Government And Institutions

With weeks to go before a key surveillance law expires, key Senate Republicans have introduced a bill that would allow the National Security Agency to continue collecting the calling records of nearly every American.

The IRS' overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services.

New Mexico's largest electric provider is defending its plan to replace power from part of an aging coal-fired plant with a mix of coal, natural gas, nuclear and solar generation.

In its first report on trafficking around the world, the U.S. criticized Thailand as a hub for labor abuse.

The owners of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino are accusing the city's main casino workers' union of hiding behind federal labor law and the First Amendment to wage "economic warfare" against the struggling gambling resort.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are backing Gov. Paul LePage's effort to amend the constitution to abolish the income tax.

California households that use the least electricity would start paying more for it, under a proposal put before state utility regulators on Tuesday intended to bring the prices charged for electricity more in line with its actual costs.

The Los Angeles suburb of Carson could approve a $1.7 billion NFL stadium in the wake of a similar vote in nearby Inglewood — even though details haven't been worked out.

Some North Dakota lawmakers are wondering how the state got stuck with a nearly million-dollar bill for buses that were ordered, hardly used and then sold.

Craft breweries, cider drinkers and beer aficionados could benefit from alcohol legislation that cleared first-round debate Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature.

U.S. stocks are wavering in early trading more big companies turn in earnings reports.

Mexico has become the most attractive place in North America to build new automobile factories, a shift that has siphoned jobs from the U.S. and Canada, yet helped keep car and truck prices in check for consumers.

Hong Kong led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as investors shook off initial pessimism over new measures by China's market regulator.

Authorities from municipalities across Greece will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after the government ordered reserves from state enterprises to be placed in a common account to help the country meet its financial obligations and avoid default.

Federal regulators have proposed an $11,200 fine against a manufacturer accused of dropping a large part destined for a South Carolina nuclear plant, then trying to cover it up.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says it's time to look into the "next generation" of North American free trade.

The House has given final legislative approval to a long-delayed bill to boost energy efficiency, sending the measure to the White House.

America's foremost labor federation is asking Congress to block the "fast track" authority that President Barack Obama seeks to advance trade deals being negotiated with numerous nations.

A group representing Wal-Mart workers is asking labor regulators to go to court to force the discounter to rehire all 2,200 employees affected by the abrupt temporary closing of five stores in four states a week ago.

Cuts to Medicare and the health care law and almost $40 billion in unrequested money for overseas war-fighting operations top the agenda as congressional negotiators meet to begin ironing out a Republican budget blueprint for next year and beyond.