The Massachusetts state legislature has passed a bill that would change the way presidents are elected. It would leave the current Electoral College system and award its votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
A special House panel will start Thursday hearing ethics charges against 40-year veteran Charles Rangel of New York. Rangel stepped down as chairman of the tax-writing committee to fight the charges and continues to deny wrongdoing.
It’s been nearly five months since Iraq’s the general elections, but the country’s politicians have been unable to agree on much of anything, including who will be the next prime minister. Iraqi officials say the Obama administration is stepping up pressure to end the stalemate.
A vice president at Amazon says the new e-reader, which will become available at the end of August, fits in a coat pocket or a relatively small purse.
Tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are to expire in January unless Congress renews some or all of them. The cost of extending them by a decade: nearly $3 trillion. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, offers his insight.
The technique used by crews in Louisiana may be harming the marshes. Who is ultimately responsible for setting — and enforcing — the guidelines for cleaning up the Gulf?
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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would give independent auto mechanics access to the same repair data as dealerships. This has been a recurring point of tension between the auto companies and companies that make parts and small repair shops.
The administrator of BP’s compensation fund is trying to convince Gulf coast residents not to sue the company, but to take a settlement instead. But many in the region say it’s too early to pinpoint their damages.
Gov. Jan Brewer says her state will ask the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let all of its controversial immigration law take effect, a day after federal judge in Phoenix blocked key parts of the measure.
A vice president at Amazon says the new e-reader, which will become available at the end of August, fits in a coat pocket or a relatively small purse.