| Germany confident on successful U.S. deficit talks Fri,15 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is confident that agreement will be reached in budget deficit talks in the United States, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday. Full Story |
 WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China urged the United States to cancel a scheduled meeting between President Barack Obama and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Saturday, saying such a meeting would harm U.S.-China relations. | |
 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Saturday to cancel a planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying such a meeting would be harmful to U.S.-China relations. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House plans to nominate a new director to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau next week but is unlikely to name Elizabeth Warren, who has helped to set it up, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. | |
 CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of the $86 million raised by President Barack Obama for his re-election effort in recent months came from small donations of under $200 or less, according to filings released on Friday. | |
 CHICAGO (Reuters) - With Chicago still facing a lingering deficit in its current budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled on Friday a series of steps that will lead to up to 625 layoffs. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's campaign said on Friday it had more than $4.2 million in contributions at the end of the second quarter, much of it from small donors. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, whose campaign has been dogged by staff resignations and other woes, is nearly $1 million in debt, a filing with electoral regulators on Friday showed. | |
| Romney skirts debt debate, defends health law again Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney tried to avoid wading into the debate within the Republican Party about raising the federal debt ceiling as he campaigned in northern New Hampshire on Friday. Full Story | |
| Corporations press Republicans for debt deal Fri,15 Jul 2011 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street, big corporations and business groups are mounting an increasingly frantic lobbying campaign to persuade Republicans to raise the debt limit as fears of a national default grow. Full Story | |
| U.S. official reassures foreign investors over debt default Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Treasury official has been privately fielding questions from foreign investors about the debt limit fight in Washington and has been reassuring them that the United States will not default. Full Story | |
| Germany confident on successful U.S. deficit talks Fri,15 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is confident that agreement will be reached in budget deficit talks in the United States, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Friday. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner, the top Republican, is being upstaged in the battle to raise the debt limit by his younger and more partisan deputy in Congress, Eric Cantor, who is widely seen as wanting his job. | |
| Texas first state to enact hydrofracking rules Fri,15 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday signed energy legislation to encourage more natural gas production and require energy companies to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that has raised environmental concerns. Full Story | |
| Treasury takes last-ditch measure to stay solvent Fri,15 Jul 2011 12:33 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury said on Friday it would take the last step at its disposal to continue borrowing money in capital markets as Congress battles over raising the country's debt ceiling. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tax code loophole that gives corporations large deductions on executive stock options would be closed under legislation unveiled on Friday. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Republicans to pave the way for quick approval of trade deals with Colombia, South Korea and Panama by cooperating with the White House to extend a program to help workers who have lost their job because of trade. | |
 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United States Friday recognized Libya's rebel National Transitional Council (TNC) as a legitimate government, a diplomatic boost which could unlock billions of dollars in frozen assets. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of congressional Republicans harshly criticized the Wall Street overhaul law on Friday and gave what they termed a failing report card to the year-old legislation. | |
 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed with a major global Islamic organization on Friday to pursue new ways of resolving debates over religion without resorting to legal steps against defamation. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday said he would not support a $2.4 trillion plan to reduce the federal deficit without some tax hikes to increase revenues. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Time is running out to come up with a deal to raise the debt limit, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday as a August 2 deadline looms. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday that deficit negotiations should have been taken care of early rather than allowed to run this close to the August 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she hopes talks between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on raising the $14.3 trillion U.S. debt limit will result in a large deficit reduction plan. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner, the top U.S. Republican, is being upstaged in the battle to raise the debt limit by his younger and more partisan deputy, Eric Cantor, who is widely seen as wanting his job. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will end a lengthy trip to Asia by meeting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo in Shenzhen, China on July 25, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. | |
 HAMPTON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, weighing a second run for the White House, warned on Thursday that Republicans risked being blamed if the U.S. defaults on its debt. | |
| Obama said ready to move on South Korea trade bill Thu,14 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon send a free trade pact with South Korea to Congress for approval despite Republican threats to vote against it because of a retraining program for workers displaced by trade, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on Thursday. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has offered a spending cut of $2 billion for the coming fiscal year in White House budget talks, far below the level sought by Republicans, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday. | |
| S&P warns of U.S. downgrade if no debt deal reached Thu,14 Jul 2011 05:13 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned there is a one-in-two chance it could cut the United States' prized triple-A rating if a deal on raising the government's debt ceiling is not agreed soon. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged congressional lawmakers on Thursday to go back to their party members and gauge support for components of a debt and deficit deal, a Democratic official said. | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The primary fundraising committee for Sarah Palin, who is considering whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination, raised a paltry $1.6 million in the first half of 2011 in a sign that she is not attracting big funds for a presidential run. | |
 HAMPTON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, weighing a second run for the White House, warned on Thursday that Republicans risked being blamed if the U.S. defaults on its debt. | |
| Boehner, Pelosi resist Camp David budget retreat Thu,14 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders on Thursday resisted the idea of a weekend country retreat with President Barack Obama to break a budget deadlock that is threatening the United States' top-notch credit rating. Full Story | |
| Factbox: Republicans who may take on Obama in 2012 Thu,14 Jul 2011 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she will decide whether to join the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination in August or September, potentially adding her name to the list of contenders. Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney easily leads rival Michele Bachmann in a head-to-head matchup of the two top declared candidates for the party's 2012 presidential nomination, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. | |
| S&P warns lawmakers on debt limit downgrade: aide Thu,14 Jul 2011 06:49 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's has warned lawmakers privately that it would downgrade the country's debt if the Treasury Department is forced to prioritize payments because Congress does not raise the debt limit, a congressional aide said on Thursday. Full Story | |
| N.Korea foreign minister, Clinton to attend meet in Bali Thu,14 Jul 2011 03:01 AM PDT Reuters - JAKARTA (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea will make a rare appearance on the international stage next week as Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun attends a regional security conference along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.Full Story | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain called on Wednesday for the creation of a bipartisan panel to draft long-sought legislation to combat data breaches and espionage aimed at U.S. companies and defense networks. | |
| Wisconsin Democrats say likely to recall governor in 2012 Wed,13 Jul 2011 03:16 PM PDT Reuters - MADISON (Reuters) - Wisconsin Democrats are increasingly confident that efforts to recall the state's Republican governor in 2012 will succeed, a top official said on Wednesday, after the party scored an early win in its battle to unseat Republicans who backed a controversial anti-union law. Full Story |
