Carl Hulse The New York Times

• US debt deal: House of Representatives passes bill

  After months of partisan impasse, the US House of Representatives on Monday approved a budget agreement intended to head off a potential government default, pushing Congress a big step closer to the conclusion of a bitter fight that has left both parties bruised and exhausted.

• US reaches debt deal two days ahead of deadline

  President Obama and Congressional leaders of both parties said late Sunday that they had agreed to a framework for a budget deal that would cut trillions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade and clear the way for an increase in the government's borrowing limit.

• House again seeks votes, after failing to pass debt plan

  President Obama called on Congress to produce a fiscal plan that could be passed with votes from both parties, as House Republican leaders sought support from their restive caucus and Senate Democrats suggested they might move ahead with their own plan."Any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan," Mr. Obama said. "I urge Democrats and Republi...

• US: No accord in budget talks as policy fights hamper deal

  Another day of intense negotiations between the two parties failed to yield a budget deal on Thursday, leaving the federal government hours from a shutdown. After the third round of White House talks in 24 hours with Speaker John A. Boehner and Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, President Obama said that they had made progress and that he hope...

• Obama: 'Systematic failures' in security

  US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday "a systemic failure" allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a US-bound flight from Amsterdam.