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Congress passes bill easing across-the-board spending cuts and threat of future shutdowns

Congress passes bill easing across-the-board spending cuts and threat of future shutdowns

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2013 9:55 pm

$FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado. Wyoming, New Mexico and other states will lose more than $400 million in mineral payments over the next decade under a budget deal nearing final approval in the Senate. A provision in the budget deal preserves a 2 percent fee charged by the government on royalties from energy companies that purchase oil and gas leases on federal land. The fee effectively set a 51-49 split, favoring the federal government, on energy royalties. The government last year paid $2.1 billion to 35 states under the program, with the largest payments going to five Western states: Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and California. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)$ News

Budget deal cuts oil and gas royalties to states

Matthew Daly · December 18, 2013 9:47 pm

Intelligence panel calls for more oversight of NSA data collection, but not end to it.

Intelligence panel calls for more oversight of NSA data collection, but not end to it.

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2013 9:00 pm

Businesses again challenge union poster rules

Businesses again challenge union poster rules

Sam Hananel · December 18, 2013 8:56 pm

US lawmaker wants openness on Pacific trade pact

US lawmaker wants openness on Pacific trade pact

Matthew Pennington · December 18, 2013 8:41 pm

Bernanke to stay in Washington after leaving Fed

Bernanke to stay in Washington after leaving Fed

Martin Crutsinger · December 18, 2013 8:37 pm

Bernanke: Bad luck contributed to subpar recovery

Bernanke: Bad luck contributed to subpar recovery

Martin Crutsinger · December 18, 2013 8:26 pm

Ben Bernanke consulted Janet Yellen before vote on bond buys

Ben Bernanke consulted Janet Yellen before vote on bond buys

Martin Crutsinger · December 18, 2013 8:04 pm

Bernanke: More cuts in bond buys likely next year

Bernanke: More cuts in bond buys likely next year

Martin Crutsinger · December 18, 2013 7:54 pm

John Kerry expresses regret over Indian diplomat arrest

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2013 7:14 pm

Shutdown delays tax filing season by 10 days

Shutdown delays tax filing season by 10 days

Stephen Ohlemacher · December 18, 2013 7:01 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Most economists think the Fed, after meeting this week, will maintain the pace of its monthly bond purchases to keep long-term loan rates low to spur spending and growth. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Improving US economy leads Fed to ease stimulus

Martin Crutsinger · December 18, 2013 7:01 pm