Budget Sequestration
The budget sequester could cause delays for the planned NASA manned flight in 2017.
President Obama has long enjoyed the confidence of the American public when it comes to the economy, at least when his ratings are compared to those of Congressional Republicans.
The White House announced that it is cancelling public visitor tours as a result of the $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester.
As sequestration officially begins, after President Obama was unable to convince Republicans to authorize more tax increases on wealthy Americans, the implementation and effect of the spending cuts is still murky.
President Obama expressed his frustration with the US Congress for not doing more to prevent the $85 billion in spending cuts, known as the sequester, from moving passed its deadline of March 1.
The sequester deadline looms on Friday, and two competing plans to avert the crisis are doomed to failure even before they are finalized.
In a move that is infuriating Republicans, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has released hundreds of undocumented immigrants in an effort to save money ahead of Friday’s looming budget sequestration.
With the sequester deadline only four days away, President Obama will be visiting Virginia on Tuesday to pressure Republicans to strike a compromise that would prevent the automatic $85 billion cut in federal spending that White House officials say will have severe consequences to everyday Americans.
As Congress deals with the looming sequester, there are already some red flags popping up in terms of problems that Congress could be dealing with regarding passing a bill that would reform the nation's immigration laws.
President Obama gives the 2013 State of the Union address on Tuesday night, his first since his resounding victory in last year’s presidential election. What will he say?
The House GOP avoided a fight over the debt ceiling today, by passing a bill extending the country’ ability to pay its debts until mid-May.
About a third of House Republicans reluctantly signed on to a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
President Obama and Republicans in Congress are engaged in a tense struggle over tax rates and spending cuts, playing out before a deadline where everyone loses.
