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Today, the Obama administration officially published the Federal Communications Commission so-called net neutrality rules in the Federal Register.

Congressional leaders of both parties and President Obama said they had agreed to a framework for a deal that they will present to their caucuses Monday, moving closer to a measure that could pass the House and Senate.

Consumers are caught in the middle of a fight between financial institutions and merchants as the Senate approaches a showdown vote over whether to block the Federal Reserve from capping fees that stores pay banks every time a shopper swipes a debit card.

The latest episode in the long-running drama over whether U.S. drivers will be offered gasoline with more ethanol in it came very early Saturday morning.

In a reach across party lines, the Senate overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday to prevent a Jan. 1 income tax increase for millions and renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.

Expectations that the Senate will vote to extend tax cuts helped fuel early gains in the stock market Monday, before markets closed mixed.

The Senate passed the broadest reform of the nation’s financial system since the Great Depression Thursday.

The financial overhaul bill awaiting final action in the Senate includes a new regulator whose aim is to make sure mortgages, credit cards and other products from big banks don't abuse or confuse you.

A 20-hour marathon negotiation culminated early Friday in agreements on the two most contentious portions of the financial overhaul: derivatives and the so-called Volcker Rule.

After a week of partisan wrangling, the Senate on Friday passed legislation to spare doctors a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments looming for months.