 NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States called on Saturday on rivals in the disputed South China Sea to back up territorial claims with legal evidence -- a challenge to China's declaration of sovereignty over vast stretches of the region. | |
| Snapshot: Developments in debt talks Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what to expect on Saturday in negotiations to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion debt limit by August 2 and avoid a credit default:Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama summoned top lawmakers to a Saturday meeting to try to salvage a deal on the government's borrowing limit from the wreckage of deficit talks whose collapse pushed the world's largest economy closer to a catastrophic default. | |
| U.S. calls for more clarity on South China Sea claims Fri,22 Jul 2011 09:22 PM PDT Reuters - NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday calledon rivals in the disputed South China Sea to back up territorial claims with legal evidence -- a challenge to China's declaration of sovereignty over vast stretches of the region. Full Story | |
| Sen. Reid won't agree to short budget deal: aide Fri,22 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not interested in negotiating a short-term deficit-reduction and debt limit extension deal and wants a long-term package, Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson told Reuters. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court has rejected a new Securities and Exchange Commission rule intended to make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors to corporate boards. | |
| Republican Party makes big gains among whites Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party has made big gains among white voters, particularly younger and poorer ones, since Democrat Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, according to a survey released on Friday. Full Story | |
| Leon Panetta says no "blank check" for Pentagon spending Fri,22 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pledged on Friday the Pentagon "will not break faith" with men and women in uniform as it deals with the challenge of cutting hundreds of billions of dollars in military spending. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. team probing the causes of last year's massive BP oil spill has delayed the release of its final report in order to more fully weigh the evidence, investigators said on Friday. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Jon Huntsman plans a more aggressive approach on the 2012 campaign trail, boosting his profile and drawing sharper distinctions with rivals in an effort to enliven his sagging presidential bid. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite howls of protests from many on Wall Street over some of President Barack Obama's policies, financial sector employees are giving at a greater rate to his re-election bid than during his last campaign. | |
| Factbox: Top budgetary threats to state, local governments Fri,22 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession that began in 2007 created budget emergencies in most U.S. states and many cities and counties, casting a harsh spotlight on long-standing fiscal problems. Full Story | |
| Pentagon and its supporters brace for deeper cuts Thu,21 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon and its supporters are bracing for the likelihood of much deeper reductions in the U.S. military's budget, as budget negotiators now eye defense cuts of $800 billion or more over the next decade. Full Story | |
| House passes bill aimed at new consumer agency Thu,21 Jul 2011 06:44 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives marked the anniversary of the 2010 financial oversight law on Thursday by passing legislation aimed at scaling back the powers of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Full Story | |
| USTR says deal needed before sending trade pacts Thu,21 Jul 2011 04:54 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration on Thursday fended off Republican demands that it send three long-delayed free trade pacts to Congress for approval, saying it first needed more assurance that a retraining program for displaced workers will be extended. Full Story | |
| White House insists debt deal to include revenues Thu,21 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House stressed on Thursday that President Barack Obama is seeking a deficit-cutting agreement that includes some added revenues alongside spending curbs in order to raise the debt ceiling. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Jon Huntsman's campaign manager resigned Thursday in a blow to an election effort that has failed to catch fire. | |
| Factbox: Texas Governor Rick Perry Thu,21 Jul 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry appears likely to make a 2012 Republican presidential run, and his candidacy could dramatically shake up the field. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The likely entrance of Texas Governor Rick Perry in the 2012 Republican White House race promises to dramatically reshape the field, pushing aside lesser contenders and threatening early leader Mitt Romney. | |
| White House sees momentum on debt deal, but "not close" Thu,21 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it saw momentum for a "balanced" deficit deal, but it denied reports that President Barack Obama and Republican House of Representatives speaker John Boehner were close to a pact. Full Story | |
| White House sees momentum toward "balanced" debt deal Thu,21 Jul 2011 10:20 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday there was momentum behind the idea of a balanced approach to a "significant agreement" on debt and deficits. Full Story | |
| Snapshot: Developments in U.S. debt talks Thu,21 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what's happening on Thursday in negotiations to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion debt limit by August 2 and avoid a U.S. credit default: Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley received a waiver allowing him to keep investments in firms the Fed was rescuing at the height of the financial crisis when he was a top staffer, a congressional watchdog agency found. | |
| Republican enforcer of "no tax" pledge signals leeway Thu,21 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential conservative activist who has pushed Republican lawmakers to reject tax increases signaled some leeway on the issue Thursday, which a leading Democrat said may help lawmakers reach a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the U.S. debt limit. Full Story | |
| CFTC should follow Congress on Dodd-Frank: Wetjen Thu,21 Jul 2011 06:49 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mark Wetjen, selected as a commissioner at the U.S. futures regulator, said the agency should follow the intent of Congress when writing nearly 50 rules to implement the sweeping Dodd-Frank legislation. Full Story | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took aim at President Barack Obama's economic leadership on Wednesday, saying the Democrat's policies were hurting, not helping, the U.S. economy. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the deciding factor for voters next year in his re-election campaign will be their verdict on his track record, not the Republican running against him. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A poll released on Wednesday carried warning signs for President Barack Obama's re-election chances in 2012. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann sought on Wednesday to reassure voters that her migraines are not debilitating, releasing a doctor's statement that said she is able to manage them. | |
| Senator Kohl says AT&T deal should be blocked Wed,20 Jul 2011 02:28 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Herb Kohl, chairman of the U.S. Senate's antitrust subcommittee, urged the federal government to block AT&T's $39 billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier. | |
| Factbox: Gang of Six plan meets McConnell fallback on U.S. debt Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT Reuters -  (Reuters) - The White House and a number of congressional leaders are seeking to put elements of a new bipartisan deficit-cutting plan into what may be a last-ditch bid to avert a debt default. | |
| Analysis: Tough fight for Obama in 2012 in some key states Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama bucked decades-old electoral trends to win the White House in 2008, taking nine states that had supported Republican George W. Bush four years earlier. Full Story | |
| Factbox: The "Gang of Six" deficit-reduction plan Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A group of senators has offered an ambitious budget plan that could help Congress find a way to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before an August 2 default.Full Story | |
| Factbox: The "Gang of Six" deficit-reduction plan Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:36 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A group of U.S. senators has offered an ambitious budget plan that could help Congress find a way to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling before an August 2 default. Full Story | |
| Snapshot: Developments in debt talks Wed,20 Jul 2011 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is the status on Wednesday in negotiations to raise the government's $14.3 trillion debt limit by August 2 and avoid a credit default. Full Story | |
| Obama to meet House Republican leaders Wednesday: White House Wed,20 Jul 2011 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner and House Republican number two Eric Cantor at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing deficit talks, the White House said. Full Story | |
 CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed one of her simplest but potentially most transformative diplomatic priorities in India on Wednesday: clean cooking stoves. | |
| Factbox: Contractor case has stalled U.S.-Cuba rapprochement Wed,20 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Cuba's Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Friday on an appeal by jailed American aid contractor Alan Gross against his 15-year sentence for crimes against the Cuban state. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Texas Governor Rick Perry jumps into the Republican presidential contest, the crowded field will get a formidable fundraiser competing for millions of dollars up for grabs from on-the-fence donors. |
