Broker Regulation

In a blunt challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans drafted legislation Monday to avert a potentially devastating Aug. 2 government default — but along lines the White House has already dismissed.

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu reminds feds, many health insurance agents are small business owners, too, and a new health reform provision threatens to put them out of business at a time when their clients need them most

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders shopped competing debt-crisis solutions and President Barack Obama canceled fundraising appearances Monday, as a politically gridlocked capital lurched into a climactic last full week before the Aug. 2 default deadline.

NFL owners and players agreed early Monday to the terms of a deal to end the lockout, and players were expected to begin their voting process later in the day, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

To help American car makers stay in business, autoworkers grudgingly gave up pay raises and some benefits four years ago.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries is urging the bipartisan "Gang of Six" to tread carefully on its proposal to raise revenue by reducing tax incentives for retirement savings.