Both chambers of Congress passed the two-month extension to the payroll tax cut, after several days of mounting public pressure on Speaker John Boehner to drop his opposition.
Congressional negotiators reached a $1 trillion spending agreement Thursday evening after a four-day standoff related to demands to extend the payroll tax cut. The spending agreement will provide
After days of stalemate over the payroll tax cut extension and government funding bill, House and Senate leaders met privately to discuss options in a first sign of
