With U.S. government closing the chapter to space exploration, commercial space companies are trying to convince lawmakers to invest in their business ventures.
A proposed federal law has sparked fears that people like Justin Bieber, who got his start performing cover songs on YouTube could end up in jail. The Commercial Felony Streaming Act would make unauthorized Web streaming of copyrighted content a felony punishable by up to five years.
Joe the Plumber, an unlikely figure from the 2008 presidential race, is running for Congress, he officially announced today.
Most Americans, weighed down by the everyday problems triggered by the U.S.'s sluggish economy, probably aren't contemplating the nation's infrastructure; but it's a topic worthy of discussion -- for national asset reasons, and the fact that an infrastructure rebuilding program can boost U.S. GDP growth.
The Obama administration and the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to unveil new steps to help distressed homeowners in the next week or two, a senior congressional aide said on Thursday.
The Federal Reserve plans on sending Congress legislative recommendations on how to help the housing market recover, Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Thursday after a meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was expressing a broadly shared sentiment when he referred to the landmark No Child Left Behind education law as a slow-motion train wreck. Now lawmakers and the Obama administration are engaged in parallel efforts to reshape the way America teaches and tests its students.
The American Association of Retired Person (AARP) is not politically subtle regarding its latest t.v. advertising campaign -- it says, in so many words -- Congressman or Congresswoman: if you cut benefits from Social Security or Medicare -- you'll be voted out of public office.
Joe the Plumber has filed paperwork to run for Congress as a Republican in Ohio's Ninth District -- home to two of the most liberal Democrats in Congress.
Joe the Plumber, who gained a bit of notoriety during the 2008 presidential campaign, has filed papers to run for Congress in Ohio, Politico reported.
With the economy slowing and the markets crashing, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke put the burden squarely on Congress to act.
The news regarding the American public's attitude toward Congress just gets worse: A record-high number of citizens (89%) are greatly dissatisfied by the job Congress is doing, according to a new poll.
Americans want the nation's two major parties to compromise and find common ground, a new USA Today/Gallup Poll indicates. The segment of the political/ideological spectrum that's least likely to favor compromise? The Tea Party faction of the Republican Party.
All of the bad jokes apply: it was easier to build the transcontinental railroad than for Democrats and Republicans to agree on a budget. Or perhaps the Burma Road.
In the first half of 2011, the United States registered two straight quarters of sub-par GDP growth, and the risk of a double-dip recession has increased. With consumer spending and business investment lagging, that leaves it up to the public sector to fill the gap. Accordingly, here are five programs to increase U.S. GDP growth.
Due to the lingering government debt crisis in Europe and a 9.1 percent U.S. unemployment rate, key economic statistics are pointing to slow-growth conditions in the U.S. for the next two quarters, and a double-dip recession is possible. Is there anything Congress can do to create jobs and get the U.S. economy moving again?
FBR Capital Markets anticipates that Congress will be unable to pass legislation to lower the loan limits below $625,500 until at least 2013, and expects that it could be even longer.
Many if not most Americans probably concluded that after barely avoiding a spring U.S. Government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans would end their feud. Not quite: a partisan spat on Hurricane Irene could result in a government shutdown on Oct.1 , if an agreement is not reached.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett misses the mark more often than most people realize, but his view, shared by President Barack Obama, that the richest Americans should be taxed at the same rate as middle-class Americans, is on the money.
The good news for Congressional Republicans is that President Barack Obama's approval rating is hovering at a term-low 40 percent. The bad news is that the GOP's approval rating is at 19 percent.
The idea is out there: Republicans on Capitol Hill considering a ceiling for defense cuts mandated by the deficit-reduction super committee. If it becomes a reality, however, it would not exceed $150 billion over 10 years.
The U.S. Postal Service may never be the same, with First Class delivery service expected to slow down amid proposed cuts. Saturday delivery could end.. The latest plan from the post office, gripped with slowing business and costs and nearing default, would likely alter the delivery time of First Class mail. By closing more than half of the agency's 487 mail-processing facilities in a plan announced Thursday.
