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Pentagon prepares to ask Congress for break from ‘sequester’

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress soon for more authority to shift funds to cope with automatic spending cuts, confronting lawmakers with another exception to the...

Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open budget door

August 24, 2021 at 8:34 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying public from flight delays caused by its budget cutting. But in the view of...

Rush to help airlines, travelers could crack open budget door

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress got rid of a headache on Friday when it rescued the flying public from flight delays caused by its budget cutting. But in the view of...

After hosting Republicans twice, Obama to dine with Democratic senators

May 23, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will continue a charm offensive with lawmakers this week, planning dinner on Wednesday with a dozen Democratic senators at a hotel near the White...

House Republicans aim to weaken gun bill, focus on mental health

August 24, 2021 at 2:35 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Senate prepares to debate a gun-control bill for the first time in two decades on Monday, Republicans in the House of Representatives are devising ways...

Obama signs order for $109 billion in 2014 sequester cuts

August 24, 2021 at 2:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just hours after proposing a budget that would replace automatic spending cuts required by law, President Barack Obama on Wednesday set in motion the next $109 billion...

Political intelligence gathering tough to oversee: study

August 24, 2021 at 2:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two lawmakers on Thursday renewed their bid to regulate the business of selling information gleaned from government contacts after a study said the political intelligence industry was...

Political intelligence gathering tough to oversee: study

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two lawmakers on Thursday renewed their bid to regulate the business of selling information gleaned from government contacts after a study said the political intelligence industry was...

Senate narrowly passes first budget in four years

August 24, 2021 at 1:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until...

Senate narrowly passes first budget in four years

August 24, 2021 at 1:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until...

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