Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, before the House Budget Committee. Members of Congress sharply questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday over whether the Fed’s policies are raising the risk of higher inflation in the months ahead. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said he is concerned that... 

In a shocking coup d’état said to rival Nazi Germany’s 1938 Anschluss (German for “link-up”) of the Austrian Republic, the United States this past week effectively took control of Canada creating what is being called by Russian diplomatic officials as the world’s first 21st Century “Superstate”. The United States announcement of this “merger” between these two North American... 

Forcing the issue? Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama during their meeting at the presidential palace in Cairo in this June 4, 2009 file photo. The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. U.S. officials said they are also discussing the formation of an interim government that... 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Egypt’s government Friday to halt the use of violence against protesters, end “unprecedented” curbs on communication and begin implementing political and economic reforms. Clinton’s remarks represented an incremental toughening of the Obama administration’s stance in Egypt’s unfolding political crisis, but they fell short... 

Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader and Tea Party activist, attends the National Republican Committee's winter meeting in Honolulu. Armey and Matt Kibbe, leaders of the group FreedomWorks, recently wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial that 'defense spending should not be exempt from scrutiny.' On Gates' proposed savings of $145 billion over five years, they said only, 'That's... 

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, after accepting delivery of signed petitions demanding the repeal of ObamaCare. Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate... 

On U.S. soil: Chinese President Hu Jintao walks alongside U.S. Vice President Joe Biden upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting Hu on a full state visit. The Chinese president arrived in the United States on Tuesday to meet with his US counterpart, Barack Obama, in what is being billed as the most important visit of its kind in three decades. Chinese... 

Monday: Burnt debris fills a garage in Southeast Washington, where a Washington lobbyist was found dead. Ashley Turton, the wife of a White House adviser Dan Turton, was found after firefighters extinguished a burning car in the couple's garage. Homicide investigators were called to the scene Monday of a burning car that contained the body of the wife of a White House adviser. Ashley Turton, a... 

Photographs on the internet appear to show China's stealth fighter. The US said at the weekend it would respond to the rapidly-increasing military capabilities of China by building up its own strength in the region. Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, was speaking as he arrived in Beijing on Sunday for four days of talks aimed at renewing ties between the US and Chinese armed forces. However... 

Calls increased use of liens during tough economic times unnecessary. A government watchdog says the Internal Revenue Service is tormenting struggling taxpayers in the midst of a slumping economy by increasing the number of liens the agency has filed against people who owe back taxes. The IRS filed nearly 1.1 million liens in the budget year that ended in September, a 14 percent jump over the previous... 

Hugo Chavez had vowed Larry Palmer would not be US ambassador Washington has revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US, the US state department has said. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries over President Barack Obama’s choice of ambassador to Caracas, Larry Palmer. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been angered by comments Mr Palmer made about... 

Washington transferred more than 600 million dollars to the Pakistani government this week to pay for its efforts in the fight against violent extremists, the US embassy in Islamabad said Thursday. The 633 million dollar payment under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) programme came on Wednesday, amid reports that top US military commanders in Afghanistan were pushing to expand special forces ground... 

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he had no objection to Venezuela developing nuclear power for civilian energy purposes, days after Caracas and Moscow signed a landmark deal. “We have no incentive nor interest in increasing friction between Venezuela and the US, but we do think Venezuela needs to act responsibly,” Obama told Spanish media at the White House. “Our attitude is... 

Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman of the U.S. military in Iraq, says that Washington agrees on supply Iraq with F-16 military aircraft, shortly after the US’s full withdrawal from the country by the end of December 2011. The General told AKnews that the abilities and skills of the Iraqi air forces have improved, and they will be in a position to defend themselves. “The Iraqi pilots started their... 

Google is positioned to be a major investor in a proposed transmission line for offshore wind farms on the Atlantic seaboard, a bold plan that could radically reshape the electrical grid in the region. The proposed Atlantic Wind Connection, which would cost $5 billion in all, would run from New Jersey to Norfolk, VA, collecting energy from offshore windfarms and redistributing it among mid-Atlantic...