Obama says he will not negotiate with Congress on debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Republicans in Congress on Monday that he will not negotiate over an extension of the U.S. debt ceiling as part of a budget battle that will soon dominate Washington, with a deadline fast approaching…
Liberal NYC Democrat to face fiscal conservative in mayoral race
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill de Blasio, a top New York City official and an unabashed liberal, clinched the Democratic mayoral nomination on Monday, setting the stage for a potentially divisive campaign against a Republican who served under tough-on-crime…
Investors see four million signing up for Obamacare in 2014: survey
(Reuters) – Investors expect 4 million Americans to initially enroll in the state insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to a survey released on Monday, as concerns mount that technical glitches cou…
White House says Fed chair nomination expected in the fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s nomination to head the Federal Reserve after Ben Bernanke leaves will be announced “in the fall,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday, suggesting the announcement would not happen this week.
Kerry to meet China’s foreign minister to discuss Syria, North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a meeting and working lunch on Thursday at which Syria and North Korea will be discussed, the State Department said on Monday.
Obama says U.S. confronting ‘yet another mass shooting’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said the United States is facing “yet another mass shooting” with an armed attack at Washington’s Navy Yard on Monday and vowed to hold accountable whoever was responsible.
Massachusetts Attorney General Coakley to run for governor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat, said on Monday that she would run for governor, three years after she shocked her party by losing a U.S. Senate race to a Republican in the liberal-leaning state.
Biden has tongues wagging over 2016 race with visit to Iowa
INDIANOLA, Iowa (Reuters) – With most Democrats keeping an eye on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for hints about her 2016 plans, Vice President Joe Biden’s appearance at Iowa’s 36th annual “Tom Harkin Steak Fry,” may one day be viewed as a t…
Obama says Syria deal could offer lesson for Iran talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama disclosed in a television interview broadcast on Sunday that he had exchanged letters with new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and said diplomacy on Syria, backed up by a military threat, is a potential mo…
Obama will deal on budget, not on debt limit: ABC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in an interview broadcast on Sunday, blamed conservative Republicans for a stalemate on the budget and insisted that while he is willing to haggle over taxes and government spending, he will not make a dea…
