Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – With a new majority taking control of the House next year, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday to tackle a backlog of bills during a “lame-duck” session. Their agenda includes whether to extend Bush administration tax cuts for all or only for [...]

A day after meeting with his US counterpart, Barack Obama, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday received China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee chairman Wu … View full post on All Stories

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) defends her tenure in USA Today : “The results of last week’s elections reflected the genuine frustration of the American people, who are justifiably angered by the continued high unemployment rate. While Democrats are also disappointed at the rate of job growth, it does not diminish what we have accomplished.” [...]

Preparing for political life after a bruising election, President Barack Obama will put greater emphasis on fiscal discipline, a nod to a nation sick of spending and to a Congress poised to become more determined to stop him. View full post on All Stories

March 29 , 2010 For spearheading the Congress-led the UPA’s political strategy for consolidating its ‘aam admi’ base, the National Advisory Council (NAC) has been revived with Congress President Sonia Gandhi again as its chairperson, four years after she quit the post in the wake of the office of the profit controversy.Sometime ago, the Parliament [...]

President Obama on Wednesday will call on Congress to extend a tax break aimed at college students that was included in last year’s stimulus package. View full post on All Stories

With all of the uncertainty surrounding the makeup of Congress following the Nov. 2 midterm elections, the Obama administration is pushing for a debate and vote on the New START nuclear reductions tre… View full post on All Stories

The business aviation world is collectively shining its shoes and pressing its suits for the largest convention dealing specifically with bizav. The National Business Aviation Association Meeting and Convention will be held at the Georgia World Congress convention center from Oct. 19-21 and AVweb will be there to provide a full package of news, video [...]

The NASA Act of 2010 has been passed by Congress and is expected to get President Obama’s signature Monday. View full post on All Stories

The massive economic stimulus package President Obama pushed through Congress last year is coming in on time and under budget – and with strikingly few claims of fraud or abuse – according to a White House report set to be released Friday. Christina Romer – Barack Obama – United States – Peter R. Orszag – [...]

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Lawmakers passed a resolution on Wednesday, their last day of session before the mid-term elections, funding government operations until after they return from their recess. The stopgap measure was needed since both the House and the Senate haven’t passed a single appropriations bill [...]