U.S. envoy George Mitchell assured the Palestinians on Wednesday of Washington's commitment to a state of their own, calling its establishment the only viable solution to their conflict with Israel.
Leading Senate Democrats unveiled on Tuesday a plan to reshape U.S. healthcare that calls for sweeping insurance market reforms and prohibits insurers from denying coverage or charging more due to medical history.
Energy prices, from fuel for interstate trucking to electric utility costs, would rise significantly under climate change legislation pending in the U.S. Congress, industry officials said on Tuesday.
The Obama administration will unveil executive pay rules for firms receiving government aid by the end of the week and will name a pay czar with power to reject compensation plans at firms getting exceptional assistance, an administration official said late on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the U.S. government-backed sale of Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA, a victory for the bankrupt automaker and the Obama administration.
T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile carrier, said it was investigating a claim that somebody hacked into its computers, stealing reams of confidential data.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed the repayments to the government of $68 billion in bank bailout funds but said the problems in the financial markets were not over yet.
U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will begin on July 13, a top Democrat said on Tuesday, and a Republican lawmaker predicted she would be easily approved.
The Obama administration and congressional Democrats got a clear view on Tuesday of the uphill political path they face in pushing for tighter regulation of U.S. banks and financial markets.
As the economic crisis squeezes U.S. government budgets and priorities shift beyond defense, the world's top defense contractors will likely turn to acquisitions to ensure they can keep growing.
U.S. envoy George Mitchell said on Tuesday that Washington was seeking swift renewal of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and promised Israel its alliance with the United States would remain strong despite differences.
The sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA was temporarily blocked by a U.S. Supreme Court justice on Monday, with no indication how long the delay would last.
President Barack Obama's quest to overhaul U.S. healthcare rests in part on the frail shoulders of Senator Edward Kennedy, a champion of the cause now in the second year of fighting deadly brain cancer.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accepted on Monday the result of a parliamentary election in Lebanon in which his U.S.-backed opponents secured a majority over the Iranian-backed group and its allies.
From a living room in Kansas to a bagel shop in New York to an Alabama church, Democrats have started mobilizing support for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plans.
A senior U.S. Democratic lawmaker urged President Barack Obama on Monday to consider what can be done to speed access to cheaper versions of biotech medicines ahead of legislation aimed at achieving that goal.
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow the Obama administration-backed sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian automaker Fiat SpA.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is working on plans to make sure executive pay does not promote dangerous risk-taking, as part of steps to reform financial rules after a devastating crisis, a top Fed official said on Monday.
A group of technology heavyweights, including chiefs of IBM and Motorola Inc enlisted a former Clinton administration economist to beat back President Barack Obama's plan to boost some taxes on overseas profits.
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President Barack Obama on Monday pledged to deliver or save more than 600,000 jobs through the $787 billion stimulus plan this summer.
U.S. President Barack Obama wants immediate talks between the Palestinians and Israel to forge a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement, U.S. envoy George Mitchell said on Monday.
