CAMPAIGN 2012 UPDATE: New Hampshire sets Primary date for January 10, 2012
The Fed said in a statement the economy had strengthened enough to hold off on any new actions for the time being. Chairman Bernanke will hold the third news conference of his tenure this afternoon,... Full Story »
A House subcommittee took a look at the first 100 days of the CFPB. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by last year’s Dodd-Frank Act to protect consumer transactions, officially began work on July 21st. It assumed... Full Story »
The military heads of the four largest service branches were on Capitol Hill to discuss how their readiness and ability to fight could be affected by potential automatic cuts to their budgets. Full Story »
TSA Administrator John Pistole testified before the Senate Homeland Security on new technologies used to screen... More »
President Obama spoke today on infrastructure and his American Jobs Act. More »
A House Subcommittee holds a hearing examining fraud in a government affordable housing program. More »
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending conducted a hearing... More »
Members of Congress will hold a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor Japanese-American veterans... More »
A bipartisan group of Senators unveiled legislation that creates financial reforms and brings savings to the... More »
With less than a month to go before it must present a plan to the... More »
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer renewed his apology today over the controversial Bureau of Alcohol,... More »
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