Posts Tagged ‘House’

Incoming Republican House Speaker Wants to Keep Tax Cuts

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Rep. John Boehner said Wednesday he plans to use the new political power he would gain as Speaker of the House to continue tax cuts for middle-income and wealthy Americans. Boehner spoke at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol to update the [...]

Republican Victories Overshadow Obama’s Foreign Policy Control

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A return of Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives is weakening the foreign policy influence of President Barack Obama, according to political commentators. Obama pledged to rethink policies with foreign countries that traditionally have been U.S. adversaries after he was [...]

Economy is the big issue

The toll the economy has taken on Delaware is the biggest factor for the candidates in the race for the 25th House district. View full post on All Stories

Developing: U.S. On Alert After Inbound Packages Contained Explosives

Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – American authorities say packages intercepted overseas contained explosives destined for the United States. President Barack Obama was alerted late Thursday night, according to the White House, and ordered security officials to be on alert. “Last night, intelligence and law enforcement agencies discovered potential suspicious packages on two planes in [...]

White House: ‘Don’t ask’ will end soon

White House insists President Obama is committed to ending policy keeping gays from serving openly in military. Read more… View full post on All Stories

Economy Driving People Out of the Housing Market, Says New FindLaw.com Survey

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the current economic situation is making them less likely to buy a house, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com (http://www.findlaw.com), the most popular legal information website. Sixty-three percent of American View full post on All Stories

Woodward Book Forces Jones Out, Donilon Gets Support From Obama

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – New National Security Adviser Tom Donilon was ushered in on Friday by President Barack Obama after Obama bid farewell to Jim Jones at a televised press conference. Addressing journalists and others in the sunny Rose Garden, the White House, Obama called incoming NSA [...]

Obama warns agenda will go backwards with House GOP win

President warns his agenda will be stuck in gridlock for years if the GOP wins control of Congress. Read more… View full post on All Stories

Solar Energy Industries Association Statement on Return of Cost-saving Solar Energy to the White House

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA®), released the following statement about today’s announcement that the Obama Administration will install solar on the White House: “Putting solar on the roof of the nation’s most View full post on All Stories

White House Downplays European Travel Warning Threat

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday decided to send mixed signals on the travel alert issued by the U.S. State Department as the White House noted that the particular information “isn’t related to the United States.” During regular briefing, Robert Gibbs, the White House [...]

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