Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , comments to reporters in Washington on Friday after the final vote on the payroll-tax cut in the Senate. J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress passed an economic package of about $140 billion Friday,

Congress passed a $150 billion economic package Friday, extending for the rest of the year a payroll tax holiday for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions of others. On a 293-132 vote, a bipartisan House coalition supported the compr

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend a payroll tax cut through 2012, relying on a coalition of Democratic and Republican votes. The 293-132 vote sends the $145 billion measure to the Senate, which plans to vote on it today. In addition to th

Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Thomas Carper (D-Del.) announce a bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, in November, on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harrer - BLOOMBERG) Most Senate Democrats are asking for changes to a bill to overhaul the U.S. Post

A girl who calls herself TradeChat online was accidentally censored by Facebook earlier this week. On Thursday morning, the day after the Internet united to protest against U.S. anti-piracy legislation Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PI

This artwork by Nancy Ohanian relates to corporate financial influence on political campaigns. Sen. Bernard Sanders has proposed an amendment to the Constitution to remove First Amendment protections from individuals who gather together to form corporat