Congress

As much as the Pentagon works behind the scenes to kill any budget cuts, the Pentagon contractors use even more influence and money to keep anything from being cut.

You know itu2019s a big moment for defenders of the United Statesu2019 bloated military budget when some of the all-time superstars of the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex descend on Capitol Hill …

What has emerged from the Barclayu2019s Bank inquiry is evidence that banks may have in fact been deliberately manipulating Libor rates for years.

In response to New York Times stories that relied on leaks of sensitive national-security information, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday discussed legislation that could allow journalists to …

President Barack Obama Monday urged Congress to extend for one year Bush-era tax cuts for anyone earning less than $250,000—a plan that reinforces already sharply-drawn battle lines between and …

In fact, regressives in Congress have substituted partisanship for patriotism, placing party loyalty above loyalty to America.

Both major political parties talk a good game on the need to help create jobs. But their refusal to agree on a plan to stop the government from going …

The outlook is driven by local factors rather any kind of wave for or against either major political party

A group of House Democrats have proposed increasing the minimum wage to $10, which, as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pointed out would allow the wage to u201ccatch upu201d …

In Congress and state legislatures, both sides of the aisle are awash with special-interest money.