The U.S. Interior Department has accused the White House of misrepresenting scientists’ views to imply they were in favor of an oil-drilling ban. In actuality, the scientists hadn’t been asked for their opinions on whether the …
Tuesday’s election results probably won’t affect the stock market much, at least not in the short term since the outcome was largely anticipated. But even so, it’s worth thinking about the effect divided government could have o…
Federal agencies are investigating foreclosure processes after some major banks have said they would either review or suspend foreclosures because of possible errors. And Chicago-area law enforcers are halting foreclosure-relat…
A bill that would make it more difficult to challenge the legality of documents related to foreclosures has passed Congress and is awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature.
The bill was passed through Congress with minimal debate, Reuters reported…
The White House blocked government scientists’ efforts to disclose the worst-case environmental scenario related to the April 20 explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing a panel a…