swing district democrats who have voted with the president and congress are struggling even if they re now asserting their independence. and the wall street journal, the house by a wide margin passed legislation to penalize china s foreign exchange practices send ag powerful warning to beijing. the measure would allow but not require the u.s. to levy tariffs on countries that undervalue their currencies. usa today, fund-raising reports show that powerful interests are banking on republican john boehner to be the next speaker of the house. the ohio lawmaker collected more than $7 million for his campaign in leadership committees, more than that of speaker nancy pelosi. not over until it s over. jpmorgan chase, one of the nation s leading banks announced it will freeze foreclosures in about half of the country because of flawed paperwork, a move that wall street analysts will pressure the rest of the industry to follow suit.