Activists for banks, hedge funds and other firms have logged hundreds of meetings with federal regulators since the bill was passed. Many seek exemptions from key provisions. Reporting from New York — Having failed to block financial reform, Wall Street is now focused on the next best thing: ensuring that the law is loosely interpreted [...]

A wild scene in downtown Phoenix over the weekend, as a riot broke out when neo-Nazis tried to march in favor of the state’s controversial immigration policies. Two people were arrested as police had to contend with marchers from the National Socialist Movement and more than a hundred protesters who were against the march. The [...]

Republicans aren’t softening their tough criticism of the health law even as they seek Democratic allies to join them in their bid to repeal the overhaul. Los Angeles Times, in a news analysis: “No bargaining, no deals, no compromise — that’s the hard-line stance that Republicans have staked in the days since seizing control of [...]