Budget Control Act of 2011

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said that the agency could not find the kind of "sizeable" non-payroll budget cuts that would have avoided furloughing air traffic controllers, but added...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it will delay its planned closure of control towers at 149 smaller airports – including six in Connecticut – until June 15 in order to resolve several legal challenges. The...

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday it is open to changes in the way budget cuts hit the Federal Aviation Authority in order to address problems that are leading to some flight delays. "If Congress wants to address...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve President Obama’s nominee for top White House budget expert, bringing a woman into a top post in an administration that critics say has been dominated by men. Sylvia Mathews...

By Sam Youngman WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - A key committee of the U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Wednesday designed to make it easier for Republicans to again withhold approval of a rise in the government debt ceiling to...

By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday backed a proposal to temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting U.S. air travel, while politicians in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the effects of the cuts...

* FAA cuts bring political risks for Obama, Republicans * Republicans accuse president of manufacturing a crisis * White House blames Republicans for spending cuts By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Federal officials reported flight...

Delays may average 50 minutes per flight at O'Hare International Airport this week because of fewer air traffic controllers in the tower until the federal budget sequestration is resolved, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It would be the...

WASHINGTON — The nation's cash-strapped weather-forecasting system, though partly spared from federal budget cuts known as "sequestration," is about to get pinched on the verge of a hurricane season expected to be busier than normal. Federal...

Some flights headed into LAX were delayed more than three hours Sunday night because of air traffic controller furloughs required by sequestration cuts, a federal aviation official said Monday. As part of $600 million the Federal Aviation Administration...

WASHINGTON — After a dizzying two weeks at the epicenter of an emotionally charged political moment, Sen. Pat Toomey returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday eager to resume his role as a vocal fiscal conservative critical of the Obama White House. It...

By Ben Berkowitz April 23 (Reuters) - A range of U.S. companies are warning investors that sequestration is starting to bite, but executives are still unclear how deep the wound will be. The U.S. federal government began implementing across-the-board...