Philip Brasher

The White House says it's "irresponsible" for House appropriators to use a spending bill to block the administration from implementing new definitions of what streams, ponds and other features are regulated under the Clean Water Act.

A deal between key lawmakers to fast-track new trade agreements begins to move through Congress this week, increasing pressure on President Obama to win over reluctant Democrats.

An Iowa egg operation with more than 5 million hens is the latest poultry farm hit by a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza. The Agriculture Department announced new findings of the H5N2 virus in Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as the 5.3 million layer hens in Osceola County, I

The battle is on in Congress to approve fast-track process for finalizing trade agreements with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union. Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday announced agreement on a thre

Another Tax Day is passing, and the Section 179 expensing allowance and other key tax incentives are once again in limbo Ð and may continue to be for some time.

Get ready for action on trade in Congress after weeks of negotiations. Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch says he wants his committee to vote on a Trade Promotion Authority bill next week as well as some other trade measures.

Analysts say the Agriculture DepartmentÐs new subsidy eligibility requirements are going to make it significantly tougher for investors in a small number of big farming operations to qualify for multiple government payments.

Lawmakers finalized a bipartisan three-year fast-track bill Thursday to smooth the way for negotiating and ratifying trade agreements with the Pacific Rim and European Union.

Brushing aside a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted 240-179 to repeal the federal estate tax.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee announced that they were on the verge of an agreement on Trade Promotion Authority legislation that could be released later Thursday. The committee planned to meet Thursday afternoon to review it and then vote on the legislation next Thursday.