Sequester cuts in play in Washington funding battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As if the Capitol Hill battle over Obamacare were not messy enough, some lawmakers are hoping to add one more layer to the mix: turning off the much-bemoaned, across-the-board spending cuts known as the “sequester.”
CEOs take familiar, frustrating path to Washington on budget woes
(Reuters) – Some of America’s leading CEOs are beating a familiar path to Washington to support a stopgap bill to raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avert a government shutdown, warning lawmakers that the specter of the first debt default in the countr…
Temporary government funding bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Friday overcame Tea Party-backed roadblocks and advanced a bill that would avert a government shutdown by funding federal agencies beyond October 1.
Some U.S. House Republicans mull 10-day government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A number of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are informally discussing the possibility of a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week, Republican Representative Shelley Moore Capito said.
Gun rights advocates sue to block tough Maryland gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun rights supporters filed a motion on Friday to block Maryland’s new gun law, one of the toughest in the United States, from taking effect next week.
As critical phase nears, Obama stumps for healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama visits a local college on Thursday to promote his signature healthcare program as it nears a critical enrollment phase, even as the law faces stiff political opposition and a wary public.
Obama sharply critical of Republican opponents of healthcare law
LARGO, Maryland (Reuters) – President Barack Obama lashed out at Republican opponents of the healthcare law he pioneered on Thursday ahead of a key deadline for enrollment and vowed that he would stop attempts to get the program bogged down in an ongoi…
U.S., Iran voice optimism and caution after rare encounter
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran and the United States held their highest-level substantive talks in a generation on Thursday, saying the tone was positive but sounding cautious about resolving the long-running standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.
Elvis impersonator wrongly arrested for sending ricin to Obama sues accuser
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – An Elvis impersonator from Mississippi falsely accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and other officials filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the man authorities now believe is the real perp…
U.S., Iran voice optimism, caution after rare encounter at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran and the United States held their highest-level substantive talks in a generation on Thursday, saying the tone was positive but sounding cautious about resolving the long-running standoff over Iran’s nuclear program.
