Oversight
Once unthinkable, severe spending cuts now seem plausible
Senators increasingly see sequester as the best deal either side can get.
Oversight
What Obama wants and what Congress will give him
How the president's vision fits with what Congress is likely to do.
Management
Blocking potential Treasury nominee gets the GOP nowhere in debt ceiling fight
Attempt could backfire and serve only to strengthen Obama’s hand.
Oversight
Fiscal cliff won't be the last you hear from Simpson and Bowles
Deficit-reducing duo is heading back to the lecture circuit.
Management
Obama unlikely to name Treasury nominee before fiscal cliff resolution
Former OMB chief Jack Lew remains a top contender.
Management
Outgoing Treasury secretary immersed in fiscal-cliff negotiations
Timothy Geithner is playing a crucial role in the showdown over expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts.
Oversight
Elizabeth Warren open to compromise on deficit
Left-leaning Democratic senator-elect says she'll work with Republicans.
Oversight
Partisans argue over the 'mandate' question
Voters want 'cooperative government,' Democratic senator-elect for Virginia says.
Management
Treasury Secretary gears up for fiscal cliff showdown
Timothy Geithner will be heavily involved during the lame-duck session in providing technical economic-policy advice within the administration.
Oversight
Senior Democrats spar over maximizing fiscal-cliff leverage
Former officials and key lawmakers square off over how to work with GOP to forestall crisis.
Management
President’s speech will tackle deficit reduction, entitlement reform
Obama will talk about decisions needed to get spending under control, campaign aide says.
Management
Consumer bureau chief: Recess appointment 'not affecting our decision making'
President Obama installed Richard Cordray as director of the agency over the objection of Republicans in January .
Oversight
Obama reelection strategy seen in Cordray appointment
The move marks a new step in a procedural arms race in which both parties, while professing outrage, counter each other’s obstruction with new procedural tactics.
News
Barney Frank dispels rumors he wants to head HUD
Retiring congressman says he's not sure he would have taken orders well, even in a Democratic administration.
News
Irene aid battle just the beginning of flood program woes
Already the fight over whether disaster relief should be offset by spending cuts has erupted into political spectacle.
News
With debt deal in hand, when does Geithner quit?
Treasury head says he has not "made that decision yet."
Oversight
After Geithner, a weak economics bench
An opening at the top of the Treasury Department would hurt at a time of limited resources and other lingering or impending vacancies.
Oversight
Warren pushes back against Republican jabs on consumer bureau
Financial institutions guilty of precipitating an economic collapse must be held accountable, she says.
Oversight
Enforcement chief pleads for political support from state prosecutors
Speech highlights Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's fragile political position as it faces intense opposition from many parts of the financial industry.
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