Topic: U.S. Congress
MIAMI (Reuters) - They have been accused of holding Washington hostage by pushing the United States to the brink of a damaging debt default. The world is watching anxiously as the debt impasse drags on.But it is a moment of triumph for ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday said that he "cannot wait any longer" for the Republican-led House of Representatives to act on a debt limit increase and he will begin taking steps to move legislation.Reid, a Democrat, also ...
Shares in London fell in opening trade on Friday following overnight news that US House Republicans were forced to delay a vote on a plan to avert a debt default, dealers said.Adding to selling pressure was a decision by Moody's agency to ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what to expect on Thursday as lawmakers try to close in on a deal for Congress to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by an August 2 deadline and avoid a debt default:* House of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief Democratic vote counter in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday that a few members of his party may back a budget plan developed by House Speaker John Boehner."Maybe a few" Democrats will back the Republican plan, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are "definitely not" considering a short-term debt limit increase in their weekend negotiations to break an impasse, House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Saturday.A Senate Democratic aide told Reuters ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and House Republican number two Eric Cantor at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing deficit talks, the White House said.(Editing by Sandra ...
US President Barack Obama urged polarized lawmakers to find an "11th hour" deal to avert a calamitous early August debt default and heaped praise on a newly unveiled bipartisan budget plan.Obama cited "some progress" in talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of ...
US President Barack Obama urged polarized lawmakers to find an "11th hour" deal to avert a calamitous early August debt default and heaped praise on a newly unveiled bipartisan budget plan.Obama cited "some progress" in talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of ...
A shadowy group of hackers behind a string of recent cyberattacks claimed to have breached the US Senate website and taken internal data.The Senate Sergeant at Arms, which is responsible for congressional security, confirmed there had been an intrusion into the server ...
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