The White House defended the president’s executive order to U.S. agencies to rescind two government regulations for every new rule...
Articles by Susan Heavey, Roberta Rampton and Joseph Ax

President Barack Obama said on Thursday that his departure from office in January might be what it takes to begin...

President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia,...
U.S. President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on Friday for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership...

The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning after overseeing the botched rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature...
The growing pressure on President Barack Obama to adjust his problem-plagued healthcare law seemed to boil over on Tuesday, as...
The United States and the European Union launched negotiations for the world’s most ambitious free-trade deal on Monday, promising thousands...
New sanctions aimed at reducing global trade with Iran in the energy, shipping and metals sectors may soon be considered...
Superstorm Sandy is threatening to drag the U.S. government’s debt-ridden flood insurance program back into the political crosshairs just months...