As members of Congress return to Capitol Hill on Monday for the final leg of the lame-duck session, they do so knowing that the next several weeks represent the last days of dominance for Democrats in Washington for the foreseeable future. Unlike the first two years of the Obama administration, when the president’s party wielded [...]
The prez will be pow-wowing with European powers-that-be on Friday, Nov. 19. After arriving in Portugal for the NATO Summit, he’ll have a series of bilateral meetings, then head to NATO Advisory Council (NAC) meetings in the evening. Here’s what’s on deck: (All times Western European Time) 10:50 a.m. — The president arrives in Lisbon, [...]
Allied Irish Banks, which raised 2.5 billion euros ($3.2 billion) selling assets in Poland, has got another three months to find twice that much to avoid being taken over by the government, Bloomberg News reported. Ireland’s second-largest lender was ordered by its regulator in March to raise 7.4 billion euros by the end of the [...]
Predicting victory in Tuesday’s primary, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke briefly to supporters and volunteers Monday night at his Phoenix headquarters. A cautious and subdued McCain said he was confident because “the people of Arizona need someone to be most effective on their behalf in these tough times for Arizona — and also someone who [...]
It’s a short and sweet one for the prez on August 12. Here’s what’s on deck: 9:30 a.m. — The president receives the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office. 10:30 a.m. — Receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office. 11:30 a.m. — Meets with senior advisers in the Oval Office. This post [...]
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