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In the midst of debates that could potentially tighten the rules on insider trading in Washington, the head of the House Financial Services Committee faces serious allegations.

Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced their version of an anti-insider trading bill. The version that passed the Senate had provisions that focused specifically on those who traffic in 'political intelligence.'

The government was set to impose new rules limiting the work kids are allowed to do on farms, but those rules are being reconsidered after an outcry from farmers.

Following his State of the Union address yesterday that focused on job growth, the president heads to Arizona today. We talk to a congressman there about what the president's speech and visit mean for him.

As President Obama delivers his State of the Union address, Congress seems poised for a political stalemate.

"pssssssssssssssssst" - the sound of PIPA's deflating balloon

A lot of attention is going to be paid in the next 48 hours to Wikipedia’s one-day blackout in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act. But it might be a little bit like protesting Adam Sandler’s Jack & Jill winning the Oscar for Best Picture: probably not going to happen anyway. Rep. Darrell Issa […]

Have you heard about the Twitters and Facebookies?

A new report shows that the net wealth of members of the House of Representatives has doubled since 1984, while the average American's has stayed almost the same.