Senate Approves Extension of Export-Import Bank

OTTAWA — The silence of opposition parties as Conservative backbenchers plead for greater freedom to speak their minds during a period reserved for MP statements in the Commons could be complicating the Speaker of the House’s decision on the issue.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc sued the Export-Import Bank of the United States on Wednesday, renewing a legal fight over subsidies that benefit aircraft exporters such as Boeing Co and by extension non-U.S. airlines. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Joining Delta as plaintiffs were Hawaiian Airlines Inc and the Air Line Pilots Association, International. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Gary Hill)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc sued the Export-Import Bank of the United States on Wednesday, renewing a legal fight over subsidies that benefit aircraft exporters such as Boeing Co and by extension non-U.S.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Republican bill to suspend the legal limit on government borrowing until mid-May. If the bill is passed by the Senate and signed by the president, which appears likely, it will delay a major showdown between Democratic President Barack Obama and Congress over budget and spending issues, and stave off the threat of the United States defaulting on its national debt. In a surprise move just days after President Obama's second inauguration, House ...