Lori Montgomery

Whichever course lawmakers choose on the economy, the analysis suggests that it will be swamped by trends in the broader economy.

How Sen. Ron Wyden got caught between Barack and a hard place

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other liberals complained that provisions in the $1.01 trillion bill would roll back critical limits on Wall Street and increase the influence of wealthy campaign donors.

A roundup of business news from around the world.

A Democrat willing to trash stupid Democratic ideas, they say, is a potent weapon Republicans should not cast aside

In five Virginia cities alone, a new study finds the cost of fixing homes that have already been flooded could surpass $430 million.

The top 1 percent of earners paid an average tax rate of about 33 percent last year -- up sharply from an average of 29 percent in 2011.

Drawing charges of hypocrisy, GOP groups are attacking Democrats who supported conservative ideas.

The federal government is putting together a forecast for sea-level rise on the North Atlantic Coast through 2118.

The latest Miller & Chevalier survey of corporate tax officers finds six in 10 doubtful of progress in the waning days of the Obama administration.

It’s hard to say the president’s budget proposal marks the start of a serious effort to enact a spending plan for the nation.

The bill’s passage guarantees that the nation will not endure another government shutdown until at least Oct. 1.

Growing number of Republicans supporting the agreement, which would roll back spending cuts.

Final passage in the Senate all-but assured as Republicans join Democrats in clearing 60-vote hurdle.

Democrats want more tax revenue if entitlements are cut, but Republicans seem adamantly against that.

The first shutdown in nearly two decades loomed as House leaders were running out of time and options.

Treasury secretary warrns congressional leaders that he will exhaust emergency borrowing measures “no later than Oct. 17.”

Deficit reduction? Rethink the tax code? Not so much. Congress is focused on small ball.

Still, Baucus and Camp say the effort to lower rates that is gaining steam in Washington is only half the battle.

Half the improvement forecast for the coming decade is from factors unrelated to recent budget battles.