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No budging as fiscal cliff talks appear stalled
Republicans aren't budging on tax rates, and Democrats are resisting steps like raising the eligibility age for Medicare. Negotiations on averting a ...
Obama's fiscal cliff strategy is tricky balance
Playing both sides, President Barack Obama is trying to balance his public pressure campaign on Republicans over the looming "fiscal cliff" with his ...
'Cliff' movement? Obama, Boehner trade proposals
In a test of divided government, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought an elusive compromise Tuesday to prevent ...
Fiscal cliff: Private bargaining, public wrangling
In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to ...
Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of automatic tax increases and ...
Leading conservative DeMint resigning Senate seat
Sen. Jim DeMint, patron saint of the tea party and a would-be Republican kingmaker, announced suddenly Thursday he would resign his South Carolina ...
Debt limit gives GOP leverage, Obama demands fix
The political fight that took the nation to the verge of defaulting on its debts last year is back, overshadowed by "fiscal cliff" disputes but with ...
Obama and Boehner discuss fiscal cliff by phone
For the first time in days, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner spoke by phone Wednesday about the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to ...
Court hears challenge to Obama recess appointments
Republicans and business groups told a federal appeals court Wednesday that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution earlier this year when ...
Boehner joins filibuster fight against Democrats
House Speaker John Boehner joined fellow Republicans in the Senate on Thursday in their battle to stop Democrats controlling that chamber from curbing ...
Courts to hear challenges to Obama appointments
In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the ...
Stocks open higher as budget talks move ahead
Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street as optimism builds that a budget deal will be reached in Washington. Later Thursday Treasury ...
US futures moving higher as budget talks proceed
U.S. stock futures rose Thursday on optimism over a deal on the U.S. budget and ahead of a high-level meeting between the Treasury chief and Senate ...
ACC presidents vote to add Louisville as member
Atlantic Coast Conference leaders got the school they wanted. Louisville was relieved to find a home amid the latest wave of realignment. The ACC ...
Geithner, lawmakers ready for 'fiscal cliff' talks
Two of President Barack Obama's chief negotiators will meet on Thursday with congressional leaders to gauge prospects for a deal to avoid the "fiscal ...
It's not just taxes: Benefit cuts divide Democrats
It's not just about taxes. There's another big obstacle to overcome as Congress and President Barack Obama work to skirt the fiscal cliff: deep ...
Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia ...
US stocks rise on hopes for budget deal, Europe
The stock market finally shook its post-election slump. Investors seized on hope that Washington will reach a deal on the federal budget and drove ...
Democrats toughen stance on trimming benefits
President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
Stocks finish higher on optimism over budget talks
Optimism that President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders will reach a deal on the budget deficit and avoid the "fiscal cliff" helped stocks ...
Fiscal talks under way, Obama heads to SE Asia
President Barack Obama is darting off to Southeast Asia to showcase a foreign policy achievement and reinforce the U.S. role as a counterweight to ...
Hill leaders voice new confidence in deficit deal
Congressional leaders from both parties voiced fresh optimism Friday after meeting with newly re-elected President Barack Obama about avoiding ...
UIS futures higher as fiscal cliff talks open
Stock futures are higher as President Obama heads into negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" with congressional leaders. Dow Jones industrial futures ...