Obama’s FERC nominee withdraws, citing Senate struggle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stepped aside on Tuesday, saying the nomination was unlikely to pass the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
White House scoffs at Republican idea for targeted funding bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday scoffed at a proposal by U.S. House Republicans to pass a series of targeted funding bills, saying the piecemeal approach to funding the government was “not serious.”
Republicans to pass funding for parks, veterans and D.C.: King
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans are set to pass three targeted funding bills on Tuesday to reopen programs for veterans and shuttered federal parks, and restore funds for the District of Columbia, Representative Peter King said.
View to a shutdown: Washington without the government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were cl…
Republicans float plan to fund to some government agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are floating a plan to reopen some shuttered federal agencies by passing small, individual funding bills for them, a senior House Republican aide said on Tuesday.
U.S. government workers feel sting of being ‘non-essential’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown has divided hundreds of thousands of workers into “essential” and “non-essential,” bruising egos and leaving many grappling with the financial toll of unpaid leave.
U.S. government shutdown slows flow of data to a trickle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A partial shutdown of the U.S. government began to delay the release of data on the world’s largest economy on Tuesday, leaving policymakers and investors in a fog.
U.S. defends diplomats expelled from Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela on Tuesday defended three diplomats expelled by President Nicolas Maduro, rejecting charges they were involved in espionage and accusations Washington is trying to destabilize the OPEC nation.
U.S. spy agencies face big layoffs in government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 70 percent of the civilians working for U.S. spy agencies have been deemed “non-essential” employees and face temporary layoffs due to the government shutdown that began on Tuesday, three officials familiar with the mat…
Republican Paul Ryan says debt limit is ‘forcing action’ on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior House of Representatives Republican Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that a mid-October deadline to raise the U.S. borrowing limit is a “forcing action” for a budget deal.
