US House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown

Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014, 11:01

The US House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.

US House passes two-year budget plan; Senate vote next week

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:15

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a two-year, bipartisan budget plan that would end some automatic spending cuts on federal agencies and replace them with more targeted government savings.

US lawmakers begin last-ditch effort on debt ceiling

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:13

The US Senate prepared for a last ditch effort Wednesday to avoid a historic lapse in the government`s borrowing authority, a breach that President Barack Obama has said could lead to default and deliver a damaging blow to the global economy.

Obama and Republicans search for a deal on US fiscal impasse

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 10:12

Lawmakers were expected to work through the weekend with a goal of finishing a deal by early next week.

Boehner spox says Obama, speaker talk by phone

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 10:00

House Speaker John Boehner`s office says he spoke by phone with President Barack Obama on Friday afternoon.

US Shutdown: Republicans offer 'short term' US debt cap raise

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 23:24

As the tit-for-tat political battle over the US fiscal impasse that triggered the first government shutdown in 17 years continued, Republicans Thursday offered President Barack Obama a temporary deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget negotiations.

US shutdown: Obama invites Republicans, Democrats to White House for talks

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 19:53

In a bid to resolve the stalemate and to increase the debt ceiling, US President Barack Obama will meet Republicans and Democrats at White House on Wednesday.

Republicans can`t demand ransom for doing their job: Barack Obama

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 10:43

OAs the US government shutdown entered Day 9, with the added scourge of US default deadline of October 17 looming near, President Barack Obama reprimanded the Republicans for using ‘extortion’ tactics.

US heads into fifth day of shutdown, no end in sight

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 09:22

US headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation's borrowing authority started heating up.

No one is winning with shutdown: Obama

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 09:19

As the government shutdown entered its fourth day, US President Barack Obama on Friday said that no one is winning with this shutdown - the first in 17 years - which has resulted in some eight lakh federal employees without any work.

US shutdown: Obama warns of economic disaster

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 22:06

As the US government shutdown entered third day Thursday, President Barack Obama called on Republican House Speaker John Boehner to allow a reopening of the government with a quick vote on a clean budget bill.

Top US Republican rejects Russian request to meet on Syria

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 13:03

John Boehner, the top Republican in the US House of Representatives, has rejected a request to meet a Russian delegation to discuss Syria, his spokesman said.