Washington

Illinois House Democrats pressed forward on an $800 million spending bill.

The Alabama Ethics Commission found probable cause to believe Gov. Robert Bentley violated ethics and campaign finance laws.

Bills now pending in the Senate and House would ease bank regulators' treatment of municipal securities

House Democrats contend that infrastructure project delays result from a lack of funding, not red tape.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said it may take the U.S. central bank around five years to shrink its balance sheet to a more normal size once that process gets underway.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Awards and settlements are piling up even as the U.S. wealth management unit reports record profits.

Dwayne Edwards and the entities he controlled are arguing the SEC’s arguments against them for fraud are based on inaccurate information.

The SEC has announced a settlement with an Arizona-based brokerage firm, its chief executive officer, and its former underwriter's counsel and head of investment banking over charges related to fraudulent municipal bond offerings related to Atlanta businessman Christopher Brogdon.

Most Federal Reserve officials said they backed a policy change that would begin shrinking the central bank's $4.5 trillion balance sheet later this year, as they reiterated their outlook for gradual interest-rate increases.