Obama is not planning to implement a windfall​ profit tax on oil companies because prices have​ dropped, an aide says

The Treasury has no mechanism in place to track​ how the banking system has used the taxpayer money​ that had purchased $150 billion in bank stocks as​ o...

As Barack Obama takes over the White House, he​ leaves in his wake a host of vacancies, and some​ are becoming the focal points for fresh political​ batt...

A report from analysts at two major think tanks​ says Barack Obama should focus on curtailing​ Iran's nuclear program and promoting peace​ between I...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary​ Robert Gates, who will stay on under Barack Obama,​ said on Tuesday he supported the​ president-elect'...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. David Paterson​ has famous names to choose from in picking a​ replacement for Sen. Hillary Clinton, including a​ Kenne...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama​ on Tuesday pledged to help state governors cope​ with a deepening recession and asked them to help​ cra...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State​ Condoleezza Rice headed to New Delhi on Tuesday on​ an urgent mission to ease tensions between India​ and P...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Barbara Bush, mother of​ President George W. Bush, was discharged from the​ hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery to​ treat a ...