Congress

Republicans in the House are expected to hold a vote today to repeal President Obama's health care initiative. It will be their 37th vote on the issue.

A Duke professor asks: What would happen if all the millionaires in public office joined a single political party? Answer: They'd control the federal government by a wide margin.

The pet projects of the immigration bill being worked on in Congress.

While Congress struggles with gun legislation in the wake of Newtown, states and municipalities are taking the lead, many with tax proposals

On Thursday, American Airlines and US Airways officially announced their long-rumored merger. And Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it made a match with Ketchup giant Heinz, in a deal worth billions.

Congress is enduring historically-low popularity ratings – so why do hordes of tourists still visit the Capitol?

A $60 billion Sandy relief package passed the Senate in December, but House leadership reneged on its pledge to pass the bill before the end of the session.

The Senate deal permanently raises income taxes for individuals making more than $400,000 a year. It delays — for just two months — most of those automatic spending cuts that were set to kick in. And it includes a number of other provisions to stave off the most pressing aspects of the fiscal cliff.

'Bridges to Nowhere' and other pork-barrel spending used to be the grease for deal-making in Congress.