Tag: Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, after the Senate passed the debt ceiling legislation. Back in the summer of 2011, as a debt crisis loomed much like one does again today, Obama issued a clear threat to Republicans: Without an agreement to raise the nation's borrowing limit, older Americans might not get their Social Security checks. He wasn't the first to issue such a warning in the face of a debt fight between an administration and Congress. The federal government could run out of cash to pay all its bills in full as early as Feb. 15, according to one authoritative estimate, and congressional Republicans want significant spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. Obama, forced to negotiate an increase in 2011, has vowed not to negotiate again. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid?

Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

Donors not disclosed in Georgia’s annual Wild Hog event

Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban

Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

House speaker William Howell, readies the gavel at the start of the session at the Capitol Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 in Richmond, Va. Legislators met for only a few moments before adjourning for the weekend. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

GOP walks gingerly around Virginia contraception proposals

Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009, file photo, Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts, not seen, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, watch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Obama's second inauguration is shaping up as a high-energy celebration smaller than his first milestone swearing-in, yet still designed to mark his unprecedented role in American history with plenty of eye-catching glamour. A long list of celebrity performers will give the once-every-four years right of democratic passage the air of a star-studded concert, from the bunting-draped Capitol's west front of the Capitol, where Obama takes the oath Jan. 21, to the Washington Convention Center, which is expected to be packed with 40,000 ball-goers that evening. (AP Photo/Chuck Kennedy, Pool)

Questions and answers about upcoming inauguration

Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

Ravens shock Broncos; 49ers rout Packers

Associated Press · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrive for their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: US war in Afghanistan winding down

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

More than education finance on Washington state legislative agenda

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

Nebraska AG Jon Bruning announces legislative proposals

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

Alabama counties could get power to reject changes

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, file photo George P. Bush, right, stands with his uncle former President George W. Bush, left, during the Bush Center Warrior Open in Irving, Texas. George P. Bush, the 36-year-old attorney from Fort Worth and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has taken steps toward seeking elected office in Texas, and his father has said his son is considering a run for the state's land commissioner. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am

Georgia Rep: School ‘trigger’ bill a nuanced approach

Associated Press · January 12, 2013 5:00 am