Dow slides more than 500 points after Huawei executive's arrest renews trade fears
Market sentiment is so fragile that news of an arrest is enough to set off a selling wave.
Maria Butina plea deal may be near
Attorneys for Maria Butina and the Justice Department gave more signs Thursday morning they are negotiating a plea deal for the accused Russian spy.
The slow-motion disaster of Trump's Khashoggi strategy
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, having just received a classified briefing from the director of the CIA in the basement of the Capitol, two Republican senators stepped to a crowd of cameras and reporters. With a few pointed words, …
House passes two-week government funding extension to avert shutdown
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a two-week extension for a government funding deadline in an effort to avert a partial government shutdown this week but setting the stage for a partial one on December 21.
Rwandan court acquits prominent opposition leader of forgery, incitement
Diane Rwigara, the 37-year-old human rights activist who had once hoped to run for the Rwandan presidency, has been acquitted of charges of fraud and inciting insurrection.
Angela Merkel said 'shitstorm,' but it's not as bad as you think
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel said "shitstorm" during a speech this week, it had nothing to do with the fact that she is about to step down as her party's leader.
Pelosi calls for one-year spending bill for Homeland Security in wall fight
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi laid down her position Thursday on the border wall negotiations, proposing an agreement to fund for a full year the Department of Homeland Security while passing the other six remaining spending bills that have already …
OPEC still debating oil production cut
OPEC is still debating how much oil it should remove from world markets following a price crash in recent months.
Think Rubix Helps Elect Frank Scott, First Elected Black Mayor of Little Rock, in Historic Race
Frank Scott, a businessman and former staffer to Governor Mike Bebe, will be the first-elected black mayor in Little Rock's history after winning tonight's mayoral runoff with 66 percent of the vote.
How to read between the lines of Mueller's blacked-out memo on Michael Flynn
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a two-part sentencing memo for Michael Flynn on Tuesday night. The memo is heavily redacted, leaving much to the imagination, but it confirms that Flynn provided Mueller with valuable inside information on multiple ongoing criminal …
George H.W. Bush will journey to his final resting place on a train whose engine is named for him
George H.W. Bush's journey to his final resting place will be aboard a train whose engine was specifically built to honor his life.
Trump promised to rescue the coal industry. But he can't
The Trump administration attempted a daring rescue of the coal country, but the pro-coal agenda is failing to jump-start a renaissance — and analysts don't see one on the horizon.
Nation says goodbye to Bush: 'To us, he was close to perfect'
The hilltop cathedral in Washington filled Wednesday with recollections of George H.W. Bush as a modest but mighty president, a man whose characteristic humility was belied one final time with all the pageantry of a state funeral.
90 held in anti-Mafia raids across Europe
Ninety people have been arrested in a series of operations targeting suspected 'Ndrangheta members across Europe and in Suriname, South America, officials said Wednesday.
Rival sides in Yemen's war to hold first direct talks in years
Officials from Yemen's internationally-recognized government are set to hold direct talks with Houthi rebels in Sweden on Thursday in the most significant step to end the country's conflict in more than two years.
