The progress has “set the stage to bring these landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to a conclusion,” trade ministers participating in the TPP talks said in a joint statement ( PDF ) released by the White House....
"I don't expect the president to wake up tomorrow and view the world any differently than he does now. He knows I won't either," McConnell said. "But we do have an obligation to work together on the issues where we can agree...
A tax overhaul plan from House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp would lower top individual and corporate income tax rates while imposing a surtax on wealthy individuals and the biggest banks and insurers, according to tax lobbyists and lawyers....
President Barack Obama signed a budget bill early Thursday morning to reopen the government and avert a potential debt default. The deal, which was drafted by the Senate and passed both chambers on Wednesday, raised the debt ceiling and left Obamacare virtually untouched....
The United States economy has grown steadily but slowly for more than four years, with home prices, stocks and retail sales rebounding from their lows in 2009. The economic growth has not resulted in large job gains, but there has been a turnaround in longstanding...
.A series of stand-alone tax measures have been introduced in recent weeks that likely have little chance of passing through the tax barricade but put sponsors on the record with specific plans and, backers of the bills hope, give them a better chance of gaining...
The grips of sequestration are just now beginning to be felt and the effects are already quite dramatic....
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...