WASHINGTON — It’s all but impossible to glean from the political rhetoric, but government borrowing will grow by trillions of dollars over the next decade if the budget backed by House Republicans translates into law.And by a few trill…
Despite an intensified government crackdown on dissent this week, another wave of protests erupted across Syria on Friday. Once again activists called for “day of rage” protests to begin after Friday weekly Muslim prayers, piling pressure on…
WASHINGTON — Commercials promoting sugary breakfast cereals could be put on a strict diet under government guidelines urging food companies to limit marketing of unhealthy products to children.Under a proposal announced Thursday by sev…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister warned on Thursday that Israel will not negotiate with a new Palestinian unity government that includes the Hamas militant group.Avigdor Lieberman spoke a day after rival Palestinian factions Hamas…
April 23, 2011 6:45:02 AMMISRATA, Libya, April 23 (Reuters) – A wounded Libyan government soldier captured by rebel forces in Misrata said on Saturday the army had been ordered to retreat from the city.Read More…
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At a quarter till midnight last Friday, with a deal to avert a government shutdown barely an hour old, Senator Harry Reid phoned a fellow Democratic senator, Ron Wyden, at home and startled him with some bad news. “You lost free-choice vouch…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Top government officials will review recommendations to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal and religious use in Jamaica, which is the Caribbean’s largest pot exporter to the U.S.Six Cabin…
A hospital patient care and safety initiative aimed at preventing medical errors and hospital-acquired infections could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars, U.S. government and industry officials said on Tuesday.The goal is to cu…
WASHINGTON — Potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul (Texas) on Monday panned Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) budget proposal, telling a crowd in Iowa that the Ryan plan will not end big government, which he said is becoming like a m…
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s attorney general says the LePage administration was exercising its right to “government speech” when it removed a labor history mural from the Labor Department headquarters.Attorney General William Schneider f…
House Speaker John Boehner spoke about a budget deal struck between Democratic and Republican leaders late last Friday to avert a government shutdown during an appearance on Fox News on Monday.In the exclusive interview, Boehner defended the…
Hello and good morning and welcome once again for another edition of your Sunday morning political talk show and fast typing thingy. My name is Jason, and like many of you are saying today, “Hooray, no government shutdown! Ha, ha, suck it …
WASHINGTON — A collective sense of relief resonated across the nation Saturday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been.(SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES)Thousands of tourists poured into the Smithsonian m…
AJDABIYA, Libya — Government soldiers and rebel gunmen battled in the streets of a key front-line city Saturday after the Libyan military used shelling and guerrilla-style tactics to open its most serious push into opposition territory sinc…
WASHINGTON — A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending and provided the first major test of the divided government that voters ushered in five …
Perilously close to a midnight deadline, the White House and congressional leaders have reached agreement to cut billions of dollars in spending to avoid the first government shutdown in 15 years.House Speaker John Boehner informed the GOP r…
As you may recall, during today’s lengthy Pap Smear Armageddon/Government Shutdown 2011 pageant play, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) stood on the floor of the upper chamber, telling the C-Span cameras and gathered attendees that abor…
Betty Bracy said the phone rang at her Northwest Washington, D.C. apartment around 3 p.m. on Friday. The voice on the line told her she shouldn’t expect the hot meal she’d been eating every Saturday for the past several years.”They said the …
With a government shutdown looming, leaders in the Tea Party community urged House Speaker John Boehner not to cave and agree to a budget compromise with Democrats that contains anything less than $61 billion in spending cuts. Tea Party Patr…
With the clock ticking down to an April 8 deadline and President Barack Obama and congressional leaders unable to resolve disputes over abortion funding and changes to the Clean Air Act, it appears more and more likely that the U.S. federal …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The official who carried out the last government shutdown has a warning for squabbling lawmakers — another one now could be disastrous for the economy.John Koskinen, who organized federal operations during two governm…
A government shutdown could take effect today at midnight, and Californians are worrying about how they could be affected. The good news is that unless you are a federal government employee, in the military, or a tourist in a state park, you…
WASHINGTON — The United States government is on the verge of shutting down over a dispute about subsidized pap smears, according to sources familiar with the budget negotiations.The White House and Senate Democrats have publicly capitulated…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says another round of talks with congressional leaders has helped but there is no deal yet to avert a government shutdown.(SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES)Obama said he hoped to be able to announce a deal on Frida…
By Richard YeakleyReligion News ServiceWASHINGTON (RNS) A slim majority of evangelicals favor government shutdown over a budget compromise, according to new research by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.Read More…
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WASHINGTON — K Street lobbyists aren’t too worried about a possible government shutdown this weekend. They anticipate a short one, at most — and nothing, in any case, that will significantly disrupt their work.”I don’t think it’s really g…
More bad news for embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as Brian Deschane, the only man he trusted to be the state’s administrator of environmental and regulatory matters, resigned his position amid — what else? — controversy.It was just a…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur) says negotiators aren’t as close to a deal to cut spending and avoid a government shutdown as he thought last night, and is blaming the White House.At a news conference, the top Republ…
A federal government shutdown would close some of Washington, D.C.’s most popular attractions and important outposts, but the influence industry won’t even slow down.Read More…
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A look at how key government sectors would be affected if the White House and congressional negotiators are unable to strike a budget deal by Friday:_Museums and parks: The Smithsonian Institution, the National Zoo and national parks around …
