Tag: Treasury Department

Bloomberg: How the bank lobby loosened the reins on U.S. derivatives

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is demanding spending cuts in return for the House voting to raise the ceiling. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

What happens if the debt ceiling isn’t raised?

Joseph Lawler · September 3, 2013 4:00 am

A gay marriage supporter holds up a sign in support of equality. The Treasury Department announced Thursday that it will treat legally married same-sex couples as married for federal tax purposes, regardless of whether the state the couple lives in recognizes gay marriage. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Treasury: Federal tax policy extends to legal same-sex marriages regardless of state

Joseph Lawler · August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Darryl Layne Woods, the former chairman and chief financial officer of Mainstreet Bank in Ashland, Mo., used $381,487 in Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to buy himself a luxury vacation condo in Southwest Florida. (Thinkstock)

Bank official stole government money? Not surprised

Kelly Cohen · August 27, 2013 4:00 am

Debt Ceiling in Mid-October

Debt Ceiling in Mid-October

Daniel Halper · August 26, 2013 7:41 pm

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expects that the Treasury will exhaust its abilities to meet the federal governmentâs obligations without breaching the debt ceiling in mid-October. (AP File)

Treasury: Debt limit will be reached in mid-October

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Morning Examiner: John Boehner’s fall game plan

Conn Carroll · August 23, 2013 4:00 am

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned that the economy might not be able to weather another confrontation over the debt ceiling like the one in 2011. (AP File)

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to GOP: Raise debt ceiling immediately after recess

Joseph Lawler · August 22, 2013 4:00 am

EXography: Feds paying record amounts in lawsuits

EXography: Feds paying record amounts in lawsuits

Luke Rosiak · August 20, 2013 4:00 am

According to a Cato Institute study, welfare pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states. (AP File)

Examiner Editorial: Cato study points to overly generous welfare system

Washington Examiner · August 19, 2013 4:00 am

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The high cost of economic policy uncertainty

Lawrence McQuillan · August 17, 2013 4:00 am

Steven Rattner, Obama's "car czar," oversaw the Treasury Department's management of GM's bankruptcy and insisted on completing the process in only 40 days/ (AP File)

Obama’s car czar pressured GM to accept union pension demand

Mark Tapscott · August 15, 2013 4:00 am