White House vows to veto Republican bill to cut food stamps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday threatened to veto a Republican-written bill nearing a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that would cut food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over a decade and end benefits for an estimated …
U.S. debt hike emerges as main battleground over Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives set in motion on Wednesday a plan that ultimately could avert a federal government shutdown on October 1, turning a later battle over the debt ceiling into the main event in the conserv…
Virginia governor’s former chef reaches plea deal, avoids trial
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – The former chef at the Virginia governor’s mansion pleaded no contest on Wednesday to two misdemeanor embezzlement charges, averting a trial near Election Day that could have had repercussions on the race for governor.
Influential Republican resigns from elections panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald McGahn, a Republican member of the Federal Election Commission who has been an outspoken opponent of efforts to restrict campaign fundraising, is stepping down from the panel to take a job at a powerhouse lobbying and law …
U.S. default over debt limit would cause severe recession: Zandi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A failure by Congress to raise the U.S. debt limit in time to avoid a default would spark a severe recession, a prominent economist warned lawmakers on Wednesday.
U.S. government scales back Obamacare impact for 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday scaled back its projections for Obamacare’s impact in 2014, saying the law would generate slower healthcare spending growth and provide coverage to only half as many of America’s uninsured as anti…
Republican lawmakers renew Benghazi criticisms at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers accused the State Department of failing to hold anyone accountable for the Benghazi attacks at a hearing on Wednesday, the first of three this week in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on the…
Obama asks leaders to push Congress to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appealed to business leaders on Wednesday to urge Congress to approve an increase in the U.S. debt limit without any conditions attached and avoid a default that is possible as early as mid-October.
Obama’s energy, EPA chiefs say climate plan won’t kill coal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New rules limiting emissions from U.S. power plants that are expected to be proposed on Friday will “provide certainty” to the coal industry, environment and energy chiefs told lawmakers anxious about the fuel’s future.
Democrat’s lead narrows in Virginia governor’s race: poll
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Ken Cuccinelli by just 3 percentage points in the race for Virginia governor as the tightest U.S. governor’s contest gets even closer, a Quinnipiac University poll showed on Wedne…
