Sen. Robert Casey, (D-PA), asks the Fed Chairman if he can see any way to reach a bipartisan solution to reforming the current tax law. The ideal solution is to "broaden the base" and "lower the tax rate," Bernanke said.
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., who resigned in 2011 after lewd online behavior, announced on Wednesday in a new political ad he was entering the New York City mayoral race. Politico's Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei and NBC News' Chuck Todd join the discussion.
Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity. Full story
Tim Cook smiled as he arrived to give testimony before a Senate committee, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers. And Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) disagree on whether Congress should apologize for "bullying" one of America's "greatest success...
Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), swears in Apple's CEO before a Senate committee hearing on tax reform. Cook defends his company's stand on tax repatriation, adding Apple complies with the letter and spirit of the tax law and does not use "tax gimmicks."
Sen. Carl Levin, (D-MI), questions Tim Cook, Apple CEO, and Phillip Bullock, Apple's head of tax operations about whether income from Apple Sales International and AOI is paid in the United States or Ireland.
Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., shares his reaction to the Ways and Means hearing on the IRS controversy.
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe explains why the partisan divide is sharper than ever in Washington, D.C.
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid speaks after a weekly Senate Democratic caucus meeting May 21, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
A participant Chow Chow dog waits for the judge during the Word Dog Show and Exhibition in Hungexpo area of Budapest on May 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEKATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) hugs U.S. President Barack Obama at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduces U.S. President Barack Obama to deliver remarks at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)