Liberal groups object to bill barring taxes on Internet access
Bernie Becker - 07/20/14 08:30 AM EDT
Groups say the online access legislation has outlived its usefulness.
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Biz groups fall silent on Russia sanctions
Kevin Cirilli - 07/19/14 12:09 PM EDT
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight could soften opposition to sectoral sanctions.
IRS: Lerner's hard drive was wiped clean in 2011
Bernie Becker - 07/18/14 08:05 PM EDT
The agency said the drive was recycled to protect confidential taxpayer information.
Dell accepts bitcoin
Julian Hattem - 07/18/14 01:06 PM EDT
The Texas-based computer giant is teaming up with bitcoin company Coinbase.
AbbVie clinches largest offshore tax deal
Bernie Becker - 07/18/14 11:50 AM EDT
Democrats have the sort of deal clinched by the pharmaceutical company, known as inversions, in...
Technology’s double-edged economic sword
Blake Neff - 07/17/14 09:45 PM EDT
Technology is driving the U.S. economic recovery, but it is also making it tougher for parts of the...
Dems demand cost of Obama lawsuit
Bernie Becker - 07/17/14 06:01 PM EDT
"American people have endured enough waste from this House Majority," said Rep. Slaughter.
Lawmakers to OMB: Consider biennial budgeting
Cristina Marcos - 07/17/14 04:24 PM EDT
Lawmakers on Thursday urged OMB to consider the budget on a two-year basis instead of annually.
McCarthy: House may consider border funding, TRIA next week
Cristina Marcos - 07/17/14 01:53 PM EDT
Incoming House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Thursday that the House may consider...
House votes 277-130 to extend tax breaks for charitable giving
Cristina Marcos and Bernie Becker - 07/17/14 01:18 PM EDT
It's the latest salvo in a fight over extending the breaks.
Justice: No need for IRS special prosecutor
Bernie Becker - 07/17/14 12:15 PM EDT
The deputy attorney general insisted no decision on criminal charges has yet been made.
WH threatens veto on charitable tax breaks
Bernie Becker - 07/17/14 10:13 AM EDT
The Obama administration has consistently opposed the House's efforts to permanently restore...
Reserved: One seat on the Fed?
Peter Schroeder - 07/20/14 07:30 AM EDT
Senators voted to require a community banker in one of the bank’s seven seats.
Obama touts rising economy
Megan R. Wilson - 07/19/14 06:08 AM EDT
Obama uses weekly address to push his economic policies.
GOP confidence growing on highway bill
Keith Laing - 07/18/14 04:33 PM EDT
House Republicans think the Senate will have to accept their bill.
Poll shows strong support for tougher rules on Wall Street
Peter Schroeder - 07/18/14 11:56 AM EDT
More than three-quarters of those polled favor tough rules.
Poll: Most predict Bitcoin bubble
Julian Hattem - 07/18/14 09:02 AM EDT
The current trading price is unsustainable, investors, analysts and traders said.
House GOP ramps up pressure on Ex-Im
Kevin Cirilli - 07/17/14 07:27 PM EDT
The battle for the bank's reauthorization continues.
Oxfam threatens to sue SEC over oil, mining disclosures
Laura Barron-Lopez - 07/17/14 04:50 PM EDT
Oxfam America has threatened to sue if the SEC does not "swiftly enact a new rule."
GOP senator open to short-term change on 'inversion' tax deals
Bernie Becker - 07/17/14 03:16 PM EDT
Sen. Orrin Hatch is the first top Republican to express support for the idea.
Senate votes to renew terrorism insurance
Ramsey Cox - 07/17/14 01:19 PM EDT
The legislation approved in a 93-4 vote would extend the program for seven years.
Dems target payday lenders
Tim Devaney - 07/17/14 12:37 PM EDT
A new bill would restrict interest rates to no more than 36 percent.
Jon Stewart tackles highway funding fight
Keith Laing - 07/17/14 10:54 AM EDT
Comedian Jon Stewart weighed in on the fight over federal transportation funding in Congress,...
Obama to visit shutdown Delaware bridge amid highway fight
Keith Laing - 07/17/14 10:08 AM EDT
President Obama is planning to visit a heavily traveled Delaware interstate bridge that has been...
