Richard Cowan, Reuters

Congress scrambles to wrap up deal averting government shutdown

Richard Cowan, Reuters

April 26, 2017

The U.S. Congress moved closer to a deal to avoid a government shutdown at the stroke of midnight on Friday, as negotiators worked to clear away remaining disputes in a massive spending bill.

Sprint, OneWeb say 8,000 jobs announced by Trump are part of SoftBank pledge

Richard Cowan, Reuters

December 29, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will bring 8,000 jobs to the United States, and the companies said the positions were part of a previously disclosed pledge by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp.

TPP trade deal still alive

Krista Hughes, Reuters

Richard Cowan, Reuters

June 18, 2015

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No shutdown/no default, McConnell pledges

Richard Cowan, Reuters

March 9, 2015

McConnell is in no rush to raise the debt limit, but he also isn't interested in another shutdown.