Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against "grim" challengesBy Associated PressOctober 18, 2017Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesChina's Community Party Congress — an event that happens twice a decade — kicked off today.POSTED IN: China Xi Jinping Congress read
Can Congress make consumer data safer?By Ryan KailathOctober 17, 2017POSTED IN: Congress data breach security ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will Congress pass any big legislation in 2017?By Kai RyssdalOctober 13, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesLet's wrap up the week in business and economic news.POSTED IN: Weekly Wrap tax reform Congress IMF ListenreadDownloadDownload
Homeowners might have to start paying taxes on forgiven debt againBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerOctober 13, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesIf the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act isn't extended, homeowners with forgiven debt will have to pay taxes on that debt. POSTED IN: homeowners Congress debt mortgage ListenreadDownloadDownload
What we don't know about gun violenceBy Lizzie O'LearyOctober 06, 2017ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd how funding for gun violence research could make a difference.POSTED IN: guns gun violence funding Congress ListenreadDownloadDownload
What you need to know about Twitter, Facebook and election interferenceBy Jana KasperkevicSeptember 29, 2017Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesTech companies are in the hot seat over ads linked to foreign accounts. POSTED IN: Facebook Twitter Russia Google russia today 2016 election Congress investigation President Donald Trump 2016 presidential election technology business ads read
What you need to know about the sequester and TrumpBy Tony WagnerSeptember 29, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesAnswering the unanswered questions from our Explainathon.POSTED IN: sequester Congress budget read
CEOs are coming out in favor of DACA, but can their support influence Congress?By Aaron SchrankSeptember 05, 2017Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPast pressure from business leaders hasn't changed Trump's mind, a Wharton School professor notes.POSTED IN: DACA Immigration Congress ListenreadDownloadDownload
Budgeting for Hurricane Harvey relief could stop Trump's plans to shut down the governmentBy David Brancaccio and Janet NguyenAugust 28, 2017MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe president has threatened to let government funding run out if he doesn't get money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But that could leave out funds for storm aid.POSTED IN: texas insurance flooding budget Congress ListenreadDownloadDownload
