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Rep. Tim Ryan, an Ohio Democrat, explains why he thinks Rep. John Conyers should resign. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power." (Source:

A deal would let the Russian president take credit as a peacemaker. The U.S. has given up on ousting Assad.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee Medicare says he’s a fan of paying doctors and hospitals in new, potentially more efficient ways through experimental payment programs set up under

Libby Cantrill, Pimco's head of public policy, discusses how investors are reacting to the GOP's tax overhaul plan with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power." (Source:

Walmart has pulled a T-shirt offered by an outside seller from its online store after a journalist advocacy group told the retailer it found the shirt threatening.

The U.S. Treasury will likely hit the federal debt limit by late March or early April of next year if Congress doesn’t act to raise the debt ceiling, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said

The White House is weighing a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, three administration officials said, amid frustration with the top diplomat’s slow pace of

Angola plans to sell a minority stake in a state-owned telecommunications provider and hold an auction for a fourth industry operator as new President Joao Lourenco shakes up the business environment

Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman to Donald Trump accused of money laundering, reached a new bail agreement with prosecutors in which he would forfeit four properties worth $11.7 million if

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi calls on Representative John Conyers to resign amid allegations that he sexually harassed members of his staff. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump asked via Twitter if NBC would fire Joe Scarborough based on an “unsolved mystery” years ago in Florida.

A member of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stands guard outside the Great Hall of the People ahead of the closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in

House Republican leaders plan to seek a two-week spending bill to fund the government until Dec. 22 and avoid a shutdown next week, two senior House GOP aides said Thursday.

Senate Republicans are looking to approve their tax-overhaul legislation as soon as Thursday night -- but wrangling continues over whether to include a trigger for tax increases if economic growth

Rep. Diane Black, chairman of the House Budget Committee and a Republican from Tennessee, discusses the prospects for U.S. tax reform with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg

The U.S. government should use its heft to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, according to a group of independent experts who advise the nation on science and medicine.

Republican Representative Joe Barton, Texas’ most senior member of Congress, announced he won’t seek re-election.

Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, released a statement Thursday that he has decided to support the Senate tax bill. Bloomberg Businessweek's Megan Murphy reports on "Bloomberg Markets."