Government And Institutions

Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon.

Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon.

CEOs of some of the world's biggest companies are fighting back against President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban, calling it un-American and bad for business.

CEOs of some of the world's biggest companies are fighting back against President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban, calling it un-American and bad for business.

A federal lawsuit on Monday accused banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Barack Obama.

New York state lawmakers lashed out at Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday over New York City's plan to impose a fee on plastic shopping bags, dismissing it as a burden on poor and middle-class residents already struggling to get by in an expensive city.

Congressional Republicans are moving swiftly to repeal Obama administration regulations aimed at better protecting streams from coal mining debris.

A federal court on Monday struck down a major portion of Indiana's restrictive vaping law, which created a monopoly for one security firm and sparked an FBI probe.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction, with rates on six-month bills climbing to their highest level in four weeks.

In the chaotic windup of the presidential race, Donald Trump complained that Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve was being "obviously political" in keeping interest rates ultra-low.

In the chaotic windup of the presidential race, Donald Trump complained that Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve was being "obviously political" in keeping interest rates ultra-low.

On Monday, small business leaders at the White House praised President Trump after he signed a new executive order that seeks to dramatically reduce burdensome regulation.

U.S. stocks are falling Monday morning, following global stock indexes lower, as energy and technology companies take sharp losses.

U.S. stocks are falling Monday morning, following global stock indexes lower, as energy and technology companies take sharp losses.

Walgreens is lowering the price it will pay to buy drugstore rival Rite Aid and raising the number of stores it will unload to ease monopoly concerns.

Determined to reverse eight years of a Democratic administration, House Republicans are on track to overturn a handful of rules finalized in President Barack Obama's final months in office to deal with climate change, federal contracting and background checks for gun ownership.

Determined to reverse eight years of a Democratic administration, House Republicans are on track to overturn a handful of rules finalized in President Barack Obama's final months in office to deal with climate change, federal contracting and background checks for gun ownership.

Brick-and-mortar business owners spoke out Friday in favor of two similar bills meant to force online retailers to collect Nebraska state sales tax.

House Speaker Paul Ryan sidestepped an opportunity Friday to embrace President Donald Trump's goal of "insurance for everybody," saying instead that congressional Republicans are aiming for "universal access." Ryan, R-Wis., made the remark in an interview with Politico after Republicans ended a three-day policy retreat in Philadelphia.

Mining operations controlled by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice haven't paid $4.6 million in safety fines and penalties, according to federal authorities.