WASHINGTON — Legislation passed this week to avert the "fiscal cliff" could still leave in place deficits averaging more than $900 billion a yea...

For two decades, the protection of high-income people from tax rate increases has been the central driving principle of the Republican Party. It has been their Holy Grail.

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Ame...

WASHINGTON -- The preliminary fiscal cliff deal being negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Joe Biden would ...

WASHINGTON -- Speaking Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sounded resigned to the possibility that the country might fall of...

What we've been seeing in the House of Representatives lately has been a series of massive and pervasive violations of Grayson's Laws of Legislating. Instead of "I'll vote for X because it's right," it's "If I don't get Z, I ain't votin' on nothin'." And that's the problem.

By DAVID ESPO, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- When it comes to the nation's budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismiss...

* States could get $3 billion in estate taxes-study * 30 states would be affected By Nanette Byrnes Dec 2...

BOSTON — In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern day tea party activists are cheering the recent Republican rev...

* Little sign of movement in talks * Focus shifting to Congress acting after Jan. 1 By Thomas Ferraro an...

WASHINGTON -- On Jan. 1, 2000, the world awoke to find that little had changed since the night before. After years of hype around what was then called...

WASHINGTON — Workers probably won't feel the full brunt of next year's tax increases in their January paychecks, but don't be fooled by the temp...

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...

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...

By JIM KUHNHENN, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Just two weeks before the economy-threatening "fiscal cliff" is due to kick in, both President ...

Grover Norquist expressed confidence on Thursday that Republican adherents to his rigid anti-tax hike platform would emerge victorious in upcoming bud...

WASHINGTON -- A leading conservative who's resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Barack Obama will win the battle over raising taxes....