In new U.S. budget talks, Republican proposal has flipped the script
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Congress are taking a new tack in the budget wars that have convulsed Washington for the past three years: They want to soak the...
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Push for immigration action targets House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses, religious leaders and other supporters of overhauling the nation's immigration laws mounted a massive lobbying push on Tuesday to urge a reluctant House of Representatives...
Analysis: Washington becomes the biggest risk to the U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consensus may be hard to find in Washington these days, but many corporate executives and economists seem to agree on one point: the biggest risk to the...
Analysis – What default? Republicans downplay impact of U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration says a U.S. default would be "catastrophic." Economists say it could plunge the country into recession and prompt a global financial meltdown. To many...
Analysis – What default? Republicans downplay impact of U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration says a U.S. default would be "catastrophic." Economists say it could plunge the country into recession and prompt a global financial meltdown. To many...
What would a U.S. default look like?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nobody knows exactly when America would default on its bills if Congress fails to raise a cap on government borrowing. But the recent past gives a pretty...
As Congress returns, competing U.S. rallies highlight Syria divide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a list of names, a stack of letters and a "Free Syria" pin on his lapel, Asaad Aref wandered the halls of Congress on Monday, trying...
As Congress returns, competing U.S. rallies highlight Syria divide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a list of names, a stack of letters and a "Free Syria" pin on his lapel, Asaad Aref wandered the halls of Congress on Monday, trying...
Insight: Quietly, businesses help reshape U.S. immigration debate
HOUSTON (Reuters) - If Texas Representative Ted Poe was looking for reassurance that backing an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws won't be political suicide for conservatives like him, he may...
Insight: Congress keeps detention quota despite immigration debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress weighs sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system, one thing is unlikely to change: a requirement that the government lock up more undocumented immigrants than...