Politics Mar 29 Credit Suisse violated plea deal with failure to report offshore accounts for clients’ tax evasion, U.S. lawmakers By Jamey Keaten, Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press
Politics Mar 16 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen tells Senate panel that banking system ‘remains sound’ A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the nation's banking system “remains sound” and Americans "can feel confident” about their deposits. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Mar 07 WATCH: Fed Chair Jerome Powell says increased rate hikes may continue if economy stays strong The Federal Reserve could increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy and persistently high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell told a… By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Politics Feb 17 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee hearing on IRS customer service issues The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Thursday on IRS customer service issues. This week, the IRS began offering taxpayers limited Saturday walk-in help for the tax season. By News Desk and Associated Press
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured Congress that the recent jump in inflation is being monitored very carefully by the Biden administration, but said again that any increase will prove temporary. By Associated Press
May 11 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on tax fraud By News Desk The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on tax fraud on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee marks up tax bill By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama health care law’s requirement that Americans get insurance coverage is now pinned as a target of Republican lawmakers, as they look to end the individual mandate to help pay for deep cuts in their tax legislation. Continue reading
Dec 01 Maker of $1,000 hepatitis C pill was focused on profits, not patients, report finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A bipartisan investigation by U.S. senators finds that the makers of a breakthrough drug for hepatitis C infection put profits before patients in pricing the $1,000-per-pill cure. Continue reading
May 13 What the fast-track trade bill actually says By Lisa Desjardins Editor’s Note: As the trade debate rages in Congress, we wanted to understand the actual legislation now on the Senate floor. Political Director Lisa Desjardins read through the bill, which would give the president “fast-track” trade authority. This is the… Continue reading
May 06 Here’s what you need to know about the serious backlog of Medicare appeals By Philip Moeller There is a serious issue here, but its direct impact on Medicare beneficiaries is perhaps not so great. Continue reading