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Western powers are reluctant to help rebuild Syria after its civil war, because they think the wrong side won. Russia and Iran played a major part in that outcome -- but they can’t afford a bill

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Poland on Thursday to attempt to get close -- but not too close -- to its new government, as she sought to move the agenda forward after firing her closest

The House is set to vote on a bare-bones stopgap funding plan that would avert a government shutdown on Saturday and likely force the Senate to abandon attempts to add other provisions.

Cyril Ramaphosa pledged a crackdown on corruption in his first speech as the leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress.

President Donald Trump plans to sign the tax bill on Jan. 3 to ensure automatic spending cuts to Medicare and other programs don’t take effect, according to a House Republican aide familiar with the

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee warned President Donald Trump against firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller or pardoning key witnesses like Michael Flynn in the continuing Russia

Looks likes corporate America is trying to sway public opinion on the unpopular tax bill -- or at least gain favor with the president.

There’s one place where every American may benefit from lower corporate income-tax rates: utility bills.

Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia discusses the passage of the GOP tax bill on "What'd You Miss?" (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.

The day after the European Union’s chief negotiator warned that there could be no special deal for Britain’s finance sector, the U.K. sent a message back: You need our banks as much as they need you.

The U.S. tax overhaul sent Wednesday to President Donald Trump for his signature is likely to push down home prices in high-cost markets such as Manhattan and Westchester County to the north as buyers

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) -- Sen. Al Franken plans to officially leave the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s effective deputy, Damian Green, resigned after an official investigation found that he’d made misleading statements about pornography on one of his parliamentary

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House about AT&T Inc.'s employee bonus and the passage of the Republican tax bill. (Source: Bloomberg)

But some senior Japanese lawmakers have broken a long-held taboo and called for debate.

President Donald Trump set some broad parameters for the bill, officials said, and he scored some changes.