US Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday rejected views that American power is waning and said Washington would never default on its debt.
US President Barack Obama said on Monday he inherited many of the country’s problems with high debt and deficits when he entered the White House.
China accused the US of "grossly" interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama.
US First Lady Michelle Obama rejected criticism that her husband’s administration had not paid enough attention to Africa.
No image available
/ 10 February 2011
US President Barack Obama will outline his plan on Thursday for expanding high speed wireless internet service to 98% of Americans.
The Obama administration promised on Friday it would announce a new deepwater oil drilling moratorium shortly.
Under intense pressure from US President Barack Obama, BP has said it will set up a $20-billion fund for damage claims from its huge oil spill.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be in the political spotlight in Washington on Tuesday, as energy giant BP scrambles to contain the spill.
Comparisons with the response to Hurricane Katrina are already being made, but the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not a political albatross — yet.
A by a US president requires careful planning, but sneaking him into Afghanistan — a country in the midst of an eight-year war — is a special case.