Jon Kyl
Q+A: How automatic deficit cuts could be reversed
Nov 15, 2011 13:02 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A November 23 deadline for the congressional "super committee" to agree on a plan to cut the federal deficit is drawing near with no sign of a deal in sight, raising concerns about what will happen if the panel fails.
Board planning to take online poker applications in February
Nov 14, 2011 19:00 EST
The state Gaming Control Board in February will begin taking applications to license companies to operate Internet poker sites, according to a state gaming regulator.
Deficit lobbying gets louder as deadline looms
Nov 11, 2011 14:27 EST
(Reuters) - Richard Smith, a retired attorney and Navy veteran, has a message for Republican Senator Jon Kyl and the rest of the special bipartisan committee in Congress that is trying to reach a deal to cut the deficit.
Inside Room 200, home of the "super committee"
Nov 07, 2011 08:57 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deep beneath the Capitol is a red-carpeted room that recently reverberated to the sound of Democrats and Republicans singing together, and then to their angry exchanges over how to fix the U.S. budget.
Exclusive: Democrats seek up to $3 trillion savings
Oct 26, 2011 18:26 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats are proposing to slash huge budget deficits by up to $3 trillion, aiming high to repair the country's fiscal mess even as Republicans show early signs of resisting the proposals.
December deadline won't mark end of debt fight
Oct 16, 2011 15:27 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - December looms as the deadline for tackling a fiscal mess punctuated by a $14.8 trillion national debt. But it's December 2012, not 2011, that is really worth keeping an eye on.
Congress panels fail to craft deficit-cut ideas
Oct 13, 2011 15:53 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A special committee of Congress, struggling to find bipartisan consensus on ways to cut the federal budget, is not getting much help from colleagues who have been asked for their ideas to shrink deficits.
Momentum wanes in effort to legalize online poker Last spring, the Justice Department walloped three major poker sites with a host of charges, tarring the sector's reputation.
Oct 10, 2011 20:00 EDT
It took years to get gaming lobbyists, poker enthusiasts and sympathetic lawmakers to join in an effort to legalize online poker in the United States. But just as they appear close to success, their union is fraying.
Exclusive: budget talks get down to taxes, benefits
Oct 04, 2011 19:47 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deficit-reduction talks in the Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase on Tuesday with Republicans signaling they could consider some revenue increases in exchange for Democrats embracing healthcare cuts, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Exclusive: budget talks get down to taxes, benefits
Oct 04, 2011 19:47 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deficit-reduction talks in the Congress entered a potentially groundbreaking phase on Tuesday with Republicans signaling they could consider some revenue increases in exchange for Democrats embracing healthcare cuts, sources familiar with the discussions said.
As deficit panel meets, is no news good news?
Sep 28, 2011 18:45 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress' "super committee" is earning a reputation for being the "super secret committee" as radio silence envelopes the panel charged with cleaning up the country's budget mess.
Analysis: Fed in political crosshairs as campaign gains steam
Sep 21, 2011 20:41 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve managed to dodge a bullet last year when it emerged even more powerful after a rewrite of financial rules despite widespread popular anger for its role in bailing out banks.
Fed backs more stimulus, sidesteps political pressure
Sep 21, 2011 17:49 EDT
The Federal Reserve redoubled its efforts to juice the US economy on Wednesday, unveiling a $400 billion stimulus plan and shunning political calls for the bank to take a back seat.
Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes
Sep 19, 2011 20:59 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and made clear the proposal had little chance of becoming law.
Obama offers $3.6 trillion deficit plan, would up taxes
Sep 19, 2011 20:59 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trillion plan on Monday to cut budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and made clear the proposal had little chance of becoming law.
Potent forces try to tie hands of deficit panel
Sep 16, 2011 16:37 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The days of "go big" in Washington's latest deficit-reduction drama are morphing into "don't go there."
Contractors battle against further military cuts
Sep 14, 2011 19:12 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense contractors launched a broad lobbying campaign on Wednesday to drum up public support for holding the line on U.S. military spending cuts.
Contractors appeal for no more military cuts
Sep 14, 2011 16:37 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense contractors launched a new lobbying campaign on Wednesday to drum up public support for holding the line on U.S. military spending cuts.
Congress budget agency warns panel of economic ills
Sep 13, 2011 16:33 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A softening U.S. economy means that Congress's "super committee" on deficit reduction must be careful that it does not jeopardize the recovery, the top congressional budget analyst warned on Tuesday.
