WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Wednesday that Democrats and Republicans would be able to break a political deadlock and reach a deal on soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s top economic advisers and key leaders in Congress haggled over how to extend low Bush-era tax rates on Wednesday, seeking to break a political deadlock and prevent taxes from rising next year. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea are expected to meet in Washington on Monday to discuss North Korea and other issues, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. tax chief told lawmakers on Wednesday the Internal Revenue Service needs clarity on the fate of the alternative minimum tax, which could ensnare 21 million unintended taxpayers if a law is not amended before year-end. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Congress on Wednesday prepared to avert a government shutdown by extending temporary funding for another two weeks as Democrats struggle to complete a more lasting solution. View full post on Reuters: Politics
ASTANA (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has done a lot of explaining to foreign leaders after the embarrassing Wikileaks release of U.S. embassy cables — but few needed as much placating as Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi. View full post on Reuters: Politics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc is in advanced talks to hire former U.S. budget director Peter Orszag in its investment banking unit, Bloomberg reported Tuesday night, citing people with knowledge of the matter. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said it expects to finalize an agreement with Russia on Wednesday to regulate adoptions after an American woman rejected her adopted son and sent him back to Russia alone in April. View full post on Reuters: Politics
ASTANA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the United States welcomed Iran’s decision to join talks in Geneva, which she said should focus “first and foremost” on Tehran’s nuclear program. View full post on Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department condemned on Tuesday an official Palestinian report last week asserting that Jerusalem’s Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, is not Jewish. View full post on Reuters: Politics
