Congress

Two words: Congressional gridlock.

It's been said Congress is "kicking the can" in the debate over the payroll tax. But where exactly did that phrase come from and why has it become a metaphor for political dysfunction?

The House and the Senate face a number of decisions before they can head off for the holidays. Is another government shutdown possible?

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A new anti-piracy bill is being introduced in congress today as an alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act, says CNET’s Declan McCulloch. SOPA has received a lot of criticism since it was first introduced a few weeks ago. Free speech advocates didn’t like how the anti-piracy bill would lead to the take down of […]

Get this: congress can compromise!

If Congress doesn't do much this year, lets automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion kick in and the Bush tax cuts expire, that cuts $5 trillion from the deficit within a decade.

We speak to David Kelly of JP Morgan Funds about what he thinks the possible outcome of the super committee stand-off could be.

The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA will be the sole subject of a House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. SOPA is the House version of the Senate’s Protect IP act which got strangled by Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) who echoed the views of many in the tech industry that the measure gave law enforcement far too much power in shutting down websites that are suspected of trafficking in unlicensed content...

Politico's Tony Romm reports on efforts in Congress to figure out which laws apply and which new laws need to be created to keep up with the push...