The US House of Representatives today approved $9.7 billion in initial federal funds for victims of Superstorm Sandy, with New York and New Jersey lawmakers still seething over delays in voting on the rest of a $60 billion aid package.
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives have scheduled a vote on Wednesday on a nearly four-month extension of US borrowing capacity, but the bill does not specify a dollar amount.
US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's offer to accept a tax rate increase for the wealthiest Americans knocks down a key Republican road block to a deal resolving the year-end "fiscal cliff."
US President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner met at White House for about 45 minutes today, but there was no word of any progress in their bid to avert the looming "fiscal cliff," an aide said.
Despite a rocky few weeks during the "fiscal cliff" fight, John Boehner won re-election as speaker of the House of Representatives today and will again lead Republicans as they take on the White House over federal spending.
US President Barack Obama met with Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner at the White House to negotiate ways to avoid the "fiscal cliff," according to White House officials and a congressional aide.
The White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's office held more negotiations today on ways to break the "fiscal cliff" stalemate, although neither side showed any public signs that they were ready to give ground.
President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner held a "frank" face-to-face meeting in an effort to break an impasse in talks to avert the "fiscal cliff" of steep tax increases and spending cuts.
President Barack Obama today said his legislation intended to create jobs would provide the jolt the economy needs right now and called for an end to political gridlock in Congress.
US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million US citizens.
The US House of Representatives was left pretty much unchanged by voters with control firmly in Republican hands while Democrats held the majority in the Senate, according to projections.
An effort to craft a broad deal of up to $4 trillion in deficit-reduction appeared out of reach as Republican leader John Boehner cited differences with the White House on taxes and proposed pursuing a more modest package.
President Barack Obama agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on September 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date set for his high-profile speech.
John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Thursday President Barack Obama's jobs proposals "merit consideration" and expressed hope both parties could work together.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to explain the US mission in Libya and how his administration intends to achieve its goals.
US Congress approved a budget deal to avert a government shutdown, but mass defections in both parties highlighted the difficult fights ahead on spending and debt reduction.
A friendly round of golf between President Barack Obama and Republican leader John Boehner has unusually high stakes, since any positive sentiment it yields may help lead to a debt deal.