China reacted furiously to a US Senate vote to pass a bill that would punish Beijing for alleged currency manipulation, saying it broke WTO rules and could set off a trade war. UK Telegraph/AFP US lawmakers defied warnings from Beijing and… more »

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of intense partisanship, Republican congressional leaders and President Barack Obama made a last-minute stab at compromise Saturday to avoid a government default threatened for early next week.But there was no undisputed e… more »

 By Jennifer Rubin A Republican aide e-mails me: “The Speaker, Sen. Reid and Sen. McConnell all agreed on the general framework of a two-part plan. A short-term increase (with cuts greater than the increase), combined with a committee to find… more »

Washington Post By Felicia Sonmez   The Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill aimed at increasing lease sales for oil and gas drilling, one day after it rejected another energy-related measure proposed by Democrats that would have targeted tax… more »

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. -- Democrats kept the Wisconsin Assembly up overnight with a droning filibuster in another desperate attempt to block the Republican governor's bold plan to strip public sector workers of nearly all of their bargaining rig… more »