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The Treasury Department is considering using an emergency law to curb Chinese investments in sensitive technologies in the U.S., an assistant secretary in Treasury’s international affairs office said.

One of the biggest U.S. online gun markets can be held liable for negligence for the private sale of a weapon used in a fatal shooting spree, a Wisconsin appeals court said in the first decision of

U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs that sent the ruble tumbling and roiled metals markets had the effect the Trump administration wanted, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo is nearing the votes he needs for confirmation as secretary of state after Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp said Thursday she’ll cross party lines to back him.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump last week that he isn’t a target of any part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation or the probe into his longtime lawyer,

Siv Jensen, the Norwegian Finance Minister, told BTV's Tom Keene that she is concerned with recent trade tensions from the United States. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Justice Department's inspector general has sent a criminal referral about fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington, his lawyer said Thursday.

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China risk eroding business and investor confidence, even as global growth enjoys its best upswing in years.

The eventual winner of the Pentagon’s two-year contract to provide extensive cloud services isn’t a lock to be awarded two extensions that would add eight more years, spokeswoman Dana White said.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Banking Committee and a Democrat from North Dakota, discusses her relationship with President Donald Trump, the importance of the Export-Import Bank, and

The Justice Department has agreed to give Congress memos that former FBI Director James Comey wrote about his meetings with President Donald Trump, according to a Republican familiar with the

The EPA’s internal watchdog will investigate the around-the-clock security protection for Administrator Scott Pruitt including the possibility bodyguards accompanied him to Disneyland and the Rose

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet the top leadership of the ruling African National Congress on Friday to decide on the future of the premier of the North West province, Supra

An attempt by Theresa May’s one-time closest adviser to defend her record on immigration backfired after emails seen by Bloomberg appeared to contradict his account of a controversial project.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s interest in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort stemmed in part from his suspected role as a “back channel” between the campaign and Russians intent on

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Thursday he’s determined to hold a committee vote next week on a bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says CIA Director Mike Pompeo is not qualified to be Secretary of State. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

The Capitol Hill condo that landed EPA administrator Scott Pruitt into a whirlwind of controversy may ensnare another Washington power broker.