Washington still deadlocked on shutdown and debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation’s borrowing authority started heating up.
Good news for tax delinquents: shutdown halts new asset seizures: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that it has stopped initiating new asset seizures from tax delinquents during the government shutdown and is enforcing seizures only in “extremely limited” instances.
Family identifies woman who died after Washington car chase
STAMFORD, Conn./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Family members have identified the body of a woman who died after a tense car chase through the streets of Washington that prompted a lockdown of the U.S. Capitol, their lawyer said Friday.
In U.S. shutdown drama, dismay and anxiety for one ‘nonessential’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Statistician Steve Hanway had expected to spend Tuesday reviewing a tally of far-flung childhood injuries in his job at the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, a federal agency that identifies household perils.
U.S. House Democrats probe move to reopen government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday announced that they are working on a maneuver that, if successful, would force a vote on legislation to fully reopen the federal government.
Analysis: Shutdown strategy has wide U.S. Republican support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eager to exploit divisions among Republicans, Democrats have hammered the message that the U.S. government shutdown is the work of a small segment of House of Representatives Republicans on the far right.
U.S. shutdown hurts enforcement of Iran, Syria sanctions: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown is hindering enforcement of sanctions against Iran and Syria because of worker furloughs at the Treasury Department office responsible for handling the punitive measures, the White House said on Frida…
Obama walks to sandwich shop to try to win points on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took an unusual stroll to a sandwich shop down the street from the White House on Friday, a photo opportunity designed to show their solidarity for workers laid off due to a gov…
Obama walks to sandwich shop to try to win points on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took an unusual stroll to a sandwich shop down the street from the White House on Friday, a photo opportunity designed to show their solidarity for workers laid off due to a gov…
Democrat has lead in tight Virginia governor’s race -poll
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has a narrow lead over Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli a month away from Virginia’s election for governor, according to a poll released on Friday.
