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Hatch, Schumer Reach Deal on High-Skilled Workers in Immigration Bill

Rebecca Kaplan and Fawn Johnson | 7:38 a.m.

Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Orrin Hatch have reached a deal on visas for high-skilled workers that should ensure the Utah Republican's vote for the immigration bill in committee.

Yahoo Buys Tumblr: Yawn

Brian Fung | May 20, 2013

We've entered the age of the billion-dollar buyout.

Why an Online-Sales Tax May Not Help Brick-and-Mortar Retailers After All

Niraj Chokshi | May 6, 2013

Taxes are all about changing behavior, and legislation establishing sales taxes for Internet commerce, which is expected to pass the Senate on Monday, is no different. But it’s not clear that the online-sales tax will achieve its goal.

Health Care Interests Have Much to Monitor

Margot Sanger-Katz | April 17, 2013

Because entitlement reform could touch nearly every medical lobby, all will keep eyes and ears on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s doings.

Proposed 'Sin Tax' on Cigarettes Sparks Hope for Preschools

Cory Bennett | April 11, 2013

But given the partisan climate and belt-tightening rhetoric in Washington, not to mention tobacco lobbyists, implementation will be a slog.

Priceline's Co-Founder Explains the Secret to a Successful Startup

Sophie Quinton | March 25, 2013

Scott Case launched a billion-dollar business. Now he's trying to help others do the same as head of Startup America Partnership.

The Unfinished Agenda of Outgoing FCC Chairman Genachowski

Brian Fung | March 22, 2013

Julius Genachowski is out as FCC chairman. He has accomplished a lot, but he also leaves a lot for his successor to do—over the short, medium, and long terms.

1 Lawmaker's Big, Controversial Plan to Stop Exporting Technology to Repressive Regimes

Brian Fung | February 7, 2013

One lawmaker wants to ban sales of certain Web technologies abroad. Here's why the proposal is doomed to fail.

Health Care: Great for the Economy Today, Terrible Later

Margot Sanger-Katz | January 31, 2013

Hospitals like Pittsburgh’s UPMC created enough jobs to end the recession. If they keep it up, they’ll wreck the economy.

Gabby Giffords Speaks to the Senate About Gun Control (Pictures)

Richard A. Bloom | January 30, 2013

Walking Immigration Up the Hill

January 30, 2013

CongressWhite HouseNational SecurityPoliticsEnergyEconomy & BudgetHealth Care TOP FIVE WALKING IMMIGRATION UP THE HILL. The outlines of the coming immigration debate have been set but now lawmakers must hunker down and write legislation—and that could be a long process. There may not be mo...

Pronouncements Out of the Way, Immigration Now Faces Uphill Climb

Rebecca Kaplan and Chris Frates | January 30, 2013

The outlines of the coming immigration debate have been set but now lawmakers must hunker down and write legislation. And that process could be a long one.

Poll: Lautenberg Trails Booker By 21 Points in Democratic Primary

Kevin Brennan | January 23, 2013

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., may want to spank Cory Booker, but a new poll from Quinnipiac University shows Lautenberg on the receiving end of a spanking in a Democratic primary match-up with the Newark mayor. Booker leads Lautenberg, 51 percent to 30 percent, among Democratic voters. While Laute...

Matt Walker Heads to the National Restaurant Association

Alex Roarty | January 8, 2013

The National Restaurant Association picks former Senate aide as its new vice president of government affairs. Matt Walker will lead the group’s advocacy efforts in the Senate.

Veterans No Longer Dominate American Politics

George E. Condon Jr. | December 19, 2012

When members of the House and Senate file past the casket of Daniel Inouye as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, they will be mourning more than the death of a dear friend and historic colleague. They also will be grieving the passing of an era in which veterans of World War II dominated American politics.

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