The U.S. trade deficit fell sharply at the end of last year for the wrong reasons — the global recession severely restrained demand. The deficit narrowed 28.7 percent in...
Back in October, after the Obama economic stimulus plan had grown from $60 billion to $175 billion and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had doubled the amount she wanted to sp...
Tuesday was shaping up to be a bad day at the office for President Barack Obama even before his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary called it quits. His pick...
WASHINGTON — It's hell being a celebrity, especially if you're young and find yourself at a party, where marijuana and cameras should never mix.
And it's not exactly hea...
Americans now know that the "change we can believe in," which President Obama promised, means a taxes-optional administration. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner rode o...
Last year, when President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser, Larry Summers, was writing a column for the Financial Times, he argued that efforts to revive the U.S. e...
Is America truly ready to be the leader in the global energy, environmental and conservation revolution that must take place? So far, we've been only a plodding, moderat...
If the sheer size of the $819 billion stimulus bill passed by the House on Wednesday doesn't overwhelm Americans, the ambitious sweep of spending within the 647-page doc...
WASHINGTON — "Recidivism" is Rep. Jim Cooper's laconic explanation of why he, although only 54, has spent portions of five decades on Congress' payroll. Responding with ...
U.S. automakers have used all of their legal and lobbying muscle to fight efforts — including by California, the nation's biggest state — to reduce vehicles' greenhouse-...
