Government And Institutions

Justice Dept. policies are expected to be announced on Thursday intended to increase the number of white-collar cases brought against corporate executives. The new guidelines are intended to focus on individual executives from the start.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush unveiled his simplified tax plan Wednesday.

The long, sometimes contentious relationship between Donald Trump and Steve Wynn has taken another turn, with the Las Vegas casino magnate serving as an unofficial adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, the FOX Business Network has learned.  

Jeb Bush said on Thursday he would back fellow Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump if the businessman-turned-politician wins the party's nomination for the 2016 presidential election and Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee.

U.S. consumers increased their spending by a moderate amount in July, while income growth was propelled by the largest jump in wages and salaries in eight months.

The 2016 candidates for president react to the China sparked global market selloff. 

A cake shop owner is appealing a Colorado court’s decision that found him in violation of a law after he refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple due to religious beliefs.

A bipartisan group of Congressmen on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew demanding the government return money to small businesses that the IRS had wrongfully seized under federal asset forfeiture laws.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pledged to defend working families through policies such as lower taxes if Republican voters choose him as the GOP nominee.

Reforming the tax code and repealing ObamaCare and the Dodd-Frank banking reform bill are key priorities for the top Republican candidates for president.

Americans want jobs, they just need better opportunities, according to several Republican presidential candidates during the first GOP debate. 

The Senate on Thursday passed a three-month highway spending bill, a measure that allows Congress to avoid a cutoff of transportation funds set to occur on Saturday and give lawmakers time to develop the sort of multiyear package they haven't been able to pass in years.

Twitter isn’t doing enough to stop ISIS and other terrorists, FBI officials in Washington, D.C. tell FOX Business.                                                                

The growing scandal over hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration now includes a law suit which seeks to force the FAA to produce racial and demographic data regarding recently hired air traffic control candidates.  

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused the union that represents Border Patrol agents of bullying its members to pull out of hosting a visit by him to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas on Thursday.

A House Oversight subcommittee hearing set for Thursday should provide more pushback to President Barack Obama’s claim on the 'Daily Show' that there was no IRS targeting of conservative nonprofits.

The Senate Finance Committee is reportedly planning to meet in the next two weeks to wrap up its report on its two-year probe into the IRS's targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups.

Judicial Watch Wednesday announced that IRS scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond tea party organizations and included higher profile groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Crossroads GPS, associated with former George W. Bush advisor Karl Rove.

Donald Trump’s financial disclosure form reveals plenty of details regarding the Republican presidential candidate’s personal fortune. What’s missing is how much he’s actually worth.

The U.S. government says identity theft protection company LifeLock spent years violating a $12 million settlement for misrepresenting the protection it provides for customers.