Presidency of Barack Obama
Republican Health Care Reform Up In Air As McCain Recovers
The future of the Republican effort to squash Obamacare hung in the balance Monday with Senator John McCain, whose vote...
New Republican Health Bill Teeters, With Support In Doubt
Republican leaders unveiled a revamped health care bill Thursday aimed at salvaging President Donald Trump's top...
US Republicans Roll Dice Once More On Health Care
Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell will try to pull a political rabbit out of his hat Thursday when he unveils a...
US Senate Delays Summer Break Amid Health Care Impasse
The US Senate will delay its summer break by two weeks to focus on breaking an impasse over health care reform and...
Republicans Scramble To Revise Faltering Health Care Bill
US Senate Republicans, facing potential collapse of their "Obamacare" repeal effort, were making last-gasp changes...
US Republicans, Facing Health Care Revolt, Delay Senate Vote
US Republicans eager to repeal "Obamacare" suffered a deeply embarrassing setback Tuesday when shrinking support forced...
Major US Banks Would Withstand Recession
The largest US banks would withstand a severe recession and still be able to lend to American households and...
Democrats Say Dodd-Frank Repeal Is ‘wrong Choice’
Democrats are slamming a Republican bid to dismantle financial rules put in place after the 2008 crisis as the "wrong...
Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord
There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...
Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to...
Trump Budget Proposes Broad Pentagon Funding Boost
President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget calls for a significant jump in the Pentagon's vast budget, though it...
Trump Decries Russia Probe As ‘greatest Witch Hunt’ In US History
US President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the probe into whether his team colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016...
Republican Lawmaker Gets Drubbing Over Health Reform
Tirades, yells and cries of "liar" lit up a town hall meeting in New Jersey, where for five hours furious Americans...
Obama Calls For Political Courage In Health Care Battle
Former US president Barack Obama urged lawmakers to follow their conscience and protect vulnerable Americans, as a...
Senate Republicans Doubtful of American Health Care Act
Republican senators are sounding sceptical of an Obamacare replacement passed by members of their own party in the...
House To Vote Thursday To Repeal and Replace Obamacare
US lawmakers will vote Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republican House leaders said. The announcement comes...
US Senate Confirms Jay Clayton As New SEC Chief
The US Senate confirmed attorney Jay Clayton as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission tasked with...
Republicans Struggle To Rally Around New Health Bill
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they...
US Republicans Struggle To Rally Around New Health Bill
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they...