WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama​ pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more​ market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech​ where ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says​ it is difficult to have any negotiations with​ Israel unless it revokes plans to build new homes​ on ...

Vice president appears to be trying to calm a​ diplomatic row that erupted during his visit over​ Israeli settlement plans for disputed east​ Jerusalem.&...

House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban​ earmarks directed to for-profit companies.

The health care reform bill passed by the Senate​ on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in​ the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats intend​ ...

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire nearly​ 800,000 people by May, an infusion of jobs that is​ estimated to bring down the unemployment rate​ temporari...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health secretary Kathleen​ Sebelius will escalate pressure on health​ insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to​ forgo shor...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Vice​ President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel​ Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it​ was undermini...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Vice President Joe​ Biden publicly condemned on Wednesday​ Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for​ Jewish settle...