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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 ...
Analysis: Only ritual talk on fiscal cliff so far
When President Barack Obama greets congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, an elaborate set of postelection rituals will be complete.
House GOP picks woman for a top leadership post
Stinging from double-digit election losses among female voters, House Republicans elected a woman to their top leadership team Wednesday in a tense ...
Obama presses GOP on taxing rich to avert 'cliff'
President Barack Obama challenged congressional Republicans Wednesday to let taxes rise on the wealthiest Americans on both economic and political ...
Stocks slide as impasse over budget deficit looms
Investors drew little hope Wednesday for a quick compromise in U.S. budget talks after President Barack Obama insisted that higher taxes on wealthy ...
Pelosi decides to run again for House leader post
Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she will run to keep her job as the Democratic leader in the House after a pair of elections that ...
In Congress, trying to make lemonade from losses
House and Senate minority leaders Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell surrounded themselves with the triumphant faces of newly elected lawmakers Tuesday.
Senate GOP leader: Obama should offer deficit plan
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says it's up to President Barack Obama to present a deficit reduction plan rather than a campaign slogan to ...
Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters
A brewing and potentially bitter fight over Democratic efforts to curb filibusters is threatening to inflame partisan tensions in the Senate, even as ...
Ashley Judd doesn't rule out run for US Senate
Actress Ashley Judd isn't ruling out a run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. The former Kentuckian is an active supporter of Tennessee Democrats. She said ...