A new CBO study undercuts the argument from progressive policy shops and union leaders that government workers make less money than their counterparts in the private sector.
EMac: As President Obama gears up to address the nation Tuesday night, it's important to keep in mind that he has made all sorts of promises that didn't pan out.
The federal overseer of the government's bank bailout program says taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion on investments in 458 bailed-out banks and companies.
EMac: There was little mention in the State of the Union address of how the government has wasted your tax money and how the government needs more of your money just to pay the interest costs on U.S. debt.
FBN's Liz MacDonald says Citigroup goosed its profits higher by booking outsized paper gains from an accounting trick that's legitimate under current rules and by releasing loan loss reserves into earnings.
Taxpayers have footed oil companies' cleanup costs for decades. But a new bill would abolish write-offs oil companies take on their tax returns for the costs of cleaning up their oil spills.
The Senate passed an amendment on Thursday that forces operatives who collect political intelligence in Washington for sale in the banking industry or on Wall Street to register in the same way as lobbyists do.