WASHINGTON — Propelled through the House by anti-business sentiment in tough economic times, legislation putting new reins on the credit card industry now goes to the Senate, where the bill's prospects appear promising.
WASHINGTON — The retirement of a veteran Supreme Court justice will give President Barack Obama his first opportunity to fill a vacancy on the highest U.S. tribunal.
WASHINGTON — Chrysler will file for bankruptcy after talks with a small group of creditors crumbled just a day before a government deadline for the automaker to come up with a restructuring plan, President Barack Obama said Thursday.
JACKSON, Miss. — Rep. Charles L. Young Sr., a longtime Mississippi lawmaker, civil-rights activist and president of a company that manufactures Black hair-care products, died Wednesday at a Meridian hospital. He was 77.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A national study has found Kansas has the potential to become a major exporter of renewable energy, producing many new jobs and new tax revenue.
WASHINGTON — A budget pact reached on Capitol Hill would endorse President Barack Obama's agenda by his 100th day in office while putting off a series of difficult decisions on health care, global warming and taxes.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Tuesday it is expanding its plan to stem the housing crisis by offering mortgage lenders incentives to lower borrowers' bills on second mortgages.
WASHINGTON — A person familiar with the talks says the Treasury Department has reached a tentative agreement with four of Chrysler's major debtholders as the automaker races to stave off bankruptcy.
