House group reaches immigration deal 5/17/2013

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives has reached an immigration deal “in principle.”

A senior House GOP leadership aide confi...

New Jobless Claims Rise, and Housing Starts Fall 5/17/2013

New data released Thursday on the United States economy showed some worrisome signs.

Jobless claims rose sharply last week, while housing starts tumbled in April an...

GOP may roll out debt ceiling plan before August 5/17/2013

The House Republican leadership is considering releasing its debt ceiling plan before the August recess so lawmakers can actively sell it to their constituents....

Gang of 8 looks to defend guest worker plan 5/14/2013

The Senate Gang of Eight has largely controlled the Senate Judiciary Committee’s immigration markup, and the group’s next step: shielding a painstakin...

SEC nears decision on requiring businesses to disclose donations 5/14/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission under new chief Mary Jo White is approaching a crucial decision on whether to require publicly traded corporations to disclose their ...

Pelosi: ObamaCare 'largely responsible' for bringing down deficit 5/14/2013

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that President Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law is helping to bring down the deficit.

"Many of...

In Immigration Bill Talks, House Group Raises Voice 5/13/2013

A bipartisan group in the House of Representatives has been meeting on and off for four years behind closed doors, working on its own version of legislation to overhaul the...

Economic Forecast: Expect a Late-Year Upswing 5/13/2013

Political paralysis in Washington won't stall an economic recovery that's revving up across the rest of the country.

That's the consensus of economists surveyed by ...

IRS targeted groups that criticized the government, IG report says 5/13/2013

At various points over the past two years, Internal Revenue Service officials targeted nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans about...

WH official: Obama won't negotiate on debt limit 5/10/2013

A top White House official said Thursday that President Obama won't haggle over a debt ceiling increase later this year and risk a repeat of 2011. 

Gene Sperli...

Immigration bill passes first early test in U.S. Senate 5/10/2013

 In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate's bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly delay the lega...

Economy in the spotlight 5/10/2013

With Congress wrapping business for the week, eyes can turn to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which will examine the latest economic growth data from the first three months ...

Senate Committee Takes Up Immigration Bill 5/9/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bill to enact dramatic changes to the nation's immigration system and put some 11 million immigrants here illegally on a path to citizenship is facing ...

Lawmakers seek public support for tax overhaul 5/9/2013

WASHINGTON — The top two tax writers on Capitol Hill want to overhaul the federal tax code for the first time since 1986 and they are soliciting help from t...

An 'unfair fight' for job-seeking veterans 5/9/2013

WASHINGTON — Home Depot wants to hire more veterans. But as its human resources staff sorts through stacks of resumes each day, they often can’t find ...

Appeals court strikes down union poster rule 5/8/2013

WASHINGTON — In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of busin...

Immigrant Overhaul Faces Its First Test 5/8/2013

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan plan to overhaul immigration laws faced its first test Tuesday as lawmakers began filing amendments that could unravel some carefull...

Dodd-Frank Derivatives Bills Move Through Committee 5/8/2013

The U.S. Chamber's Jess Sharp said, "One day after the Treasury Department announced its general opposition to even reasonable changes to the derivatives section of Dodd-Frank t...