The government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.s on terms that seem too good to be true a happy situation that may not last much longer.

The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans.

Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.

Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy says.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama.