Senate banking chair Johnson to announce retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Tim Johnson, the Democratic chairman of the powerful banking committee, does not plan to run for re-election when his current term ends in 2014, two sources...
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Senate banking chair Johnson to announce retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Tim Johnson, the Democratic chairman of the powerful banking committee, does not plan to run for re-election when his current term ends in 2014, two sources...
Obama honors six staff killed in Newtown school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked a poignant moment in his push to curb gun violence as he awarded presidential medals posthumously on Friday to six educators killed in...
Obama honors six staff killed in Newtown school massacre
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked a poignant moment in his push to curb gun violence as he awarded presidential medals posthumously on Friday to six educators killed in...
Lawmakers draw battle lines on FHA housing finance agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Wednesday drew battle lines ahead of the next fight over the government's role in the mortgage finance system, focusing on...
House budget chief: automatic spending cuts “going to happen”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S....
Consumer watchdog strikes balance with mortgage rules
WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer watchdog on Thursday finalized new mortgage rules that are expected to have little short-term impact on the housing market but could prevent banks from...
House odd couple to put focus on mortgage finance reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeb Hensarling and Maxine Waters are about as far apart politically as two U.S. lawmakers can get. But there is one thing they have in common, other...
House odd couple to put focus on mortgage finance reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeb Hensarling and Maxine Waters are about as far apart politically as two U.S. lawmakers can get. But there is one thing they have in common, other...
Obama visits bookstore, promotes ‘Small Business Saturday’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in a bid to show support for small businesses, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday as the U.S. retail...