Tag: Nation

USDA: Poultry plants linked to outbreak stay open

MARY CLARE JALONICK · October 11, 2013 2:57 am

Obama signs bill to pay military death benefits

DARLENE SUPERVILLEDONNA CASSATA · October 11, 2013 1:20 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, following a meeting with House Republicans. Boehner said Republicans will advance legislation to temporarily extend the government's ability to borrow to meet its obligations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hope? Shutdown/debt talks but no resolution yet

David Espo · October 11, 2013 12:57 am

Obama thanks New Zealand official for trade talks

Washington Examiner · October 11, 2013 12:16 am

White House: Obama signs bill to provide benefits to families of fallen troops during shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 11, 2013 12:10 am

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. listens at left, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, following a meeting with President Barack Obama regarding the budget. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Analysis: Budget talk ideas delay, don’t resolve

Jim Kuhnhenn · October 10, 2013 11:30 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio departs the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, en route to the White House to meet with President Barack Obama about a solution to ending the government shutdown. The federal government remains partially shut down for a 10th day and faces a first-ever default between Oct. 17 and the end of the month. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House: No decision on shutdown, debt impasse

Washington Examiner · October 10, 2013 10:55 pm

Majority Leader Cantor: White House meeting useful, ‘we expect further conversations tonight’

Washington Examiner · October 10, 2013 10:18 pm

Federal courts to remain open through Oct. 17

Washington Examiner · October 10, 2013 10:07 pm

FILE - In this April 18, 2013, file photo, firefighters use flashlights to search a destroyed apartment complex near the West Fertilizer Co. plant that exploded in West, Texas. The Texas company that operated the fertilizer plant where a thunderous explosion in April killed 15 people is facing $118,300 in fines for two dozen serious safety violations, including a failure to have an emergency response plan, federal officials said Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Texas fertilizer plant cited for safety lapses

DINA CAPPIELLORAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI · October 10, 2013 9:49 pm

People look toward the Ohio Clock outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, in Washington. The Ohio Clock has stood watch over the Senate for 196 years. It stopped running shortly after noon Wednesday. Employees in the Office of the Senate Curator ordinarily wind the clock weekly. But they are among the thousands of federal employees furloughed under the partial shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Capitol’s famous clock falls victim to shutdown

Charles Babington · October 10, 2013 9:14 pm

FILE - In this June 6, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The U.S. government's aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, on U.S. press freedoms under the Obama administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalism

Brett Zongker · October 10, 2013 8:58 pm