Prospects fade for resolution on border crisis

July 17, 2014 0
Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Boehner said he can't envision a U.S. response to the border crisis that doesn't involving speeding up the process of returning unaccompanied Central American children home. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects for action on the nation’s border crisis faded Thursday as lawmakers traded accusations rather than solutions, raising chances that Congress will head out for its summer recess without doing anything about the tens of thousands of migrant children streaming into South Texas.

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Divided panel backs training, arming Syrian rebels

July 17, 2014 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ deep reservations about President Barack Obama’s push to train and arm vetted Syrian rebels were on full display Thursday as Democrats and Republicans on a Senate panel grudgingly backed the administration’s plan.

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Social Security: Field offices to verify benefits

July 17, 2014 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure from Congress, the Social Security Administration said Thursday its field offices will continue issuing statements that recipients can use to verify their benefits.

Obama pushes transportation money at closed bridge

July 17, 2014 0
President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Interstate 495 bridge over the Christina River near Wilmington, Del., Thursday, July 17, 2014, to announce an initiative to increase private sector investment in the nation's infrastructure. The bridge was closed for emergency repairs last month after the discovery of four tilting support columns, and the federal government is helping pay for repairs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Barack Obama announced a new program Thursday to attract more private money to help pay to build new roads and bridges as he criticized Congress for refusing to approve a more lasting source of funding.

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US plans to transfer 6 from Guantanamo

July 16, 2014 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday the Pentagon has notified Congress of its intent to transfer six Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees to Uruguay.

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Obama pushes to stop corporate overseas tax moves

July 16, 2014 0

The Obama administration is urging Congress to act swiftly to curtail a growing trend in which U.S. corporations reorganize overseas with foreign entities in part to trim their tax bills back home. Treasury …

Yellen rejects move to set up formula for Fed

July 16, 2014 0
Yellen rejects move to set up formula for Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday it would be a serious mistake for Congress to require the nation’s central bank to adopt a formal policy rule to guide its decisions on setting interest …

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How the Dow Jones industrial average did Tuesday

July 15, 2014 0

Stock ended mostly lower Tuesday as investors considered a new set of corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s latest assessment of the U.S. economy. In remarks to Congress, Fed Chair Janet Yellen …