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Most Americans Believe Wealth Is Impossible Dream: Poll

As the national debate regarding tax fairness continues to rage, a new poll indicates Americans are increasingly pessimistic about their chances for upward mobility.

US Stocks Surrender Early Gains As Bernanke Offers Gloomy Economic Outlook Without Clear Promise Of QE3

U.S. stocks gave back early gains and turned negative after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke set out a downbeat view of the economy to Congress without promising imminent easing measures.

Copper Is 'Slightly Overvalued': Barclays

Copper dips on strong dollar, economic fears

Copper prices have outperformed the overall metals market as traders have closed short selling in expectation of government intervention to boost growth, but the metal may still be slightly overvalued, according to a Monday report by Barclays.

Anthony Weiner Can't Find A Job, Contemplates Run For NYC Mayor

More than a year after he resigned in disgrace from Congress, scandal-scarred Anthony Weiner is still having difficulty finding a job, spurring him to consider running for mayor of New York City - an office in which he enjoyed frontrunner status before he tweeted photos of his underwear-clad penis to a college student and lied about it.

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What Has Happened To Lincoln’s Republican Party?

A compelling question concerning the nation's current political culture is: what has happened to the Republican Party? President Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Party's first president, elected in 1860. But do the values of today's Tea Party faction-dominated Republican Party match the values of Lincoln?

Hillary Clinton The Target Of Tomatoes, 'Monica' Chants In Egypt

During her visit to Egypt Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade was the target of tomatoes, among other things.

The Politics Of Beauty: Is Malaysia’s Miss Universe Contestant Too White?

Global beauty pageants make for strange contests, where pop culture and patriotism can often prove a volatile mix.

Democrats Renew Campaign Finance Reform Fight, With No Help From John McCain

Although Sen. John McCain had indicated he would support the Democratic-backed DISCLOSE Act, he is opposing the bill along with the rest of the Senate GOP.

Obamacare Repealed By House Republicans: Why It Doesn't Matter

Recent polls have public opinion at a virtual standoff but House Republicans might be better off focusing on other issues instead of the empty symbolism of another repeal.

A makeshift homeless persons' structure is seen in Detroit.

As Class Gap Widens, Obama Shifts Campaign Focus To Income Inequality

As President Barack Obama pivots to make income inequality a focus of his campaign, income and wealth disparities are widening to alarming proportions.

Nevada Onion Grower Slapped With Largest Fine Ever For Guest-Worker Violations

Peri & Sons Farms has agreed to pay a record $2.3 million in back wages to 1,365 foreign seasonal agricultural laborers who had worked for the Yerington, Nev.-based onion grower under the H-2A visa program.

What's Behind The Latest Refugee Crisis In The DR Congo?

U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being redeployed to Goma as a rebel group advances toward the city.

Both Versions Of US Farm Bill Target Subsidies, Food Programs, Conservation Efforts

The U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture is scheduled Wednesday to start the final stage of producing its version of the farm bill, which will likely be delayed. An examination of both the House and Senate versions offer a glimpse into the priorities of U.S. agro policy through 2017.

Republican Iowa Senator Charles Grassley thinks the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization process has been manipulated into a political opportunity for Democrats.

Who Stands To Lose From Health Care Law? Members Of Congress

Repealing the Affordable Care Act would allow members of Congress to keep their government-subsidized health plans, something they will lose if they law is fully implemented as a result of a Republican-sponsored amendment to the bill.

Congress Wants To Slash NEA Budget, But Artists Fight Back

Americans for the Arts, Actors' Equity Association and the New York Innovate Theatre Foundation (NYIT) are just three of the groups that have been urging artists and arts enthusiasts around the country to write their local representatives and voice their opposition to cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.

Denise Rich Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Saving Millions On Taxes

Denise Rich, the wealthy socialite and former wife of controversial billionaire trader Marc Rich, has renounced her United States citizenship thereby saving her millions of dollars in U.S. taxes.

How Much Would Middle Class Save With Bush Tax Cut Extension?

President Barack Obama on Monday called for ending the so-called Bush tax cuts for the rich while preserving those cuts for Americans earning below $250,000 a year.

Freedom and Justice Party candidate Mohammed Morsi

Egyptian President Morsi Invited To White House As Obama Opens To Islamists

The White House has invited Egypt's recently elected president Mohammad Mursi to visit the U.S. in September, as the latest Obama administration effort to reach out to Egypt's newly empowered Islamists.

Carriers Got 1.3M Law Enforcement Surveillance Inquiries In 2011

More than 1.3 million requests for information about mobile telephone subscribers came from police and other law enforcement agencies last year, the New York Times reported.

Obama To Seek Tax Cut Extension For Annual Incomes Under $250K

President Barack Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 per year, according to a White House official, seeking to spare the economy the impact of taxes going up on Jan. 1.

Rep. Barney Frank Weds Jim Ready, Becomes First Congressman In Same-Sex Marriage

Back in 1987, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., became the first member of Congress to openly identify as gay. On Saturday, Frank made history again: He married partner Jim Ready and became the first congressman to enter into a same-sex marriage.

Americans Too Broke To Go Bankrupt? US Bankruptcy Filings On Pace To Fall To Pre-2008 Level

The pace of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. is slowing down to pre-recession levels, but don?t cheer just yet ?because hundreds of thousands of Americans might have been too broke to file for bankruptcy.

Congressman Reveals Republican Position on Minimum Wage Raise: ?Get a Job? [VIDEO]

Rep. Bill Young of Florida was caught on video telling one of his constituents to get a job after the man asked him if he supported a move to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour.

Raul Castro Debuts In Beijing, Looking For Much-Needed Support

Old allies have a new mission: rebuilding the Cuban economy

Festive Season Across the World: Halloween in the U.S. and Diwali 2011, Festival of Lights in India [Breathtaking Diwali PHOTOS]

4th of July: America Dates History With 500-Year-Old Map Discovery

Americans rejoicing the 4th of July celebrations had a rare date with history when researchers in Germany unearthed a rare 16th century map produced by master cartographer Martin Waldseemueller.

Enrique Pena Nieto celebrates triumph with wife Angelica Rivera

Mexico Reviewing Results Of Sunday's Elections

Mexican election officials said Wednesday they are recounting votes from more than half of the polling booths from Sunday's presidential, congressional and gubernatorial elections.

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