Republicans will try again to force the administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline, this time by attaching it to a highway bill up next month, House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday.
At Last, Etta James' signature piece, was sung to perfection by Christina Aguilera at the funeral of the legendary rhythm-and-blues singer on Saturday. Stars came out to pay tribute to James. Not only Aguilera but also Stevie Wonder, who performed three songs, including Shelter in the Rain.
A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack Obama's top trade official said.
With just three days remaining before Florida's Republican primary, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led Gingrich, a former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, by 43 percent to 32 percent among likely voters in Florida's January 31 primary, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich received the endorsement of former opponent Herman Cain on Saturday, and he vowed to fight until the end no matter what happens in Florida's primary election on Tuesday.
A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about building unfair barriers to American exports, said President Barack Obama's top trade official, who noted the team will include intelligence officials as well as representatives of multiple agencies.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich in Florida to 11 percentage points on Saturday from 8 points a day earlier, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
He has become dull, shrill, and predictable.
A funeral service for legendary singer Etta James was held on Saturday, in Southern California and presided over by the Rev. Al Sharpton who began the service by reading a note from President Barack Obama.
Many Republicans are concerned that the bitter nomination fight between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich may already have damaged both of them to the extent that neither would be able to defeat Democratic President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 general election.
Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.
Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in oil-rich Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member was quoted as saying on Saturday: We have our sights set on [bringing sharia to] the whole world, not just Nigeria.
The U.S. administration on Friday expanded its main foreclosure-prevention program and pushed to open it to those with loans backed by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that could meet resistance from their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
A Chrysler 300C once used by President Barack Obama is for sale on eBay with the opening bid of $1 million.
The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
Ron Paul was declared Mr. Authentic by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper on Friday.
A new petition asking Gov. Jan Brewer to apologize to President Barack Obama has been posted online by Arizona's state Democratic organization.
Presidents have been on the receiving end of tough criticism from other elected officials in private. But is it breaching decorum to point a finger?
More than 16,000 copies of Let's Stay Together were downloaded last week.
Apple announced its most profitable quarter ever on Tuesday, but now that the bar is set so high, all eyes will be on the next iPad and iPhone to carry the company's success through the year.
President Obama revealed a new college affordability plan Friday that would increase federal grant money available in low-interest loans.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Friday announced the formation of a task force focused on probing residential mortgage-backed securities following President Barack Obama's call for a unit to probe the finance industry's conduct leading up to the financial crisis.
