Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the Justice Department has opened a criminal probe of the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of tea-party groups, while an investigative report blamed the agency's managers for allowing the practices to … [Read more...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed Tuesday to its first finish above the 15000 level, notching another landmark on the market's four-year-long record run. Encouraging economic reports from outside the U.S. and new highs on Germany and … [Read more...]

The Senate immigration reform bill being pushed by the so-called “Gang of Eight” will cost U.S. taxpayers roughly $6.3 trillion, according to a new study from the Heritage Foundation. The study bases its claim on the estimated amount of … [Read more...]

In February of 2012, President Obama unveiled the National Mortgage Settlement, which was designed to "speed relief to the hardest-hit homeowners, end some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry, and begin to turn the page on an era … [Read more...]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently warned that sequestration would cause “suspension of important activities, curtailed training, and could result in furloughs of civilian personnel” but the spending cuts haven’t killed the green fuels … [Read more...]

With legal gambling set to move this year beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history. … [Read more...]

Stocks fall after hackers announce explosions at the White House. … [Read more...]

Good news on housing and earnings helped stocks rebound from their worst day of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 107 points, or 0.7 percent, to 14,704 as of 11:19 a.m. EDT, winning back some of the 265 points it lost a day … [Read more...]

Yet another piece of rotted fruit spilling from the grim cornucopia of President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal is his summary judgement of how much other people can “fairly” keep in their retirement accounts, as reported by The Hill: President … [Read more...]

President Barack Obama and his administration should make history in 2016. According to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Obama administration is expected to spend more than $4 trillion in 2016 alone under the president’s … [Read more...]