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Congressional lawmakers complain that the Treasury Department is ignoring Congress in its latest approach to the $700 billion bailout package.
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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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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators asked the nation's biggest banks on Thursday to explain how they are using the billions of taxpayer dollars provi...
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WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the world's richest and most powerful hedge fund managers told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that they support...
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Appeals court rules that law enforcement did not violate his constitutional rights when it received evidence that were alleged to violate Louisiana De...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. labor unions, having helped Barack Obama win the presidency, entertain high hopes he will enact their agenda to bolster their...
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Protests continued Friday in several California cities, including San Francisco, Palm Springs and Long Beach, over the passage of Proposition 8, which...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. congressional Democrats on Saturday urged Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to review the law governing the $700 billon...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democrats won some big prizes in U.S. state legislative elections, gaining control of chambers in New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Delaw...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By expanding their control of the U.S. Congress, Democrats are positioned to quickly act on much of U.S. President-elect Barack...