Oct 03 WATCH: Former Equifax CEO says sale of company stock was unrelated to massive data breach By Joshua Barajas Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith's first hearing on Capitol Hill will be before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing here. Continue reading
Sep 25 Puerto Rico has asked for more aid in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Will the federal government provide it? By Joshua Barajas The crisis grips an island whose population is larger than that of 21 U.S. states. Here's what we know about the damage and what other funding the U.S. will provide. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on Graham-Cassidy health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law. Yet their path to succeeding in their last-gasp effort has grown narrower, perhaps impossible. Continue reading
Sep 22 After Equifax breach, Congress unlikely to pass new rules to protect consumer data By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Several bills unveiled after Equifax are so far missing a key ingredient for success: Republican co-sponsors. Continue reading
Sep 19 Congress started September with a packed agenda. Here’s what it has (and hasn’t) done so far. By Lisa Desjardins Congress entered September with a hefty to-do list. How are they doing?… Continue reading
Sep 14 House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill with more money for military By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Republicans have significantly scaled back Trump's cuts to domestic programs like community development grants and research into rare diseases. Continue reading
Sep 14 Trump denies he made DACA deal with top Democrats in Congress By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump sent out a series of tweets before daybreak Thursday taking issue with characterizations by Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of talks the group at a White House dinner Wednesday evening. Continue reading
Sep 13 These are the 3 latest Senate plans to reform health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press For the GOP, there's an uphill battle to get a bill passed before Oct. 1, when the Republican effort to repeal the law loses its protection against Democratic filibusters. Continue reading
Sep 13 Trump wants lawmakers to ‘move fast’ on taxes By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing lawmakers to "move fast" on a tax overhaul. Continue reading
Sep 12 America’s long, complicated history with tax reform By Lisa Desjardins Republicans in Congress are attempting to overhaul the nation’s tax code, but it’s not an easy task. With the current tax overhaul effort in mind, it’s a good time to look at the United States’ history with taxes, especially income… Continue reading