The House’s big day: Budget deal vote, GOP nominating Ryan
By ALAN FRAM The House was poised Wednesday to approve a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans were set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the new…
Government business and finance
Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months…
GfK Poll: Use default, shutdown threats to cut spending
By ALAN FRAM and EMILY SWANSON A divided public thinks it’s worth shutting the government or halting its ability to borrow to pay bills unless President Barack Obama consents to…
Speaker Boehner pushes for budget deal before leaving House
By ANDREW TAYLOR and ERICA WERNER Speaker John Boehner is trying to make one last deal as he heads for the exits, pushing to finalize a far-reaching, two-year budget agreement…
AP FACT CHECK: Clinton, Sanders revise history in Dem debate
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Hillary Rodham Clinton revised history in the Democratic debate when insisting she’s not a flip-flopper on a trade deal she promoted as secretary…
Pressure builds on Paul Ryan to run for House speaker
The pressure is on Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, to run for House speaker in the chaotic aftermath of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s sudden decision…
Auto experts: Top managers probably knew of VW cheating
By TOM KRISHER and MICHAEL BIESECKER Auto industry insiders strongly suspect the emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen is much wider and reaches higher up the corporate ladder than the company…
Approaching debate, Clinton and Sanders showing differences
By KEN THOMAS Hillary Rodham Clinton is beginning to draw contrasts with her chief Democratic rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, as they approach their first presidential primary debate next week.…