Government And Institutions

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Democratic legislative leaders announced Friday they've reached an agreement with Gov. Dannel P.

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used his veto pen Friday to strip more than $1.6 billion from the 2016 budget approved by the Democratic-controlled Legislature and signed a roughly $34 billion budget into law.

Fewer of tomorrow's freeways will be free.

President Barack Obama has overcome an embarrassing defeat on trade and maneuvered his way back to a rare victory under a Republican-controlled Congress.

Congress is wrapping up President Barack Obama's trade agenda after handing him the big prize of "fast track" negotiating authority.

U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading Thursday as investors were encouraged by a report showing a strong rise in consumer spending.

A trucking industry-backed bid to allow longer tandem trucks on the nation's highways has been approved by a Senate committee over opposition from safety advocates and most Democrats — and the panel's GOP chairman.

The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination.

The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.

A Santa Barbara County woman who owns beachfront property has sued the operators of the pipeline that spilled oil on the coast last month.

Reaction to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday upholding tax subsidies in President Barack Obama's health care law: ___ "Today, after more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court — the Affordable Care Act is here to stay." — Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden.

Opponents of a new Providence stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox gathered Thursday at the State House as the legislative session comes to a close to tell lawmakers they're opposed to any stadium deal that would require public funding.

If you thought the legal fight over the health care overhaul was finally over, think again.

Investigators are blaming two IRS workers at a computer center in West Virginia for erasing thousands of emails related to the tax agency's tea party scandal, impeding congressional investigations into the treatment of conservative political groups.

Investors in hospital stocks rejoiced Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a key portion of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and eliminated the prospect of a sudden influx of uninsured patients seeking care.

Hong Kong regulators have rejected an application for a budget airline joint venture involving Australia's Qantas and China Eastern Airlines after local carriers objected.

The House has approved the final pieces of President Barack Obama's hard-fought trade agenda and sent them to his desk.

%Figures on government spending and debt% % WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated).% %The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.% %Total public debt subject to limit June 24 % 18,112,975% %Statutory debt limit % 18,113,000% %Total public debt outstanding June 24 % 18,152,638% %Operating balance June 24 % 240,762% %Interest fiscal year 2015 thru May % 159,485% %Interest same period pvs fiscal year % 169,136% %Deficit fiscal year 2015 thru May % 365,156% %Deficit same period pvs fiscal year % 436,384% %Receipts fiscal year 2015 thru May % 2,103,987% %Receipts same period pvs fiscal year % 1,936,739% %Outlays fiscal year 2015 thru May % 2,469,144% %Outlays same period pvs fiscal year % 2,373,122% %Gold assets in May % 11,041%