George W. Bush

I get a dizzying sense of déjà vu whenever I hear what's left of President Barack Obama's supporters blame the current state of the economy on former President George W. Bush. As the U.S. economy fell into recession early in Bush's presidency, many Republicans put the blame on former President Bill...

The Senate will vote on two Democratic options to extend some Bush-era tax cuts on Saturday, its Democratic leader said, measures likely to fail but highlight deep ideological divisions between the parties. Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid had been set to schedule four votes on Friday on...

Preliminary discussions by the White House on further economic moves may include a permanent extension of the research and development tax credit as part of a jobs bill the administration wants to see put together for the fall. The tax credit, which has been frequently renewed since its inception...

There is a humongous debate going on in Washington about whether to let the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts enacted by the Bush administration expire. Tech Ticker interviewed Brian Bethune to discuss this matter. In the interview, Bethune, IHS Global Insight’s chief U.S. financial economist, goes on to say...

America’s huge federal deficit and its debt; a subject everybody likes to talk about but nobody likes to do anything about. However, this topic will be at the heart of the conference in Washington, where the new debt commission meets to discuss possible ways to cut down deficits. According to the...