Washington: The White House and Republicans painstakingly edged towards a deal Friday to stave off a disastrous US debt default and to end a partial...
Washington: President Barack Obama Tuesday warned world leaders were nervous Republicans would “blow up” the US economy, and vowed not to budge on his demand...
Washington: US President Barack Obama will make a statement and hold a news conference Tuesday as the crisis over a government shutdown and debt ceiling...
Washington: With a shutdown of the US government hours away, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other Monday for a stand-off that has left hundreds of...
Washington: Setting up a high-stakes political showdown, the US House votes Saturday on a Republican plan that keeps government open through mid-December but delays implementation...
Washington: As the US government careened toward a potentially devastating shutdown, President Barack Obama urged intransigent lawmakers to end their brinkmanship and pass a spending...
Washington: President Barack Obama on Friday blamed Republican refusal to compromise on deficit cutting for “dumb” and “unnecessary” spending cuts about to slam into...
Washington: The US Congress pulled back from the brink of “fiscal cliff” disaster and sparked a New Year stock rally with a last-minute deal averting...
Washington: Democratic and Republican leaders traded blame as they left for the Christmas holiday amid fading hope of an agreement to avert a year-end fiscal...
Washington: House Speaker John Boehner told Republican colleagues Tuesday he is shifting to a “Plan B,” allowing tax breaks to expire for millionaires as...