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The process is at an early stage and may not yield an agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, if the deal materializes, it would create a $330 billion company.

Australia, a key U.S. ally in the region, expressed its strong support for freedom of navigation, while stopping short of welcoming the patrol.

Where's Trump on Twitter? Marco Rubio, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz attracted the most traffic on Google and Twitter during Wednesday's Republican debate.

The House passed the deal Wednesday, and the Senate is expected to vote soon.

The U.S. senator from Texas complained about the questions CNBC moderators asked Wednesday night, saying they just wanted to draw blood.

Republican presidential hopefuls exchanged blows Wednesday over whether a flat tax is a good idea.

The rift between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio -- former political allies from the Sunshine State -- was on full display during Wednesday's GOP debate.

The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania claimed that the jobs would be done in the United States at lower CO2 levels, all while boosting the U.S. economy.

During Wednesday's debate for lower-polling Republican candidates, the U.S. senator from South Carolina criticized the Vermont senator's trip to the Soviet Union.

The new law requires compliance with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and bans agencies from accepting foreign IDs.

A Federal Reserve committee chose Wednesday to once again keep benchmark interest rates at historic lows -- but may be considering a December rate hike.

This season, there were at least 20 candidates on the Republican and Democratic sides for revelers to chose from.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke in Washington ahead of a trip to Vienna to hold talks with Mideast and Russian officials on ending the war in Syria.

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain claims that Bernie Sanders is a stronger advocate for veterans than Hillary Clinton.

The 243-foot-long, helium-filled blimp became untethered from its mooring at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland shortly before noon Wednesday.

Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter revealed more corruption at the football association over the selection process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The stage was set by a disappointing September jobs report and the manufacturing sector falling short of expectations.

The deal could turn into the largest investment China has made in the country with Latin America's second-largest economy.

The officer who threw the student to the ground, Ben Fields, was terminated from the sheriff's department Wednesday.

The Iraqi security forces are stalled in key battlegrounds and the U.S. says it has a plan to help.

As 'ban the box' measures are passed into law, U.S. employers are wary of lawsuits they fear the legislative changes may prompt.