In the massive financial bailout proposal, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may assume powers seemingly akin to an economic Man of Steel. But would they be constitutional? A provision in the ...

What began as high-stakes negotiations over the proposed $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial system dissolved into bickering, begging and a roiling battle between parties Thursday night.

Wall Street extended a huge rally Friday as investors stormed back into the market, relieved that the government plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. The Dow Jones industrials ...