WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama suffered a double-barreled setback in Congress on Thursday when members of his own party moved to apply the brakes on his top legislative priorities, healthcare and climate change. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $48.8 billion spending bill to bolster U.S. foreign policy and aid efforts, including to allies like Pakistan and Afghanistan. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — A crack in the fragile coalition crafting a U.S. healthcare reform bill emerged on Thursday when fiscally conservative Democrats balked at the cost and direction of the House of Representatives' plan. ... > full story
NEW YORK, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — New York Democrats on Thursday said they regained control of the state Senate after the second of two party members who had defected to the Republicans rejoined the Democrats, ending a nearly five-week impasse that had frozen all legislation. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Roland Burris, appointed by Illinois' since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — A Senate panel on Thursday approved a $46.4 billion bill to fund the Treasury Department and pressed the agency to obtain more details about how recipients of the government's $700 billion financial bailout are using the funds. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — As President Barack Obama encouraged world leaders meeting in Italy to intensify the fight against global warming, legislation to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases suffered a delay in the Senate on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday launched a robust defense of its independence and warned that efforts in Congress to put monetary policy under political sway would hurt the economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 (Reuters) — A proposal from a long-time congressional foe of the Federal Reserve that could give lawmakers sway over monetary policy has won the support of a majority in the House of Representatives, alarming officials at the U.S. central bank. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 (Reuters) — The powerful chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Wednesday introduced legislation to create a new consumer financial protection agency that would strip some powers away from current regulators. ... > full story
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Dozens march in Roanoke for health care reform July 9, 2009 (NBC 10 Roanoke (WSLS)) — Dozens of people took to the streets Thursday for a special march. They started at the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial statute, went over the ...
Darling vows stricter regulation of British banks July 8, 2009 (The Irish Times) — ALISTAIR DARLING, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, pledged yesterday to toughen regulation of banks and the financial sector with wide-ranging ...
Scrutineer: Capital idea, or maybe not July 8, 2009 (Scotsman) — Ramco. 47p -29.3p WHAT exactly is a "well capitalised bank", Darling? Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposals to give the Financial ...
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