On his first foreign trip since taking office, President Barack Obama met today with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The two men talked about a variety of issues ranging from the war in Afghanistan to the current state of the economy. At a n...
President Barack Obama unveiled his 75-billion-dollar plan aimed at dealing with the nation's foreclosure crisis today. Traveling to Arizona, the president said while the plan will not save every home, it could help as many as nine million people re...
President Barack Obama traveled to Denver today where he has signed into law the 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill sent to him by Congress last week. The president called it a balanced plan which he said contains a mixture of tax cuts and in...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on a weeklong swing through Asia. She said she decided to go there first because Asia is an indispensable region. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Secretary Clinton says she plans...
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain says the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package passed by Congress last week is flawed. It is incredibly expensive. It has hundreds of billions of dollars in projects which will not yield in jobs. McCain spoke on...
President Obama will sign the economic stimulus bill on Tuesday at a ceremony in Denver. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pointed to the legislation today in urging fellow finance ministers from the world's industrial powers to take steps to bols...
The economic stimulus package is moving toward final passage. The House voted 246 to 187 today to pass the 787-billion-dollar bill. NPR's Audie Cornish reports from the Capitol. The House passed the stimulus plan a little more than three weeks after...
Republican Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire is the latest Obama administration appointee to abruptly pull his name out of contention. In a statement issued late today, Gregg cited what he termed irresolvable conflicts with the President's handlin...
Senators have announced a deal on a 789-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill, though House and Senate negotiators delayed the planned meeting to approve the measure. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the bill one that creates more jobs than...