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Grim jobs report casts shadow on debt talks
President Barack Obama used a bleak jobs report Friday to prod Congress toward a swift agreement on deficits and the national debt. But the higher unemployment numbers hardened partisan views…
McConnell: Don’t look for long-term deal on debt limit
The Senate’s top Republican is suggesting a short-term increase in the nation’s borrowing limit unless there’s deal soon that includes changes to big entitlement programs. Economists and Obama administration officials…
Tax, healthcare disputes stall budget talks
Vice President Joe Biden and top lawmakers faced an impasse on taxes and healthcare on Thursday as they worked on a deal to tame the United States’ debt and increase…
Taxes remain sticking point in budget talks
White House-led negotiations to reduce massive budget deficits and raise the United States’ credit limit laid bare deep divisions on Thursday over whether tax increases could be part of any…
Did bin Laden’s code name slur Native Americans?
Geronimo. The U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee didn’t know when it scheduled a hearing on racial stereotypes that members would have such an emotionally charged example to discuss. But the…
Default could destroy U.S. economy
The United States has never defaulted on its debt and Democrats and Republicans say they don’t want it to happen now. But with partisan acrimony running at fever pitch, and…
Obama’s deficit plan faces economic realities
President Barack Obama came to the West Coast looking to sell a long-term plan for reducing the nation’s deficit. But he couldn’t escape the reality that many Americans are still…
GOP budget includes revamp of food stamps
House Republicans resurrected a 1990s-era fight over food stamps in their budget approved last week, arguing that any serious attempt to cut spending must include an overhaul of government programs…
Republicans push offshore drilling
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday pushed a trio of bills through a congressional committee that would boost U.S. offshore oil drilling and ease some regulations…
House votes to overturn net neutrality
The House of Representatives voted on Friday to overturn “net neutrality” rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet, setting the stage for a clash with the Senate and President Barack…
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