Tucked into President Barack Obama's speech to the U.S. Congress was a new talking point -- that his aim is to get health insurance for 30 million uninsured people, instead of 46 million.
President Barack Obama will tell Congress on Wednesday the time for bickering is over and call for quick action on a comprehensive healthcare overhaul that would dramatically transform the U.S. insurance market and health system.
President Barack Obama addressed the elephant in the room -- a government-run health insurance option -- by playing down its importance in a big speech to Congress on Wednesday, but not everyone was buying it.
A drive to agree a U.N. climate pact in Copenhagen in December risks failure unless world leaders revive bogged-down negotiations at a U.N. summit in New York on September 22, experts say.
Wall Street was set for a flat to higher open on Thursday after Texas Instruments raised its earnings forecast and data showed the number of people filing claims for jobless benefits fell last week.
Stock index futures pointed to a flat open on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 benchmark index racked up its highest closing level for the year, while investors awaited data on the labor market.
Stock futures were weaker on Thursday, easing after the S&P 500 benchmark index racked up its highest closing level for the year, while investors awaited data on the labor market.
President Barack Obama delivered a major speech on health care at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday to the joint session of Congress.
Democrats pushing for a drastic overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system prepared for fresh battles on Thursday after President Barack Obama set out new details on his top policy priority.
President Barack Obama told Congress on Wednesday the time for bickering is over and called for quick action on a broad healthcare overhaul that would dramatically transform the U.S. health system and insurance market.
President Barack Obama will tell Congress on Wednesday the time for bickering is over and call for quick action on a comprehensive healthcare overhaul that would dramatically transform the U.S. insurance market and health system.
President Barack Obama said on Wednesday the health care system has reached a breaking point and it is the time to end the bickering.
President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has created opportunities and risks for members of both political parties in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress.
President Barack Obama prepared a high-stakes plea for healthcare reform on Wednesday as a key Senate Democrat said he was ready to end bipartisan negotiations and move ahead without Republican support.
Friends and colleagues gathered Wednesday at the Lincoln Center to pay tribute to legendary newsman Walter Cronkite who died in July.
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming, should fall 6 percent in 2009 as the recession curbs electricity demand, the government forecast on Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama readied a high-stakes plea for healthcare reform on Wednesday, as a Senate Democrat leading bipartisan negotiations said he was ready to push ahead even without Republican support.
The Democratic U.S. senator leading an effort to write a bipartisan healthcare reform bill said on Wednesday he was ready to move forward without Republican support, but still hoped for a deal.
Senate negotiators made a last stab at a bipartisan healthcare compromise as the U.S. Congress returned to work Tuesday, with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling a government-run insurance option essential to the bill.
A cyber security coordinator is expected to be announced by President Barack Obama in the next week or two, and the lead candidate is Frank Kramer, who was an assistant Defense secretary under President Bill Clinton, a source said on Wednesday.
Only 12 percent of U.S. homeowners eligible for loan modifications under the Obama administration's housing rescue plan have had their mortgages reworked, and millions more foreclosures are coming, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
Actor Robert De Niro, musician Bruce Springsteen and funnyman Mel Brooks are among the entertainers whose careers will be celebrated at this year's Kennedy Center Honors Gala in December.
