Fiscal Cliff

• US Congress less popular than cockroaches: poll

  The little loved US Congress, fresh off its fiscal cliff budget crisis, is now less popular than cockroaches and lice, a survey released on Tuesday found.

• In 'fiscal cliff' bill, White House was key to corporate tax breaks

  As the US Congress rushed last week to approve a "fiscal cliff" tax bill that raised income taxes on the wealthy, Washington lobbyists were fretting over a drama that was playing out within the negotiations: whether the bill would include about $64 billion in tax breaks for businesses.

• United States avoids calamity in 'fiscal cliff' drama

  The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal to prevent huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off a "fiscal cliff" and into recession.

• Barack Obama returns to Hawaii for vacation after fiscal cliff vote

  With the fiscal cliff deal done, US President Obama on Wednesday returned to Hawaii to resume his traditional end-of-the-year vacation with his family.

• Barack Obama says fiscal cliff deal made tax system fairer

  President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had fulfilled a campaign promise to make the US tax system fairer with a deal to avert the fiscal cliff crisis that passed after a fierce duel in Congress.

• Barack Obama to make fiscal cliff statement

  US President Barack Obama was set to make a televised statement within minutes on Tuesday, after Congress finally passed a bill to avert a "fiscal cliff" budget crisis.

• US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

  A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close on Tuesday as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession.

• Bill to avert fiscal cliff heads to House

  Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans planned a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to decide their next move after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies.

• Senate to vote on 'fiscal cliff' deal as deadline approaches

  The White House and Senate leaders struck a bipartisan deal on Monday to try to avoid a "fiscal cliff" budget crisis, although the agreement was likely to face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives.

• Progress seen in last-minute 'fiscal cliff' talks

  Working against a midnight deadline, negotiators for the White House and congressional Republicans narrowed their differences on Monday on legislation to avert across-the-board tax increases.

• Washington pushes United States to edge of 'fiscal cliff'

  US lawmakers pushed the country to the edge of the "fiscal cliff" on Sunday as they struggled to reach a last-minute deal that could protect the world's largest economy from a politically induced recession.

• With hours remaining, hopes rise for stopgap US fiscal deal

  Hopes rose on Sunday that U.S. lawmakers could reach at least a limited deal to prevent the still-recovering economy from tumbling off a "fiscal cliff" at the New Year, sending the country into another recession.

• Fiscal Cliff stalemate continues, Barack Obama invites congressional leaders to talk

  A deadline looming, President Barack Obama will meet with congressional leaders at the White House on Friday in search of a compromise to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff" of across-the-board tax increases and deep spending cuts.

• Barack Obama returns as fiscal cliff battle heats up

  US President Barack Obama rushed back to Washington on Thursday in a last-ditch effort to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," even as key figures in any deal -- House Republicans -- stayed home.

• Washington stirs for 'fiscal cliff' talks as Barack Obama heads home

  Efforts to prevent the US economy from going over a "fiscal cliff" stirred back to life on Wednesday with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year.