Will governments have the political will to rein in big banking risks and to shut down ailing financial firms?

Seeking ways to spur economic growth ahead of the November elections, President Obama will ask Congress to increase and permanently extend research ...

The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government ...

Eager to jumpstart the economy ahead of crucial midterm elections, President Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, ...

As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations ...

Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.

Federal prisons are failing to notify crime victims and witnesses when inmates are allowed to travel by themselves for medical treatment, the ...

The upset victory by Joe Miller in Alaska, who beat Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a primary, provides renewed momentum to insurgent candidates.

As Middle East peace talks begin anew in Washington, President Obama warns, "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again."

Bank regulators are defending their actions leading up to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Wells Fargo's takeover of Wachovia at the height ...

Obama announced the end of combat operations in Iraq with a restrained 19-minute address that didn't claim the war had been "won."

President Obama turned the job of securing Iraq back to its people Tuesday, heralding the end of combat operations in a seven-year war.

While the first family was on vacation in Martha's Vineyard, the Obamas had the Oval Office in the White House remodeled.