Capitol Hill weighs GOP payroll tax gambit

Capitol Hill weighs GOP payroll tax gambit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’s hopeful Congress will renew a 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax before it lapses at the end of the month, but said it’s important to also renew jobless benefits for millions

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Obama: Signs of progress on payroll tax cuts

Obama: Signs of progress on payroll tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday there are “hopeful signs” Congress will reach a deal to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for millions of Americans. But he urged the public to keep up the pressure on Congress until

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