WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), along with 70 other House Democrats, called on Speaker John Boehner and President Obama , to eliminate the tens of billions of dollars in tax breaks and loopholes given to the oil and gas industry as part of any fiscal cliff compromise.
Thousands of striking workers at the biggest cargo port complex in the United States are going back to work Wednesday after reaching a tentative deal with management.
It was a blockbuster weekend for retailers, as Americans took advantage of big discounts to ring in the holiday shopping season. But you wouldn't know it from the reaction on Wall Street.
With the Thanksgiving holiday over, lawmakers are finding there way back to Washington. On the minds of the U.S. Congress is the coming up with a solution to avoid the much talked about "fiscal cliff."