President Barack Obama’s joke about holding a “Slurpee Summit” between Democrats and Republicans has the makers of the sugary drink scrambling to take action. “We don’t want to be opportunistic, but nothing has ever been this b…
Now that midterm elections are over, President Barack Obama and Republicans have promised to work together. But how long will the spirit of cooperation last? One of the first big tests will be whether Congress can raise its deb…
Is foreign money influencing U.S. politics? With the lack of financial transparency into a wide range of groups with nonprofit tax status, it’s anyone’s guess. So-called 501(c) organizations don’t have to disclose their funders…
Investors received another sign Friday that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal: The 2010 U.S. budget deficit came in at a smaller-than-predicted $1.29 trillion. Though it was still the second-highest deficit on record, the …
Republicans can be friendly to solar energy — just don’t use the terms “recovery act” or “stimulus package” when lobbying them for government subsidies. That was the message from GOP political adviser Mary Matalin at the large…