WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush will make a statement about the country’s troubled financial markets for the second time in as many days.

The White House says the president Friday will outline “decisive actions” that the U.S. government is taking to reassure worried investors and help stabilize shaky financial markets.

Officials say Mr. Bush will […]

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush says Washington will continue to act to stabilize financial markets shaken by fears of a global financial meltdown. The world’s major central banks are joining forces in hopes of restoring investor confidence. 
President Bush canceled travel to political fundraisers to stay at the White House and consult with economic […]

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush is getting a first hand look at the damage inflicted on his home state of Texas by Hurricane Ike. The president traveled Tuesday to areas hardest hit by the storm. 
First in Houston, and then in Galveston, the president sought to console storm victims.
He said they face tough challenges, […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush says the federal government is doing all it can to help the victims of Hurricane Ike. Mr. Bush will get a first hand look at storm damage along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday. 
The president says the impact of the storm is being felt far beyond the states of Texas […]

PENTAGON - A special task force of the U.S. Defense Department has recommended a major overhaul of how the Air Force handles nuclear warheads and related material. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says following the recommendations will ensure effective control of those most dangerous of weapons.  
Secretary Gates created the task force after two recent incidents of […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush has sent the text of a proposed U.S.-India nuclear agreement to Congress for approval.
The White House issued a statement Thursday saying the agreement is a priority for Mr. Bush, and that he is looking forward to working with Congress to ensure its passage.
This landmark civilian nuclear deal offers India […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush will lead a moment of silence at the White House Thursday to mark the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
The moment of silence will be held at the exact time (8:46 a.m. EDT/1246 GMT) when terrorists crashed the first of two passenger […]

WASHINGTON - The United States is accusing Russia of trying to find excuses to keep thousands of troops in Georgia in violation of a cease-fire Moscow signed last month with the former Soviet republic. 
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack, using unusually blunt language, says it is past time for Russia to withdraw most of its soldiers […]

WASHINGTON - Seven years have passed since the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. About three thousand people died in the coordinated attacks that brought down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, left the Pentagon badly damaged and a smoldering gash in a Pennsylvania field where the […]

WASHINGTON - The White House says President George Bush has decided to withdraw about 8,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by next February and that he will announce the plan in a speech Tuesday in Washington.
A transcript of that speech was released on Monday.
In the prepared remarks, Mr. Bush says the U.S. military will bring home […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush wants Congress to expand offshore oil drilling. Opposition Democrats want companies to start by drilling on land they are already leasing.
It has been four months since President Bush first asked opposition Democrats in Congress to expand offshore oil drilling. In his weekly radio address, Mr. Bush says their failure […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say President George Bush’s top defense aides are advising him to withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq, but not until next February.
The officials said Thursday the defense chiefs also proposed sending a combat brigade to Afghanistan early next year instead of to Iraq.
U.S. commanders have expressed hope that Iraq’s sharp reduction […]

ST. PAUL - U.S. Senator John McCain has accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday to rousing applause on the final day of the party’s national convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.

He told the thousands of delegates assembled that he was grateful for President George Bush for leading the United States in the “dark days” following the […]

ST. PAUL - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is poised to become only the second woman ever nominated to run for vice president of the United States, assured delegates to the Republican National convention that she has the experience and credentials for the job. The highly anticipated speech was greeted with rousing applause from delegates […]

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s running mate, little-known Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is expected to introduce herself to the nation in a speech later Wednesday at the Republican National Convention.
After days of intense media scrutiny, Governor Palin will address the convention on this, the third day of the gathering, which Republican officials say […]

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Republican Party is getting its national convention back on schedule Tuesday after Hurricane Gustav prompted a scaled-back opening day.
News agencies report President Bush will likely address the delegates in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, speaking by satellite from the White House. He cancelled a planned appearance at the convention Monday to oversee […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Gustav’s outer edge is battering the U.S. Gulf coast as it nears New Orleans, Louisiana.
The deadly storm has winds of nearly of 185 kilometers per hour and is expected to make landfall by midday Monday.
Forecasters do not expect Gustav to grow stronger before hitting the Louisiana coast, and […]

DAYTON, OHIO - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain has chosen a relative unknown, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate.
McCain announced his selection Friday to a crowd of supporters at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention. He called her the “right partner” with strong principles, […]

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has called Russia’s actions in Georgia an unjustified assault, and has pledged to ensure that country’s territorial integrity.
The vice president made his comments while addressing a meeting of veterans in the western U.S. state of Arizona.
Earlier, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Russia to comply immediately with the […]

WASHINGTON - President Bush is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to Georgia and other countries in the region to underscore U.S. support in the wake of Russia’s intervention in Georgia. U.S. officials say Russia is still not in compliance with its Georgia cease-fire obligations.
The Bush administration is sending the vice president and an inter-agency team […]

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid has arrived at the Georgian port of Batumi with supplies for people displaced by fighting between Russian and Georgian troops. 
The USS McFaul arrived Sunday at the Black Sea port, the first of several American ships expected to deliver aid in the coming days.
Also today, a spokesman […]

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush is again calling on opposition Democrats in Congress to expand offshore oil drilling. High energy prices are a big part of this year’s presidential campaign.
When lawmakers return to work next month, President Bush says they should allow for more offshore oil drilling. In his weekly radio address, he […]

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush says Russia is not complying with a cease-fire deal to pull back troops in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The statement from the White House comes as Russian officials say their forces have completed their withdrawal under a French-mediated accord.
U.S. National Security Council Spokesman Gordon Johndroe says […]

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President George Bush says the victims of Hurricane Katrina have not been forgotten, and the American Gulf Coast is coming back after one of the worst natural disasters in the nation’s history. Mr. Bush spoke on his 17th trip to the region since the storm hit almost three years ago. 
The president […]

WARSAW - The United States and Poland have formally signed a deal to deploy American missiles in the east European nation. The United States says the missiles are needed to guard against attacks from rogue states like Iran; Russia says the deployment threatens its own security. 
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Warsaw to […]