Fiscal Cliff
Fiscal Cliff
-
FISCAL CLIFF
House approves fiscal deal
America’s not going over the fiscal cliff, as the House of Representatives Tuesday approved the last-minute deal to pull the nation away from the brink of economic chaos.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
Tax-deal talks stall after abortive Republican proposal to limit Social Security increases
Talks stall on fiscal cliff deal.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
Budget cliffhanger: talks drag into final hours
The White House and congressional leaders worked overtime Sunday to ward off tax increases set to kick in for most Americans, with Republican leaders signaling a grudging acceptance that some taxes will go up and the two parties narrowing their differences over who should pay more.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
At fiscal cliff's edge, budget talks resume
Just days from a fiscal meltdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders resumed stalled talks Friday and head into the weekend with a final attempt to negotiate a last-minute budget compromise that would avert looming tax increases for most Americans that could plunge the country back...
-
FISCAL CLIFF
California's budget recovery may be wrecked by fiscal cliff tumble
Gov. Jerry Brown and California lawmakers struck an upbeat tone in recent weeks as they enjoyed their most positive budget outlook since the economic downturn.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
U.S. will reach federal debt limit on New Year's Eve
The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders Wednesday, adding a new and possibly dramatic wrinkle to negotiations aimed at averting the ¿fiscal cliff.¿
-
FISCAL CLIFF
U.S. will reach federal debt limit on New Year’s Eve
The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders Wednesday, adding a new and possibly dramatic wrinkle to negotiations aimed at averting the “fiscal cliff.”
-
FISCAL CLIFF
Reid spokesman: GOP should 'drop their knee-jerk obstruction'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's spokesman swung back hard at House of Representatives Republicans Wednesday, after GOP leaders said the Senate should consider House-passed tax and spending bills.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
Gallup: People less optimistic about cliff deal
People are growing pessimistic that the White House and congressional leaders can reach an agreement on avoiding the fiscal cliff, a new Gallup poll said Wednesday.
-
FISCAL CLIFF
House GOP leaders say Senate has to make next move to avoid cliff
House of Representatives leaders talked Wednesday and said they'd wait for the Senate to act on legislation to avert the fiscal cliff. House leaders said that once the Senate acts, they will consider whether to take up that measure.



