WASHINGTON — House Republicans seem shocked by their party's meltdown on the so-called fiscal cliff. They shouldn't be. The uncompromising cons...

WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama is willing to continue bargaining for a bipartisan solution to avert the "fiscal cliff" afte...

WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator joked Thursday that with House Speaker John Boehner embracing "Plan B," women's issues are progressing in Cong...

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) failed to muscle a controversial fiscal cliff fallback through the House Thursday night, suddenly pu...

By Richard Cowan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress pushed ahead on Thursday with a "fiscal...

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B" to deal with the so-called fiscal cliff is a waste of time that won't even get a vote in the Senat...

WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers making more than $1 million would get hit with tax increases averaging $100,000 next year under House Speaker John Boehner's a...

By ANDREW TAYLOR, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people e...

Why are people so anxious to avoid the "fiscal cliff" that they'll sacrifice the elderly, along with the disabled, veterans, and their families? And why does the President's proposal ask so much more "shared sacrifice" from them than it does of the nation's bloated defense contractors?

There are now only 12 days left for Congress to reach an agreement to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," yet Republicans are still insisting on a plan that will harm our economy and risks our ability to compete in the 21st century.

WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama would veto House Speaker John Boehner's `Plan B' proposal for extending tax cuts for people ...

By ALAN FRAM, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Still short of a "fiscal cliff" deal with the White House, top House Republicans are laboring to r...

By JIM KUHNHENN AND JULIE PACE, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner is proposing a `Plan B' option to keep taxes from in...