Government And Institutions

Unlike his soon-to-be boss, the choice for Commerce Secretary has agreed to divorce himself from a vast financial empire.

Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador echoed his condemnation of the world body and pledged to push for reforms at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but broke from the president-elect on some foreign policy issues, including Russia.

Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador echoed his condemnation of the world body and pledged to push for reforms at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but broke from the president-elect on some foreign policy issues, including Russia.

Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico will be the Trump administration's first trade priority, U.S. Commerce Secretary nominee Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday at his confirmation hearing.

An American business group says China is preparing to retaliate if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes sanctions on Chinese goods.

An American business group says China is preparing to retaliate if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump imposes sanctions on Chinese goods.

Visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says his country would like to forge a free trade agreement with India as it prepares to leave the European Union.

Visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says his country would like to forge a free trade agreement with India as it prepares to leave the European Union.

A partial closure of an aging coal-fired power plant serving customers across the Pacific Northwest could come earlier than planned depending on the actions of its co-owner and Montana lawmakers, according to documents released Tuesday by Washington state regulators.

A partial closure of an aging coal-fired power plant serving customers across the Pacific Northwest could come earlier than planned depending on the actions of its co-owner and Montana lawmakers, according to documents released Tuesday by Washington state regulators.

An Oregon company has asked federal officials to approve its design for a small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho.

An Oregon company has asked federal officials to approve its design for a small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho.

Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Tuesday introduced legislation to maintain health benefits for retired union coal miners whose companies have declared bankruptcy in recent years.

The password has become easy prey for cyber-hackers all over the world but there may be a solution.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Tuesday's auction, with rates on three-month rates rising to their highest level since late December.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Time and again, President-elect Donald Trump has proved he can move stock prices with just his opinion and 140 characters. Now, he’s sending chills through the U.S. dollar rally.

Time and again, President-elect Donald Trump has proved he can move stock prices with just his opinion and 140 characters. Now, he’s sending chills through the U.S. dollar rally.

The outgoing secretary of transportation says stimulating private investment in infrastructure projects, as Donald Trump has proposed, can cover only a fraction of the costs of solving America's transportation problems.

The outgoing secretary of transportation says stimulating private investment in infrastructure projects, as Donald Trump has proposed, can cover only a fraction of the costs of solving America's transportation problems.