Tag: Nation

In this Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 photo, a used home is listed as sold, in Gilbert, Ariz. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for this week Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.28 pct.

Marcy Gordon · October 17, 2013 2:52 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, registered nurse Salanda Bowman, left, talks with part-time Kentucky Wesleyan College student, Jason Ward, of Whitesville, about job openings at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital during a Regional Career and Job Fair in the Owensboro Sports Center in Owensboro, Ky. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, Gary Emord-Netzley, File)

US unemployment aid applications drop to 358,000

Christopher Rugaber · October 17, 2013 1:50 pm

Biden greets returning federal workers at EPA

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 1:50 pm

House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks to a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Budget talks begin, but no guarantee of success

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 17, 2013 1:49 pm

Weekly US unemployment aid applications fall to 358,000, still elevated by California backlog

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 12:31 pm

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is followed by reporters after agreeing to the framework of a deal to avoid default and reopen the government on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. The partial government shutdown is in its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a cash cushion to pay the country's bills. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Shutdown bill has items for states, fed agencies

Alan Fram · October 17, 2013 7:01 am

White House: Furloughed workers can return to work

Josh Lederman · October 17, 2013 5:19 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters after voting on a measure to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Budget Committee, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

David Espo · October 17, 2013 5:04 am

White House tells agencies to reopen promptly; all furloughed workers may return to work

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 4:50 am

Obama signs measure averting default on debt, ending partial government shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 4:28 am

Report: NSA and CIA collaborate on drone strikes

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 4:02 am

In this image from House Television, with partial voting totals on the screen, a woman, at the rostrum just below the House presiding officer, seen between the "yea" and "nay" wording, is removed from the House chamber after she began shouting during the vote for the bill to end the partial 16-day government shutdown and to fund the government. The woman was described by lawmakers and aides as a long-time House stenographer. (AP Photo/House TV)

House worker yells during vote, escorted away

Washington Examiner · October 17, 2013 3:25 am