Congress

When incentives to recruit new soldiers turns to fraud.

Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman is retiring after 20 terms.

Congress's Joint Economic Committee holds a hearing on income inequality. Just the latest congressional foray into the problem.

Six government programs the government is still funding. Believe it or not.

The International Monetary Fund has ended up smack in the middle of the budget debate in Washington.

For one woman looking for work, unemployment benefits kept certain career options. With Congress not extending benefits, a new plan is in order.

A report shows that more than half of Congress members are millionaires.

A deal to reinstate unemployment insurance is working its way through Congress, but would it mean that people on unemployment would just take a few months longer to find a job?

Congress will return to the New Year without needing to fight about the budget. Will they take the opportunity to deal with other issues?

There are plenty of issues that still need to be dealt with before any grand bargain — everything from the Farm Bill to unemployment insurance to the debt limit.