Finance & Economy

 
GOP revives pipeline push in highway bill
Ben Geman - 02/13/12 08:41 PM ET

Republicans are using battles over high-profile transportation bills to demand construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.

Republican lawmakers feel buyer’s remorse over vote to raise debt limit
Jeremy Herb - 02/09/12 05:15 AM ET

Republicans are regretting their votes for the deal that led to supercommittee failure and $500B in automatic defense cuts.

Alliance of business, labor on infrastructure begins to fray
Kevin Bogardus - 02/07/12 08:30 PM ET

An alliance between business and labor on infrastructure spending is beginning to fray amid partisan fighting in Congress.

Cantor to AOL founder: Bipartisanship isn’t easy in this Congress
Molly K. Hooper - 02/06/12 08:20 PM ET

Rep. Cantor walked a fine line at a jobs forum, telling a prominent business leader that bipartisanship is elusive.

Clint’s Chrysler commercial ruffles Republican feathers
Keith Laing - 02/06/12 08:13 PM ET

Chrysler’s Super Bowl commercial featuring Clint Eastwood triggered a political fight over whether the ad endorsed President Obama's policies.

Hoekstra hammered for controversial ad
Cameron Joseph - 02/06/12 08:09 PM ET

Former Rep. Hoekstra was criticized for a Super Bowl ad using a Chinese actress to slam Sen. Debbie Stabenow..

Disputed rule intended to shame CEOs
Peter Schroeder - 02/02/12 05:30 AM ET

Business groups and unions are sparring over a provision in Dodd-Frank supporters concede is an effort to shame highly paid CEOs.

Tax cut pay-fors bog down lawmakers
Bernie Becker - 02/01/12 08:13 PM ET

House-Senate conferees disagree on how to pay for a tax cut extension, continued unemployment insurance and Medicare "doc fix."

K Street lobbies hard over limits on medical research with chimps
Kevin Bogardus - 01/31/12 05:00 AM ET

Moves by Washington to limit or ban medical research that uses chimpanzees have triggered a lobbying counteroffensive on K Street.

Lawmakers say base closures DOA
Jeremy Herb - 01/30/12 07:51 PM ET

Lawmakers from both parties are signaling they will do everything in their power to stop base closures.

Current and Previous Articles

01/26/12 11:49 AM ET Defense world braces for budget cuts
01/23/12 08:27 PM ET With T-Mobile deal dead, AT&T is scaling back on lobbying force
01/18/12 08:14 PM ET House Republicans huddle to debate 2012 tax strategy
01/18/12 05:00 AM ET Industry hoping next FAA bill has smoother ride through Congress
01/17/12 08:10 PM ET Unbowed by protests, Lamar Smith to move ahead on piracy bill
01/17/12 05:30 AM ET The Dirty Dozen: Twelve thorns in Speaker Boehner’s side
01/17/12 05:30 AM ET Industry groups to President Obama: Leave federal trade agency alone
01/11/12 08:30 PM ET Lawmakers geared up for battle over defense spending, military strategy
01/11/12 08:20 PM ET California Democrats up pressure on Obama over home foreclosure relief
12/21/11 01:57 PM ET Dem leaders rebuff stand-alone fix to avert pay cut to doctors
12/15/11 05:15 AM ET Hollywood, pro-Israel lobby, unions seek exemptions from ban on lobbyist gifts
12/14/11 07:50 PM ET Bill banning insider trading advances in Senate over GOP opposition
12/13/11 05:00 AM ET Earmark ban a strain on higher ed
12/08/11 05:08 PM ET Veto threat makes Boehner's job easier
12/08/11 12:52 PM ET Senate Dems want Obama to recess-appoint consumer agency nominee
12/06/11 08:35 PM ET White House doesn’t have votes for nominee for consumer bureau chief
12/06/11 05:15 AM ET Government’s crystal ball a bit cloudy on forecasting unemployment rate
12/06/11 05:15 AM ET Palestine rep finds closed doors
12/04/11 05:00 PM ET Corzine ties put Dems in tricky position
12/04/11 10:12 AM ET Sen. Conrad: Reid to unveil payroll tax holiday compromise
12/02/11 06:00 AM ET FAA chief Babbitt flies on after having ‘worst three weeks in Washington’
12/02/11 06:00 AM ET Child labor rules rile rural lawmakers
12/01/11 08:28 PM ET Despite Boeing-union deal, Republicans pledge to keep heat on labor board
12/01/11 12:15 PM ET Pelosi: GOP is ‘out to get the middle class’
11/30/11 09:30 PM ET DOD to offer sneak peek at budget
11/30/11 05:15 AM ET Republican wildcard in NLRB vote
11/29/11 08:04 PM ET GOP shifts battle tactics in war for tax supremacy with Obama, Democrats
11/29/11 01:10 PM ET Hoyer: Dems can retake House despite Frank, other Dem retirements
11/28/11 10:19 AM ET Sen. Pat Toomey says Dems torpedoed debt panel to protect Obama
11/28/11 05:15 AM ET Debt panel failure sets up contentious December for Congress
11/22/11 05:00 AM ET GOP presidential field in DC as Obama touts jobs plan in Granite State
11/18/11 06:18 AM ET The consumer bureau’s middle man
11/17/11 07:50 PM ET Afghanistan war strategy shift portends troop drawdown
11/16/11 08:03 PM ET Hensarling says GOP is willing to consider new Dem tax proposals
11/16/11 01:56 PM ET Reid warns Senate they could stay in Washington through Thanksgiving
11/16/11 11:41 AM ET GOP leader bucks party on taxes
11/16/11 05:30 AM ET Supercommittee’s tax menu causes heartburn for K Street
11/15/11 07:55 PM ET Trade groups protest plan to ban lobbyists' gifts to federal employees
11/15/11 07:45 PM ET Democrats criticize eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from NY park
11/14/11 08:36 PM ET Top Marine: Nation doesn’t grasp impact of massive budget cuts on Defense
 
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