A Defense Department official is under​ investigation for hiring private contractors to​ gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in​ Afghanistan and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve would​ gain new powers over non-bank financial firms and​ keep much of its authority over banks under a new​ b...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve would​ win sweeping new powers over nonbank financial​ firms and keep much of its authority over banks,​ under...

Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is​ backing off giving a single regulator the power to​ oversee all banks, say people familiar with​ Monday'...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Three people​ connected to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's​ most violent border city were murdered, police​ said on...

President Obama was correct on both policy and​ decorum when he stated his views on a​ controversial Supreme Court ruling during his​ State of the Union ...

Expressing an increasing confidence that a massive​ health care overhaul will pass Congress -- despite​ dire warnings from Republicans about its impact​ ...

U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and White House​ adviser David Axelrod on Sunday debated a plan for​ closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay​ ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials on​ Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage​ of healthcare reform but a top Democratic​ vote-counte...