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Republicans blame selves in 2012 poll 'post-mortem'

March 18, 2013 12:16
US Republicans released a scathing report Monday on their disappointment in November's presidential vote, urging their party to broaden its appeal to minority voters before the next election. "Unless changes are made, it will be increasingly difficult for Republicans to win another presidential election in the near future," the 98-page document concluded, seeking to guide the party's latest bout of soul-searching.

Obama to continue outreach to Republicans

March 9, 2013 07:31
US President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed his determination to continue outreach to his Republican opponents in order to facilitate approval by Congress of his key agenda items. The pledge came after the president met key Republican lawmakers this week to discuss a range of issues including drastic budget cuts known as "the sequester," gun violence, the economy and immigration reform.

Senate stalwart Carl Levin will not seek re-election

March 7, 2013 19:45
US Senator Carl Levin, a six-term Democrat and fierce advocate for military personnel and readiness, announced Thursday he will not seek re-election in 2014. The chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee said he would rather spend his final two years as a lawmaker unencumbered by "the distraction of campaigning for re-election." "I have decided not to run for re-election in 2014," the 78-year-old Levin, first elected to the Senate in 1978, said in a statement.

UPDATE 2-Democratic U.S. Senator Levin won't seek re-election in 2014

March 7, 2013 19:45
* Becomes sixth senator to announce retirement plans * Democrats expected to retain his seat * Was among most liberal senators By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, a leading voice on national security who opposed the Iraq War and has fought corporate abuse during more than three decades in the chamber, said on Thursday he would not seek re-election next year.

Hopes for a political thaw sprout in wintry Washington

March 6, 2013 20:00
* Obama's dinner invitation qualifies as groundbreaking * Schmoozing with Republicans is a departure for president By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - A winter storm all but closed down Washington on Wednesday, but hopes for a political thaw sprouted across the U.S. capital.

WRAPUP 1-US House moves to prevent shutdown, Obama reaches out to Senate

March 6, 2013 14:45
* Washington may be responding to public impatience * Obama approval rating dips By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - Legislation that would avert another nasty partisan budget battle and possibly a shutdown of the government was on a fast track to passage in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate intelligence panel OKs Brennan CIA nomination

March 5, 2013 20:00
(New throughout) By Mark Hosenball and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve John Brennan as President Barack Obama's new CIA director, after the committee resolved a dispute with the White House over access to classified legal opinions on the targeted killings of U.S. citizens overseas.

UPDATE 2-White House asks Congress for 'fast-track' trade authority

March 1, 2013 14:15
* Executive power would make it easier to secure trade deals * Congress could vote on pacts, but could not amend them * White House has not had "fast-track" authority since 2007 * Republicans back authority but question Obama's commitment By Doug Palmer

Bills to replace sequester cuts fail in US Senate

February 28, 2013 17:46
Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed Thursday in the US Senate, including a Republican effort that would have ceded authority to the White House to implement the reductions. Both bills fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance, virtually assuring that the $85 billion in indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts known as the sequester will kick in after the Friday deadline With Democratic and Republican leaders opposed to each other's plans there was little chance from the start that either bill would pass the Senate.

Bills to replace sequester cuts fail in US Senate

February 28, 2013 17:31
Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed Thursday in the US Senate, including a Republican effort that would have ceded authority to the White House to implement the reductions. Both bills fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance, virtually assuring that the $85 billion in indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts known as the sequester will kick in after the Friday deadline With Democratic and Republican leaders opposed to each other's plans there was little chance from the start that either bill would pass the Senate.
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