Congress approves Senate bill, sends to Obama
By The Associated Press / October 16, 2013Congress has approved the Senate bill to reopen the government and avoid a default on federal loans. It has been sent to President Barack Obama.
Congress has approved the Senate bill to reopen the government and avoid a default on federal loans. It has been sent to President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders reached agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, according to a Republican senator who also said the House might vote first on the plan to speed its approval.
WASHINGTON — Time growing desperately short, Senate leaders took command of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown Tuesday night after a last big attempt by House Republicans abruptly collapsed.
The partial shutdown continues into its third week, with dueling plans in the Senate and in the House to reopen the government and avert a U.S. debt default. Treasury says it will run out of money to pay its bills if Congress doesn’t increase its borrowing authority by Thursday.
Despite a correlation between gun homicide and suicide and mentally ill owners, a study released by Ball State shows some do not think firearms should be prohibited for them.
Sen. Joe Donnelly asked congress today to work to end the current government shutdown before it further hurts Indiana’s economy.
Campers in national parks are to pull up stakes and leave, some veterans waiting to have disability benefits approved will have to cool their heels even longer, many routine food inspections will be suspended and panda-cams will go dark at the shuttered National Zoo.
Police say at least 12 people have died in shootings at a heavily guarded military facility in the heart of the U.S. capital.
Two officials say police are looking into the possibility of a second shooter at the Washington Navy Yard where several people were killed.
Shortly after Congressman Luke Messer’s address with the community alongside Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora about the newly slated Congressional Academy, Messer moved from the stateside to the national front during an interview with Unified Media on the upcoming vote with Syria.
WASHINGTON — Congressional aides say the top lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reached agreement on a resolution about using military force against Syria.
For at least six years, federal drug and other agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone call records dating back decades in a collaboration with AT&T.
The final stages are near completion for the launch of a law enforcement social media network designed exclusively for the men and women in blue.
Indianapolis wants to host the Super Bowl in 2018 after winning praise for its handling of the NFL's showcase event in 2012.
Church bells rang out at the National Cathedral and at sites nationwide to answer a call from one of the most important civil rights speeches to “let freedom ring.”
Benchmark oil for October delivery rose $1.09, or 1 percent, to $110.10 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its highest closing price since May 3, 2011.
