McCain presses colleagues on defense spending
Jordain Carney - 05/20/16 06:45 PM EDT
McCain began his pitch for more defense funding with a letter to colleagues Friday.
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Clinton backs Puerto Rico debt bill
Vicki Needham - 05/20/16 03:19 PM EDT
Clinton has "serious concerns" about the bill but says "we must move forward."
Labor unions oppose Puerto Rico debt-relief bill
Vicki Needham - 05/20/16 12:48 PM EDT
A markup on the reworked bill, which has bipartisan support on Capitol Hill and from the White...
Trump in 2006: I 'sort of hope' real estate market crashes
Jesse Byrnes - 05/20/16 09:33 AM EDT
Aides to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are seizing on the report.
Senate Dems frustrated over lack of action on Ex-Im Bank nominee
Vicki Needham - 05/19/16 06:34 PM EDT
“There has been a failure of leadership to do the work of the committee and get all nominees...
Two GOP lawmakers slated to testify at IRS impeachment hearing
Naomi Jagoda - 05/19/16 04:37 PM EDT
Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Ron DeSantis will be witnesses.
Sanders blasts Puerto Rico bill
Peter Schroeder - 05/19/16 04:13 PM EDT
Reworked legislation help Puerto Rico steer through its debt crisis has found one high-profile...
New analysis finds Sanders's plans would add $19 trillion to debt
Naomi Jagoda - 05/19/16 03:45 PM EDT
A fiscal think tank raised its cost estimate of Sanders's plans.
Path clears for passage of Puerto Rico bill
Peter Schroeder and Sylvan Lane - 05/19/16 02:42 PM EDT
The debt relief measure has the blessing of Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi and the White House.
House votes to let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana
Cristina Marcos - 05/19/16 01:36 PM EDT
Rep. Earl Blumenauer's proposal narrowly failed last year.
Senate approves Zika funds
Jordain Carney - 05/19/16 12:13 PM EDT
The $1.1 billion funding is more than the House approved a day earlier.
House votes to restrict Confederate flag in national cemeteries
Cristina Marcos - 05/19/16 11:24 AM EDT
A majority of Republicans opposed the measure.
Election model predicts Clinton over Trump
Vicki Needham - 05/20/16 06:17 PM EDT
The Moody's model has predicted every election correctly since 1980.
Obama signs tariff-relief bill
Vicki Needham - 05/20/16 02:11 PM EDT
President Obama on Friday signed a tariff-relief bill.
Trump filings from late '70s showed he paid no income taxes: report
Naomi Jagoda - 05/20/16 11:08 AM EDT
A 1981 New Jersey report is the last time Trump's returns were made public.
White House developing legislative strategy to pass Pacific trade deal
Vicki Needham - 05/19/16 07:33 PM EDT
The White House is developing a plan to pass a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal in Congress this...
Watchdog: IRS lacks authority needed to correct many erroneous tax-credit claims
Naomi Jagoda - 05/19/16 06:26 PM EDT
The earned income tax credit consistently has a high improper payment rate.
Hatch: Senate won't remove IRS head
Sylvan Lane - 05/19/16 04:23 PM EDT
The House is beginning impeachment hearings for John Koskinen.
Senate passes broad spending bill with $1.1B in Zika funds
Jordain Carney - 05/19/16 03:56 PM EDT
The transportation, housing and veterans spending bill passed 89-8.
Warren: Let on-demand workers organize
David McCabe - 05/19/16 02:49 PM EDT
Uber and Lyft have pushed back against formal unionization efforts.
Puerto Rico bill drops GOP’s wildlife refuge transfer
Timothy Cama - 05/19/16 01:55 PM EDT
The newest version of the Puerto Rico debt bill leaves out a controversial wildlife refuge land...
Chaos in House after GOP votes down LGBT measure
Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis - 05/19/16 12:19 PM EDT
Multiple Republicans switched their votes at the last minute.
SEC: Phil Mickelson profited from insider trading tip
Tim Devaney - 05/19/16 11:52 AM EDT
The SEC claims Mickelson made nearly $1 million from an illegal tip he received in 2012.
Why the Fed still needs fixing
Lawrence R. Jacobs, contributor, and Desmond King - 05/19/16 08:00 AM EDT
Changing who sits on regional bank boards won't be enough to stop the next financial crisis.
