Bank executives have warned that weakening sentiment amid a lengthening US government shutdown could economic kill growth
The partial shutdown has reached a 24-day impasse, and the question in the air is will the president declare a national emergency?
The US Secretary of State walks a diplomatic tightrope amid pressure from American lawmakers for a tough response on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
The New York Times reported that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether Trump posed a national security threat
The political impasse over Trump’s border wall demand has kept key government agencies closed for the past 18 days
An American delegation has been in Beijing since Monday
The initial pullout promise sparked outspoken opposition from within Trump’s Republican party
Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives
‘The president still says ‘wall.’ Oftentimes frankly he’ll say ‘barrier’ or ‘fencing,’ now he’s tended toward steel slats,’ says John Kelly
The shutdown began on December 22, affecting one-quarter of the federal government
Netanyahu also stressed that he would press Bolsonaro on an announcement that Brazil would follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday
Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region
Fears of a shutdown — which could send thousands of federal employees home without pay just before Christmas — helped send US stocks tumbling
The suit filed in Superior Court in Washington seeks an injunction to make sure Facebook puts in place safeguards to monitor users’ data
The commission rejected calls to increase the minimum age required for gun purchases
Why opportunities should be found to advance cooperation between Africa, China and the US as confidence building measures in US-China relations
Two new reports say Russian disinformation campaign on US social media is much more far-reaching than initially thought
The largely symbolic vote dealt a fresh warning to President Trump, who has staunchly backed the Saudi regime
The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold
Michael Cohen says he had been led astray by misplaced admiration for Trump
US president repeats threat to shut down the government if Democrats don’t agree to fund wall on southern border
Louisiana and Kansas had asked the highest court in the land to intervene after losing their case against family planning group Planned Parenthood
Forty-four former US Senators said the convergence of events made for highly precarious political waters
Change is happening at such a rate that animals, plants and ecosystems cannot evolve fast enough to survive
Meng Wanzhou is sought for extradition by the United States after reports of violating sanctions on Iran
The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution says that no one can be "twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" for the same crime
Eighteen months into his investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has the US capital spellbound
The ceasefire follows months of tensions and tit-for-tat custom duties on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods
Surveys shows that the majority of Africans prefer democracy, despite its flaws, to the alternatives
The two countries are grappling with how to handle the thousands of Central American migrants who are camped at the common border
Bush’s passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush