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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has been in talks with Congress about finding a way to accelerate loans to automakers under a $25 billion progr...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Democratic senator raised doubts on Thursday that an attempt to bail out U.S. automakers had enough support to clear C...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking lawmakers to be prepared to come into session next Wednesday to consider either an economic stimulus package or $...
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Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968 as the first black woman in the U.S. Congress, once said: "I've always met more discrimination being a wom...
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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was not Congress' intent to use the $700 billion financial rescue pack...
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Congress to examine whether bigger changes should be made to the $700 billion rescue plan in light of the deteriorating economy and soaring mortgage f...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to reform the U.S. healthcare system got a big boost on Wednesday as a powerful Democratic senator unveiled a plan simi...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and a former Republican congressman to meet f...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said it would listen to ideas from Congress to help the ailing U.S. auto industry.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation is needed to address mortgage servicing companies' failure to do enough to help distressed borrowers stay in t...