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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 50 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday formed a group to discuss how to use the free market to fight climate change, in...

(Bloomberg) -- The House is set to vote Wednesday on making June 19, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., a federal holiday, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said,...

(Bloomberg) -- On his first overseas trip as president, Joe Biden’s plans for an international coalition that can stand up to Beijing are starting to come into focus. The...

(Bloomberg) -- Representative Tom Suozzi, one of the leaders in Congress behind the push for an expansion of the state and local tax deduction, is considering proposing a one-time...

(Bloomberg) -- Group of Seven leaders braved drizzly beachside weather on the Cornish coast in southern England for a traditional “family” photo at the start of their annual...

(Bloomberg) -- Republican and Democratic senators said Thursday they were open to considering the first change in the national gasoline tax since 1993 to help fund a bipartisan...

(Bloomberg) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes a summit with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden this month in Geneva will help to improve fraught ties, though he accused...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden has pitched to Republicans the idea of a 15% minimum tax on U.S. corporations, along with strengthened IRS enforcement efforts, as a way to fund...

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing an unprecedented challenge to his authority after the controversial strategist who masterminded his rise to power...

(Bloomberg) -- A group of Senate Republicans plans to present their latest offer to the White House on a major new infrastructure package on Thursday, with one member saying it...

(Bloomberg) -- Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing to nearly triple the Internal Revenue Service’s budget to help identify wealthy individuals who are cheating on their...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans have a greater than 50-50 chance of striking a deal on infrastructure, in the view of top GOP negotiator Senator Shelley...

(Bloomberg) -- Senator Marco Rubio has proposed an amendment to a broad package of legislation to counter China that aims to shield research and development boosted by a massive...

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese leaders meeting top U.S. officials in Alaska on Thursday will look for evidence that the Biden administration is prepared to take a softer tone toward...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion package will sail through the House when it takes up the bill on Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after...

(Bloomberg) -- Mario Draghi agreed to take over as Italy’s next prime minister, naming his ministers as he prepares to head a new government that will prioritize the pandemic, a...

(Bloomberg) -- House Democrats on Monday released the first draft text for key pieces of legislation that will comprise President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief bill. The legislative...

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate voted 51-50, after Vice President Kamala Harris broke her first tie, to adopt a budget blueprint for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief...

(Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Tom Suozzi, both New York Democrats, are leading efforts to fully repeal the $10,000 limit on state and local...

(Bloomberg) -- Two New Jersey Democrats are leading an effort to expand a valuable tax break for state and local levies in the next virus-relief package, a long-shot effort as...

(Bloomberg) -- Janet Yellen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the country’s 78th Treasury secretary and the first woman to hold the job, putting her in charge of overseeing an...

(Bloomberg) -- European Union foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell said he would travel to Moscow next week and express objections to the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey...

Investing.com - Watch live as Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered...

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. under Joe Biden is adjusting its dollar policy, giving no sign of an immediate shift on China strategy and putting a new focus on climate change. Those are...

By Yasin Ebrahim Investing.com - The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted to impeach President Donald Trump, making him the first president in U.S. history to be impeached...

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump came under mounting pressure Thursday after inciting a mob of protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol -- facing calls to resign or for Vice...

(Bloomberg) -- The House is set to vote Monday to replace the $600 stimulus payments in the newly enacted pandemic relief law with the $2,000 President Donald Trump demanded -- a...

(Bloomberg) -- President-elect Joe Biden introduced members of his domestic-policy team on Friday as he works to round out his cabinet and senior White House staff before...

(Bloomberg) -- A running battle between Republicans and Democrats over the use of almost half a trillion dollars in Covid-19 aid funding is set to enter the legal field, with...

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, willfully broke the law by engaging in political activity in his official capacity, the latest member of the...

(Bloomberg) -- France would veto any Brexit deal between the EU and the UK if it is considered unsatisfactory regarding French interests, its European affairs minister, Clement...

(Bloomberg) -- The Senate is set to vote Wednesday to advance the nomination of Christopher Waller to the Federal Reserve Board, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t...

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday contended that he was required by law to move $455 billion in unspent emergency pandemic relief money into an account...

(Bloomberg) -- President-elect Joe Biden is considering Roger Ferguson, a former Federal Reserve vice chair, to be his top White House economic adviser, according to people...

(Bloomberg) -- After Donald Trump’s election in late 2016, the then-president-elect took an unprecedented phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-Wen, shattering decades of...