Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to China and Japan next week to discuss U.S. sanctions on Iran and the state of the global economy with top government officials, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
Arizona Senator John McCain is expected to endorse Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, a sign both of his faith in the GOP frontrunner and his distaste for new rival Rick Santorum. As Santorum's near-win in Iowa makes the Republican primary result uncertain, Santorum's clashes with McCain seem to have pushed the senator to back his one-time rival.
Obama's true secret was revealed on Wednesday - that he is a space travelling chrononaut who worked with the head of DARPA to teleport to Mars on several occasions when he was 19-years old.
As much as Rick Perry's continued run would keep things interesting, it's time to say goodbye to one of the most baffling, stupendously awful primary candidates in recent memory.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to China and Japan next week to discuss U.S. sanctions on Iran and the state of the global economy with top government officials, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
Underlying Tuesday's results is the question of whether the Iowa caucuses are in fact reliable indicators of who will emerge as the eventual nominee. A look back at the last few Iowa caucuses shows that while an Iowa victory can rally support for a candidate or help shape the media narrative, it is by no means definitive.
Ron Paul’s 2012 campaign is the only hope of ending the political theater of Democrats vs Republicans.
U.S. President Barack Obama is naming Richard Cordray to be the country's chief consumer watchdog through a recess appointment, despite stubborn GOP opposition.
Mitt Romney squeaked by Rick Santorum by only eight votes to secure a win at the 2012 Iowa caucus, with Ron Paul finishing at a close third. But as the dust settles and the votes are confirmed, what do the results mean for the GOP nomination? Here's a rundown of the Republican candidates' numbers and their chances at the nomination post-Iowa.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s pay would be slashed by 36 percent, while President’s Tony Tan salary would shrink by more than half (51 percent).
China has publicly rejected new U.S. sanctions on Iran.
With the count almost complete in the Iowa Republican caucus, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have emerged as front-runners. The candidates have given their reactions on the results.
As the 2012 Republican primary season kicked off with the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, the International Business Times spoke with Costas Panagopoulos, a political scientist at Fordham University in New York, about who will win and the consequences of various outcomes.
The latest threat comes days after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law sanctions against Iran's central bank which processes most of the country's oil-export payments. Obama and other leaders, including European Union foreign ministers set to meet in Brussels on Jan. 30 to consider a oil-export ban on Iran, hope more sanctions will slow the country from further developing its nuclear weapons program.
Former Sen. Rick Santorum called rival Rep. Ron Paul disgusting during last-minute stumping for the Iowa caucuses Tuesday, signaling a nasty turn inr the Republican presidential race.
Results from the 2012 Iowa caucuses should begin coming in around 8 or 9 p.m. CT Tuesday, the state GOP says.
The focus of the U.S. political world is on Iowa and its caucuses, as it marks the first, popular-based data point of the 2012 campaign for president of the United States. But that does not mean Iowa is predictive.
Chief Justices John Roberts focused his year-end report on ethics at the nation's high court amid calls for Justices Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas to recuse themselves from the health care law case.
France wants tougher sanctions against Iran like the ones imposed by the United States.
FBR Capital Markets believes that for President Barack Obama to win re-election, improving economic conditions will be key, which it would view as a tailwind for the markets.
During a segment of why Iowa matters in coverage of the upcoming caucus, NBC news correspondent Andrea Mitchell called the state too white.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has rung in the New Year with a new Twitter account that includes praise for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and opinions on President Barack Obama's policies and the Steve Jobs biography.
