoes jury service for non-citizens
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill on Monday that would have allowed non-citizen legal immigrants to serve on juries in the most populous U.S. state, saying that such service was an obligation that went along with citi…
Businesswoman to challenge Wisconsin Governor Walker in 2014 poll
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Businesswoman Mary Burke, a relatively unknown Democrat, announced on Monday she would run in the 2014 election against Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker, who polarized the state with his push to curb the power of publi…
Obama climate adviser Zichal to step down: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s top adviser on energy and climate change, Heather Zichal, plans to step down in the next few weeks after five years at the White House, senior administration officials said on Monday.
