Syria crisis: Obama gets Republican support for military strike

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 23:18

US President Barack Obama`s efforts to get a Congressional nod for a military strike against Syria received a boost on Tuesday with key Republican leaders backing the move.

Michelle Obama rolls eyes at `she won’t let Obama smoke` joke

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 15:51

Michelle Obama seemed less than impressed with Republican House Speaker John Boehner during Monday’s inauguration luncheon.

John Boehner narrowly re-elected House speaker

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 11:29

US Republican John Boehner has been re-elected as speaker of the House of Representatives.

Obama hopeful of a bipartisan solution to fiscal cliff problem

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 09:09

The President's main priority is to ensure that taxes don't go up on 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses in just a few short days, White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, said.

Obama would veto backup fiscal plan: White House

Last Updated: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 09:38

The White House said his package would not raise enough revenue from the country's top earners and would leave too big a deficit-reduction burden on the middle class.

Obama-Romney lunch focus on American leadership in the world

Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2012, 08:28

Mitt Romney sightings have been rare since his loss earlier this month to Barack Obama in the US Presidential Election.

US panel OKs bill that makes Pak aid conditional

Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 20:51

The overwhelming support to the Pakistan provision of the bill showed it had bipartisan support.

Obama gets payroll tax extension as Christmas gift

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 19:58

Ahead of Christmas, President Barack Obama on Friday achieved a major political victory when Republicans in the House of Representatives caved to his demands and agreed to extend the pay roll tax cut for 160 million American workers for two months.

Obama, Boehner lock horns in payroll tax fight

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 09:14

President Barack Obama demanded on Tuesday that Republicans in the House of Representatives pass a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut, showing an unwillingness to back down in a fight that could result in higher taxes for 160 million Americans.

US House Republicans oppose Senate payroll tax bill

Last Updated: Monday, December 19, 2011, 09:36

The fate of an expiring tax break for 160 million American workers was in doubt on Sunday after the top Republican lawmaker declared his opposition to a two-month extension passed overwhelmingly by the Senate.

US Democrats reject latest deficit-cutting plan

Last Updated: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 08:59

A high-profile congressional effort to trim stubborn budget deficits appeared near collapse on Friday as Democrats rejected a scaled-back proposal from Republicans that contained few tax increases.

Senate defeats House debt-ceiling bill

Last Updated: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 08:37

Democrats offered a concession on Friday seeking to forge a last-ditch compromise with Republicans to avoid a crippling default, but a bitter divide remained before Tuesday's deadline to raise the debt ceiling.