Tag: Treasury Department

Congress this week seeks elusive debt ceiling deal

Congress this week seeks elusive debt ceiling deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 10, 2014 5:00 am

In a Tuesday letter to health insurers, CMS proposed a new set of rules to govern the plans to be offered through federal health exchanges for the 2015 benefit year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Administration delays Obamacare mandate for midsize businesses

Brian Hughes · February 10, 2014 5:00 am

Jack Lew: 2014 ‘can and should be a breakthrough year’ for the U.S. economy

Jack Lew: 2014 ‘can and should be a breakthrough year’ for the U.S. economy

Joseph Lawler · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Treasury Department Tells Callers Government Is Shut Down

Jim Swift · January 30, 2014 1:13 pm

Wind turbines line the hillside at First Wind's project in Sheffield, Vt., in October 2011. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Energy and Environment

Wind industry revives push to extend key tax credit

Zack Colman · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that lawmakers had accepted the administration's deadline for raising the nation's debt ceiling and that he expected Congress to act before Feb. 7. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jack Lew: Congress accepts White House debt-limit deadline

Meghashyam Mali · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would continue tapering the size of its monthly bond purchases, saying after Ben Bernanke's last meeting as chairman that the economy has improved enough to reduce the the stimulus by $10 billion to $65 billion. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Federal Reserve tapers stimulus again

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2014 5:00 am

Rates rise at weekly US Treasury bill auction

Rates rise at weekly US Treasury bill auction

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2014 8:54 pm

The proportion of the top 0.1 percent of earners working in finance grew dramatically between 1979 and 2005. (Photo: Thinkstock)

How the top 0.1 percent inflates the 1 percent

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2014 5:00 am

US Treasury introduces new debt product

US Treasury introduces new debt product

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2014 6:07 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 23. Carney saidÃ the White House expects Congress to raise the nation's debt limit "without drama and without delay" and didn't foresee another fiscal fight. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House expects debt-limit hike ‘without drama and without delay’

Meghashyam Mali · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Although President Obama called the massive abuse of Tea Party and other right-wing groups by the IRS "inexcusable," his administration has found plenty of excuses not to "get to the bottom of it," as his press secretary, Jay Carney, initially promised it would.ÃÂ

Getting to the truth about Obama’s IRS scandal

Charles Johnson · January 21, 2014 5:00 am