WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday sidetracked rival plans to extend a Social Security payroll tax, in dueling votes that pave the way for negotiations on a compromise on a core component of ...

WASHINGTON -- Congress is again facing a partisan showdown over how to pay for a $160 billion package to extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the year. In a clear signal that little progress ...

WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday rejected a Senate-approved two-month extension of a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits to millions of Americans, raising the likelihood ...