Guantánamo Bay

By Stephff 24/05/2013 18:12

President Obama pledged to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But Congress and much of the public are against such a proposal for the remaining 166 detainees.

More Transparent About Drone Program

By Rick McKee 24/05/2013 06:37

In a major speech on counterterrorism on Thursday, President Obama said the war on terror has changed and U.S. policy must be adjusted.

The U.S. job market

By Henry Payne 23/05/2013 08:47

Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs.

No Political Pressure on IRS

By Eric Allie 22/05/2013 20:09

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress Wednesday it would have been wrong for the White House or the Treasury Department to intervene in Internal Revenue Service administration of the tax system amid reports that the agency was targeting conservative groups.

loans

By Migdad Eldikhery 20/05/2013 10:13

Congressional Democrats have pounced on a nonpartisan government report showing the Department of Education this year is forecast to earn a record $51 billion profit off student borrowers, denouncing the Obama administration and urging for structural reforms.

Sequestration cuts US budgets

By Walt Handelsman 27/02/2013 12:59

The White House and Republicans are trading blame over massive spending cuts scheduled to take effect on Friday and an agreement to head off the reductions looks increasingly unlikely

Obama bypasses Congress on gun control

By Shadi Ghanim 19/01/2013 07:48

President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill, where majority House Republicans are rejecting his proposals while the president's allies in the Democratic-controlled Senate are

Obama's budget battle in Congress

By Chris Weyant 09/01/2013 09:18

New polls show that voters largely disapprove of the GOP's handling of the fiscal cliff.As the U.S. approaches a possible debt default in the next couple of months, Republican leaders say they have the edge to get President

Bigger fights loom after 'fiscal cliff' deal

By Li Feng 04/01/2013 10:34

President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans face even bigger budget battles in the next two months after a hard-fought "fiscal cliff" deal narrowly averted devastating tax increases and spending cuts.

New US Congress will take fresh crack at old problems

By Joe Heller 03/01/2013 11:18

The new 113th U.S. Congress,which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at anumber of old, and highly contentious, issues, such as guncontrol, immigration, the record U.S. debt, tax reform and thefarm bill.

Meaningless jingoism

By Luis Vazquez 07/10/2012 09:36

Most Americans are looking for the real deal. But, with politicians with far-from-impeccable credentials and suspect knowledge of the world, whether the people will get what they deserve is the big question

Indians should brace for grim tidings

By Luis Vazquez 22/09/2012 15:03

Federalism that leads to a weak and fragile centre forever, at the mercy of the provinces or state governments, is a recipe for disaster

Back-to-school letter to the US Congress

By Adam Zyglis 06/09/2012 14:26

Congress could condemn future generations to being worse off than their parents

Romney Loves Paul Ryan

By Daryl Cagle 12/08/2012 09:14

In the shadow of a military battleship, Mitt Romney formally named Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, saying that the 42-year-old Wisconsin congressman was the “intellectual leader” of the Republican party with the experience to tackle the fiscal crises facing the nation and the temperament to be effective.

Libyan Assembly Elects Gadhafi Opponent as President

By Meqdad 10/08/2012 16:48

Libya's new national assembly has elected former opposition leader Mohammed el-Megarif as its president.

Sudanese opposition crackdown

By Meqdad 27/06/2012 15:36

Following almost two weeks of student-led protests over spending cuts, opposition parties condemn government crackdown and demand release of jailed protesters

Congress caps regular session with House approval of sin tax

By Meet Jim Morin 25/06/2012 12:04

THE 15th CONGRESS today ends its second regular session, capped by the approval of the House of Representatives on third and final reading last night of the bill raising excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol.

US congress hunts for ballots

By Mohammad Tabrizi 05/02/2012 08:59

Amid deep election-year anger at politicians and Wall Street, the US Senate overwhelmingly approved a...