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The current Congress has a habit of lurching from crisis to crisis, usually reaching a deal to avoid the unpleasantness du jour just before time runs out.

In his new budget released today, President Obama said he wants Congress to let the Treasury Department use cheaper materials to mint our coins.

Listeners share what they would do if Congress were to pass legislation to make home refinancing easier -- putting more money in homeowners' pockets.

When Congress bailed out big banks, it also limited the pay of CEOs at those banks -- one of the main reasons why banks wanted out of the bailout program.

A day after taking over the job as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray defended his role and says he'll work to win Congress over.

As Congress continues to debate over the payroll tax cut extension, we ask small business owners about how the decision might affect them.

The House and the Senate face some a number of decisions before they can head off for the holidays. Is another government shutdown possible?

If Congress doesn't extend unemployment benefits in the next few weeks, millions of jobless Americans will find themselves without a vital safety net in 2012.

Millions of unemployed Americans are anxiously waiting for Congress to take up the extension of federal unemployment benefits.

Jon Corzine will have to explain how the bank lost $1 billion of customer money.