The commission is recommending, among other steps, that Congress no longer fund immigrant family detention centers.
The big drop came Friday morning despite the U.S. central bank keeping the price of money at virtually zero percent.
The announcement comes at a moment of high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Moscow over Russia’s involvement in both the Syrian and Ukrainian conflicts.
Russia said it would consider sending troops into Syria if asked by President Bashar Assad.
A top spokesman for Japan said that the Federal Reserve made the right choice to not raise interest rates.
Holding interest rates steady, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen painted an American economy yoked to the ups and downs of world markets.
The troubled bank is under investigation for allegations that Russian clients had laundered money worth billions of dollars through its services.
The move seemed to indicate that the U.S. was cooperating in a crackdown on corruption in China. It was the first suspect extradited to China from a list of 100 wanted individuals.
China's increasingly assertive action to back up its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea have included land reclamation and the construction of ports and air facilities on several reefs in the Spratly Islands.
A U.S. official said that while the term did not refer to legally binding human rights, it was part of the country's efforts to push the issues onto the global stage.
Chinese experts say Japan will now be able to engage in overseas military actions -- and say China should be on guard against Japanese militarism.
Eleven GOP leaders, led by Rep. Chris Gibson, have signed a resolution urging action on climate change, in a major break from the party line.
The winner of a contract worth about $73 billion to build a new long-range bomber will be announced in the next few weeks, according to an Agence France-Presse report.
The Republican presidential hopeful told Fox News host Sean Hannity that it is a "bad idea" to allow Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the U.S. without adequate screening.
The experts said the failure to disclose the details was damaging the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
At a Thursday rally in New Hampshire, the Republican candidate opted not to oppose a questioner’s assertion that the president is a Muslim.
The U.S. Cyber Command said it is creating an automated anti-hacker "scorecard" system that will identify weaknesses in the military's computer networks.
Wear your best dirndl or lederhosen and get ready to celebrate German beer, food, music and culture in the District.
The Dow rose nearly 200 points during Janet Yellen’s speech, only to reverse and trade lower after the Fed left the door open to hiking rates soon.
During Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, the candidate raised the issue of guest visas for Mexican immigrants working in agriculture -- a topic others have avoided.
U.S. averages jumped more than 1 percent after initially fluctuating following the central bank's statement.
General Motors and U.S. prosecutors announced three settlements that increase GM’s liability costs by nearly $1.5 billion.
