Tag: Budgets and Deficits

A group of Senate Democrats appealed directly to Burger King's CEO on Thursday to cancel the planned move of the company's headquarters to Canada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty images)

Democratic senators appeal directly to Burger King CEO to stop inversion

Joseph Lawler · September 11, 2014 9:07 pm

National Security

White House to Congress: Pass bill arming Syrian rebels ASAP

Susan Crabtree · September 11, 2014 6:16 pm

FILE - This July 12, 2012 file photo show the lanes entering the United States at the Detroit Windsor Tunnel. Detroit has reached a tentative deal to pay a key creditor 26 cents on the dollar and offer it valuable leases, a move that that could clear the biggest hurdle in the city's plan to reduce its debts and emerge from bankruptcy protection. A joint court filing Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, 2014 said Detroit and the bond insurer Syncora Guarantee "have reached an agreement in principle" to settle the company's $400 million claim in the nation's largest-ever municipal bankruptcy case. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit bankruptcy trial on hold after major deal

Ed White · September 10, 2014 8:49 pm

Correction: Detroit-Bankruptcy story

Washington Examiner · September 10, 2014 2:52 pm

Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Ex-Im Bank reauthorization in Washington, D.C., on June 25. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty images)

Boeing can thrive even without Export-Import Bank financing

Timothy P. Carney · September 10, 2014 9:00 am

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House unveils emergency bill to fund government

Susan Ferrechio · September 10, 2014 1:41 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released a statement clarifying his remarks regarding hisÂ speech at a gala event earlier this month hosted by In Defense of Christians,Â and apologized for questioning he sincerity of his critics.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP bill would avert fed shutdown till Dec. 11

Andrew Taylor · September 9, 2014 11:29 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House ‘heartened’ by likely extension for Export-Import Bank

Brian Hughes · September 9, 2014 6:10 pm

Federal regulators expect to finish writing this year a long-overdue mortgage regulation that was one of the most important provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. (iStock Photo)

Regulators hope to finish major mortgage rule this year

Joseph Lawler · September 9, 2014 4:18 pm

With just 11 working days left until House lawmakers plans to adjourn Oct. 2 for the campaign season, GOP may pass a "clean" continuing resolution that has no strings attached. (iStock)

House could take up federal funding bill Thursday

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2014 9:04 am

VIDEO: Congress is back, here’s what to expect

Ed Sykes · September 8, 2014 7:56 pm

Detroit bankruptcy trial turns to poor technology

Washington Examiner · September 8, 2014 6:29 pm