Budget woes could delay NY trial for bin Laden kin
A judge said he found it "stunning" to hear Monday that federal budget woes could delay the start of a terrorism trial for Osama bin Laden's ...
Obama budget plan revisits small-bore budget cuts
Even as it adds fuel to battles over taxes and Social Security, President Barack Obama's budget will reprise lots of smaller bore proposals that have ...
Pain bites into Portuguese life as crisis deepens
Serving a frugal lunch in their kitchen not much bigger than a bathroom, Pedro and Elena Baptista spoon stewed chicken feet onto their boiled potatoes ...
Charlotte Motor Speedway sues over $80M deal
The mogul behind one of the country's largest auto racing track operators is trying to resurrect a lawsuit claiming local officials reneged on an ...
Obama aide: Budget will make both parties unhappy
The White House is warning friend and foe alike: They're not going to like every part of President Barack Obama's budget when it is released this week
Pentagon struggles with high cost of health care
The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program ...
Portugal's prime minister says deeper cuts coming
Despite two years of corrosive austerity measures since it needed an international financial rescue, Portugal's prime minister told his country Sunday ...
Top White House aide: GOP must cooperate on budget
The White House on Sunday warned Republicans that a "my way or the highway" approach would spell the GOP's defeat in upcoming budget negotiations and ...
Financial hub Luxembourg under increased scrutiny
As the European Union's wealthiest country, Luxembourg could have been forgiven for thinking that it would never find itself on the bloc's financial ...
Risk for Obama in pursuing morning-after pill case
President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in ...
Obama: Budget not 'ideal' but has 'tough reforms'
President Barack Obama says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his "ideal plan" but offers "tough reforms" ...
Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.
Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins ...
Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA
President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
Obama plan hits seniors, low-income taxpayers
President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way the government measures inflation could lead to fewer people qualifying for college grants and ...
Stocks end lower after disappointing jobs report
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring last month that was far worse than economists had expected.
Tax haven data leak names names, raises questions
It's a data leak involving tens of thousands of offshore bank accounts, naming dozens of prominent figures around the world. And new details are being ...
White House says economic recovery goes on intact
The White House says Friday's unemployment report provides more proof that the economic recovery is continuing. At the same time, Alan Krueger, ...
US trade deficit narrows to $43B in February
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in February as exports climbed close to an all-time high and the volume of imported crude oil fell to the ...
Aid groups: US should send cash, not food, abroad
Food aid groups are urging the Obama administration to overhaul the way the United States helps starving people abroad. The White House will not say ...
Japan PM's biggest test on economy still to come
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to find out that bending central bankers to his will was the easy part of jolting Japan's economy out of its two ...
Questions arise over political intel providers
Requiring more disclosure from "political intelligence" entrepreneurs who gather information on Congress and other government activities and sell it ...
Party intransigence dims hopes for 'grand bargain'
The bipartisan cease-fire that kept the government running this spring gave birth to hopeful talk — among pundits and some senators, at least — of a ...
Obama's budget to spare Medicaid from deep cuts
President Barack Obama's budget next week will steer clear of major cuts to Medicaid, including tens of billions in reductions to the health care plan ...
Egypt's foreign reserves decline to $13.4 billion
Egypt's foreign currency reserves dropped slightly again last month, the Egyptian central bank said Thursday, part of a two-year downward trend to a ...
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