Government And Institutions

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned disaster victims this week to be on the lookout for scammers and fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

The U.S. federal flood insurance program estimates it will make $11 billion in payments through the government-run program for flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, the program's administrator Roy Wright said on Wednesday.

The U.S. federal flood insurance program estimates it will make $11 billion in payments through the government-run program for flooding in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey, the program's administrator Roy Wright said on Wednesday.

Investor Carl Icahn never wielded excessive influence on U.S. biofuels policy while acting as President Donald Trump's adviser on regulation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter to a Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Investor Carl Icahn never wielded excessive influence on U.S. biofuels policy while acting as President Donald Trump's adviser on regulation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter to a Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is the latest corporate giant to announce it will relocate its headquarters out of Connecticut, a trend that could spell trouble for the state.

Senate Republicans are struggling with how many billions of dollars President Donald Trump's tax code overhaul will add to the deficit as they work on a GOP budget plan that's a prerequisite to any far-reaching change in the nation's tax system.

Why South Korea is one of our favorite places to invest, despite the North Korea headlines.

Three U.S. environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher “gas-guzzler” penalties.

Three U.S. environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher “gas-guzzler” penalties.

While President Donald Trump has been publicly pushing for a 15% business tax rate in the United States, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday that goal may not be feasible.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young men and women who were brought into the United States illegally as children, ordering a phased-out dismantling that gives a gridlocked Congress six months to decide the immigrants' fate.

The latest challenge to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is coming from an unexpected direction: Canada.

When Congress returns from recess in September, it will have a tall list of items to accomplish before the onset of the new fiscal year in October.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday that lawmakers will replenish a federal disaster relief fund to keep federal aid flowing to Hurricane Harvey victims but that full assistance will come from Congress in installments.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Friday that lawmakers will replenish a federal disaster relief fund to keep federal aid flowing to Hurricane Harvey victims but that full assistance will come from Congress in installments.

A tense border standoff between China and India has magnified friction over trade and security between the two nations days before their leaders meet face to face.

A tense border standoff between China and India has magnified friction over trade and security between the two nations days before their leaders meet face to face.

The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday released 1 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and a White House adviser said more could flow after Tropical Storm Harvey inundated Gulf Coast refineries and drove up motor fuel prices.

The United States is requiring Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two annex buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York City, the State Department said on Thursday, in response to the Kremlin's decision to shrink the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia.