governments (all things governmental)

The House passes a massive $1.3 trillion spending bill with just over a day to go before the government would shut down. The Senate could vote on the bill with a least a few hours' cushion before the midnight Friday shutdown deadline. The proposal would significantly boost spending on the military and ...

As a free floater, he has become a key to the government's suddenly improved prospects of passing its tax cuts for big companies, which would take their tax rate from 30% to 25% by 2026-27. Settling into his new surrounds, Storer had the adrenaline hit of being targeted by government, opposition and ...

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has today announced that the government is getting a 'new crypto assets task force' designed to make it easier for fintech companies to follow complex regulations. The Chancellor delivered a speech at the government's second annual International ...

The British government has announced a plan to establish a cryptocurrency 'task force' that will include Her Majesty's Treasury, The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority. As a part of the UK government's broader Fintech Sector Strategy, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is ...

Daniel Petrocelli, the lead attorney for AT&T and Time Warner, spent much of his allotted 45-minute argument tearing into the government's estimates of economic harm. “They cannot meet their heavy burden of proof,” he said. AT&T, even when adding Time Warner, is not just competing with its peers in the ...

Carrying their light arms, hundreds of defeated rebels began evacuating with their families Thursday from a devastated town in eastern Ghouta, an effective surrender under a deal with the government after a long siege and bombing campaign of the enclave on the outskirts of Damascus. The departure of ...

Long lines formed Thursday morning for opening statements in the government's lawsuit over AT&T's planned purchase of Time Warner, which observers are watching as potentially the most consequential antitrust case in years. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes and Justice ...

During the administration of President Barack Obama, attorneys general from Republican states developed a powerful tool: They teamed up dozens of times to sue the federal government to block environmental initiatives. Now, Democrats are using the same playbook to fight the Trump administration.