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In a sign of Wall Street’s resurgent influence, bank lobbyists are aiding lawmakers in preparing legislation that softens regulations of the financial industry.
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The US Postal Service has suffered a setback in its plan to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail, as Congress advanced a bill requiring six-day delivery.
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Banks have provisions that allow acceleration of payments owed to senior executives if they take government jobs, NYT reports.
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A rundown of proposals, from tax deductions to the minimum-wage fight, that would impact small businesses.
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President Obama said that standing with Israel makes both nations stronger and more prosperous, with Martin Indyk, Brookings; Dan Senor, The Foreign Policy Initiative; Ryan Grim, The Huffington Post; and Tony Fratto, CNBC contributor.
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A bill to fund the government through September 30 passed in the Senate, reports CNBC's John Harwood.
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John Rutledge, SAFAND chief investment strategist, provides insight on the challenges facing Lew on his first trip to China as Treasury Secretary, amid recent reports of cyberattacks, and currency convertibility issues.
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A tax on wealthy New Yorkers follows efforts in other states to improve shaky balance sheets with revenue from those with top incomes.
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President Bill Clinton said Republicans need to openly state how their proposals, specifically tax cuts, would realistically work for the benefit of the American economy.
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Discussing ways in which the GOP can fix its brand, with Mark Stevens, MSCO CEO; Mark Hannah, Former Kerry & Obama Campaign Aide; and Chip Saltsman, Former Huckabee Campaign Manager.
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The GOP will endorse immigration reform on Monday and outline plans for a $10 million outreach to minority groups in an effort to make the party more "welcoming and inclusive" for voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012.
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A decade has passed since the U.S. invaded Iraq in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. CNBC goes over some of the memorable sights and sounds from that conflict.
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Leading congressional Republicans said on Sunday a broad deal with President Barack Obama on deficit reduction and entitlement reform remains possible but differed over potential flexibility on taxes, with the House speaker and budget leader not bending
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Jack Dorsey, co-founder of the popular social media service Twitter and the mobile payments startup Square, may be mulling a run for New York City mayor.
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President Obama nominated Thomas Perez as the new Labor Secretary at a press conference held at the White House this morning. The President urged Congress to confirm his nomination quickly. CNBC's John Harwood reports on the somewhat controversial nomination.
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President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as his next labor secretary.
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Ina Drew, the former JPMorgan Chase executive in charge of the unit that harbored the disastrous "London Whale" trades, blamed others for deceiving her.
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With stocks at all-time highs, there's little sign of a bubble forming in markets, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told CNBC on Thursday.
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The president wants Congress to authorize $200 million a year for 10 years for research on energy technologies.
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As divisions over major reductions in federal budget deficits solidify, President Obama and members of Congress have begun weighing limited steps that might be brokered in a bipartisan deal.
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President Barack Obama has taken mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's new president.