Sean Lengell

Cheney backs Rubio in Senate bid

Conservative Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio picked up another high-profile endorsement Thursday when former Vice President Dick Cheney said he was backing the former Florida House speaker over his primary rival Gov. Charlie Crist.

April 22, 2010

Reports: IRS eyes Rubio’s spending

The IRS reportedly is investigating the Senate candidate's use of a Republican Party credit card while he was Florida's House speaker, adding new intrigue to the closely watched GOP primary that for weeks has revolved around the fate of Republican Gov. Charlie Crist's bid for the Senate seat.

April 22, 2010

Lehman fiasco fuels Obama bill debate

A probe of one of Wall Street's biggest failures has become a proxy battle in the congressional fight that could decide the fate of President Obama's push to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system.

April 21, 2010

Senate panel backs Bernanke’s 2nd term

A Senate panel endorsed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second four-year term Thursday, setting up a final vote in the full Senate, which is expected to confirm his renomination in the coming weeks.

December 18, 2009

Senate panel OKs Bernanke nomination

A Senate panel on Thursday endorsed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second four-year term, setting up a final vote in the full Senate, which is expected to confirm his renomination in the coming weeks.

December 17, 2009

Democrats’ ads target House GOP on finance bill vote

Democrats are targeting a dozen vulnerable House Republicans with a media blitz beginning this week that accuses them of protecting the interests of big banks at the expense of ordinary Americans.

December 17, 2009

Bernanke expected to keep job at Fed

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, fresh off this week's honor of being named Time magazine's "Person of the Year," is expected to win enough support in the Senate to keep his job for another 4-year term.

December 17, 2009

Citigroup to repay $20 billion in bailout funds

Citigroup Inc. said Monday that it will repay $20 billion in public loans in a big step toward gaining back its independence after last year's taxpayer-funded bailout.

December 15, 2009

Citigroup to repay $20B in TARP loans

Citigroup announced Monday that it will repay $20 billion in public loans in a big move toward emerging from government oversight following last year's taxpayer-funded bailout.

December 14, 2009

House puts tighter reins on Wall Street

The House on Friday passed the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the nation's financial sector since the New Deal, a measure that calls for greater consumer protections and tighter government control of the industry.

December 12, 2009

House approves major financial regulation bill

The House on Friday passed the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the nation's financial sector since the New Deal, a measure that calls for greater consumer protections and tighter government control of the industry.

December 11, 2009

Financial regulation in trouble

House Democratic leaders struggling to advance a bill to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system have been hit by an unusual push back from a sweeping range of party interests determined to have their say.

December 11, 2009

Bank bailout gets mixed ratings

An independent government watchdog gave the Treasury Department's bank bailout mixed reviews in its year-end report, saying that the program was key in "stopping the panic" on Wall Street last year but that it failed in many of its goals.

December 10, 2009

Report: Mixed reviews for bank bailout

An independent government watchdog gave the Treasury Department's bank bailout mixed reviews in its year-end report, saying that the program was key in "stopping the panic" on Wall Street last year but that it failed to reach many of its goals.

December 9, 2009

Treasury extends bailout authority to Oct.

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has announced an extension of the financial bailout authority to October 2010 — despite recent estimates that the program will cost taxpayers less than expected.

December 9, 2009

House GOP says no to Copenhagen proposals

House Republicans on Tuesday warned President Obama not to commit the United States to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions at this month's climate change conference in Copenhagen, saying that Congress would reject any such agreement.

December 8, 2009

Obama mulls use of bank bailout money for jobs

The Obama administration says the cost of the taxpayer-financed bank bailout will be about $200 billion less than projected and is looking to use some of the money to fund new job-creation efforts.

December 8, 2009

Gates sees slow Afghan pullout, not exit timetable

Top military officials have rebutted Republican criticism of the administration's timetables for Afghanistan, saying withdrawals are scheduled only to begin in 2011 and that a significant U.S. military presence will remain in Afghanistan for years.

December 7, 2009

Officials: 2011 Afghan pullout ‘not a cliff’

White House and military officials on Sunday defended President Obama's announced July 2011 date for the beginning of a U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, saying that the schedule was not a hard-and-fast exit strategy.

December 6, 2009

Bernanke says Fed actions averted meltdown

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Thursday vigorously defended his handling of last year's near collapse of the economy, telling a Senate panel considering his reconfirmation that his actions helped avert an even greater crisis.

December 4, 2009