TheUS was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to talk about was the manner in which the president had left a room.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday supported a bipartisan proposal for a new deficit-reduction plan aimed at averting a debt default.
President Barack Obama ramped up pressure on Monday on congressman Anthony Weiner to step down, calling his internet sex scandal a distraction.
US Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner defied calls on Saturday from party leaders to resign and said he would instead seek treatment.
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/ 3 November 2010
The US Congress was headed for gridlock after Tuesday’s elections, posing a challenge as the country struggles to get out of the economic doldrums.
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/ 6 February 2009
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid halted debate on a -billion rescue Bill late on Thursday, but said lawmakers would resume work Friday.
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/ 29 January 2009
Barack Obama scored his first major legislative victory on Wednesday with passage of an -billion economic stimulus package.
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/ 9 December 2008
The White House voiced concern about a Democratic plan on Monday to bail out stricken automakers with up to -billion in loans.
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/ 8 December 2008
The US Senate was due to reconvene on Monday as congressional negotiators sought to draft legislation to bail out the US car industry.
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/ 18 November 2008
US Senate Democrats took the first step towards bailing out the nation’s crippled auto industry on Monday by proposing a -billion loan programme.