The fitting geological metaphor for the so-called G-8 meeting in Germany is not a summit, but a precipice — as the world’s leaders scramble around to grab something before one of them falls into the abyss...
In a speech last week in New Hampshire, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton outlined an economic vision of “shared prosperity” that centered on raising the incomes of American workers who were allegedly left behind in the prosperous economic era that began in the early 1980s...
According to the White House, the new immigration bill will "Help Keep The U.S. Competitive In The Global Economy By Establishing A New Merit-Based System For Immigration That Is Similar To Those Used By Other Countries..."
An earlier nuclear agreement with North Korea failed in part because of a change of power in the U.S. Congress, which discouraged the administration from following through with incentives that could have made a difference in Washington's relations with Pyongyang, a former U.S. defense secretary said Tuesday...