by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2014 | World
Washington, Reuters—The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a 1.1 trillion US dollar spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions. The vote followed a long day of drama...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2013 | World
Washington, Associated Press—The United States moved closer to a default that could damage the economy and a partial government shutdown entered its 14th day as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds in their last-ditch negotiations to end the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2013 | World
Washington, Associated Press—House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the US government’s ability to borrow to meet its bills and avoid a default, Republican aides said Thursday. Most economists say...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2013 | World
Washington, Associated Press—President Barack Obama was pressuring John Boehner, the top Republican in Congress, to hold votes to avoid a potentially catastrophic default and re-open the federal government, as a new poll indicated Republicans could pay a political...
