A December 12 CBS News poll found that people blame Republicans in Congress for gridlock in Washington over President Obama and the Democrats by a 42 percent to 26 percent margin.

On December 12, First Street Research Group released a report on the top federal lobbyists in Washington. It found that former members of Congress generate the greatest lobbying revenue.

A December 12 ...

A December 9 NPR report was unable to find any evidence that a small surtax on millionaires would have any impact on business hiring.

On December 6, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee held a joint hearing on the tax...

In a December 6 commentary, University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein argued against using private legal action through the courts to deal with global warming. It should be dealt with through coordinated action at the federal level, he says.

On December 6, the World Bank posted a...

On December 5, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York posted a commentary on development of the housing bubble in the 2000s. The behavior of private investors was key, it says.

On November 14, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a study showing that slow growth in commercial and...