House, Senate leaders ‘finalizing’ chemical bill compromise
Timothy Cama - 05/17/16 08:06 PM EDT
Leading lawmakers say they're in the final stages of hammering out a compromise bill.
Regulation
Obama extends overtime pay to millions
Lydia Wheeler - 05/17/16 08:00 PM EDT
The regulation makes anyone earning up to $47,476 a year eligible for overtime pay.
Key House Dems slam talks on chemical safety bill
Timothy Cama - 05/17/16 04:30 PM EDT
Two top Dems say they are dropping support for a proposal to reform chemical safety laws.
SEC awards whistleblower with third-largest award
Lydia Wheeler - 05/17/16 03:19 PM EDT
The tipster will get between $5 and $6 million.
Dem calls on feds to track 'sextortion' cases
Katie Bo Williams - 05/17/16 01:42 PM EDT
There are no federal records specifically tracking sexual extortion.
Treasury loosens sanctions on Burma
Sylvan Lane - 05/17/16 11:59 AM EDT
The move is to bolster trade and business between the country and United States persons and...
Study finds no adverse heath effects from genetically engineered crops
Lydia Wheeler - 05/17/16 11:10 AM EDT
The difference between genetically engineered (GE) crops and those that are conventionally bred is...
New regs for Wednesday: Internet, housing, silica
Tim Devaney - 05/17/16 10:18 AM EDT
Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new Internet access rules for low-income homes.
Overnight Regulation: Schumer offering gun control bill
Tim Devaney and Lydia Wheeler - 05/16/16 05:25 PM EDT
Schumer vowed Monday to introduce legislation that would expand background checks on gun purchases.
Obama to GOP: Don't let Trump pick Supreme Court justice
Jordan Fabian - 05/16/16 04:38 PM EDT
Obama said Republicans would be better off giving Merrick Garland a hearing and vote.
Study: Obama issued $85B in regs this year
Tim Devaney - 05/16/16 03:53 PM EDT
A conservative group says the year has been marked by a rapid increase in rulemaking.
Schumer to offer gun control bill
Tim Devaney - 05/16/16 01:37 PM EDT
The Brady Campaign to end gun violence had criticized Schumer.
Dem senator blocks push to tie 'gun ban' to spending bill
Jordain Carney - 05/17/16 08:01 PM EDT
Senate Republicans have been criticizing the VA for months.
Overnight Regulation: GOP concerned about White House pressure on FCC cable-box plan
Lydia Wheeler and Tim Devaney - 05/17/16 04:32 PM EDT
The proposal will open the marketplace to new competition.
Public schools are 'resegregating,' Dems say
Tim Devaney - 05/17/16 03:36 PM EDT
A new study finds racial isolation in public schools has nearly doubled to 16 percent.
Report: Regs spending has increased twentyfold since Eisenhower
Lydia Wheeler - 05/17/16 01:54 PM EDT
The report looks at agency spending and personnel costs.
FCC Dem agrees with GOP: internet privacy rules would benefit from more time
Mario Trujillo - 05/17/16 01:06 PM EDT
The Federal Communications Commission approved its privacy proposal in March.
AFL-CIO: CEOs make 335 times more than workers
Tim Devaney - 05/17/16 11:51 AM EDT
The CEOs of the largest companies raked in an average of $12.4 million in 2015.
GOP repurposes EPA pesticide bill for Zika
Timothy Cama - 05/17/16 10:51 AM EDT
Democrats balked at the move, calling it a "brazenly political act."
The next step in the fight to protect consumers
Lisa Gilbert, contributor - 05/17/16 07:30 AM EDT
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule to limit forced arbitration.
Court showdown over Obama's climate rule delayed until the fall
Timothy Cama - 05/16/16 05:24 PM EDT
The Supreme Court halted enforcement of the rule earlier this year.
Dems call for changes to child nutrition bill
Lydia Wheeler - 05/16/16 04:11 PM EDT
The changes, they say, will cut low-income and minority students off from meal programs.
Supreme Court won’t hear Exxon appeal in groundwater contamination case
Timothy Cama - 05/16/16 02:21 PM EDT
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear ExxonMobil Corp.’s appeal of a $236 million judgment from...
Obama makes push for sentencing reform while awarding police medals
Jordan Fabian - 05/16/16 12:18 PM EDT
"We’re going to keep pushing Congress to move forward in a bipartisan way," he said.
