The relationship between China and the U.S. seems to grow more complicated every day, whether the issue is China’s growing military might or how to handle North Korea. But there are prickly and persistent economic issues the two leaders will have to navigate, too. With U.S.-China security issues in the headlines recently, some analysts have [...]

U.S. Department of Education Office of Communications & Outreach, Press Office 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202 FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov FEDERAL AGENCIES PUBLISH PLANS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS Today the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders [...]

Republican Party leaders refused Michael Steele a new term as party chairman on Friday and turned to a low-key insider to erase a $20 million debt and unify Republicans for the 2012 presidential election. Wisconsin Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus, chosen to head the Republican National Committee after Steele fell behind in the voting and [...]

Chinese President Hu Jintao this week will lay out his vision for U.S.-Chinese relations based on strategic mutual trust, state-run media reports, amid recent hints of Washington’s frustrations with Beijing. Hu is expected to lay out his blueprint during his three days in Washington, where he’ll meet with President Barack Obama, top legislators and business [...]

There’s a silly rumor exploding on the Internet this weekend, alleging that Facebook is shutting down on March 15 because CEO Mark Zuckerberg “wants his old life back,” and desires to “put an end to all the madness.” We have official confirmation from Facebook Director of Corporate Communications Larry Yu that the rumor is false. [...]

U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2011 CONTACT: Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 The Impact of the 2011 Payroll Tax Cut on Working Americans Less than one month after President Obama signed a payroll tax cut into law as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization and Job Creation [...]

Tucson, Arizona– A bag that contained ammunition and is believed to belong to Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has been transferred to FBI custody for further analysis, according to Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jason Ogan. Police say Loughner’s father, Randy, recalled that his son was carrying a black bag the morning of the [...]

Tucson, Arizona – Nine-year-old Christina Green was ambitious, and she liked to be in charge. She was the only girl on her Little League baseball team in Tucson, Arizona — and she told others she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues. Most believed she could do it, someday. But [...]

NEW YORK– The number of Americans filing for their first week of unemployment benefits jumped sharply last week, two weeks after hitting a 2-1/2 year low below 400,000. There were 445,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Jan. 8, the Labor Department said in a weekly report Thursday. That’s up 35,000 from a [...]

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY January 12, 2011 Remarks of President Barack Obama — As Prepared for Delivery At a Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson, Arizona University of Arizona, McKale Memorial Center Tucson, Arizona January 12, 2011 As Prepared for Delivery– To the [...]

China took its latest powerful toy, a new stealth fighter jet, out for its first test spin Tuesday, leading U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to wonder whether the flight was scheduled to coincide with his visit. “I asked President Hu (Jintao) about it directly,” Gates said at a briefing with reporters in Beijing. “And he [...]

Seemingly harmless information can help ID thieves unlock key to your identity. Your pet’s name is a fraudster’s best friend. You may think you’re revealing precious little when you tell your Facebook friends that you’re dressing your pooch, Puddles, in your favorite color, red, for brunch at Grandma’s on Sunday. But you’ve actually just opened [...]

The White House is making plans for President Obama to visit Tuscon, Ariz., in the aftermath of the deadly shooting there, although a person familiar with the president’s schedule tells NPR that the details of Wednesday’s visit were still being worked out. In the past, presidents have been able to unify the country during moments like these. But in today’s [...]

California Gov. Jerry Brown will unveil a new state budget Monday, designed to erase a deficit that could be as high as $28 billion dollars, but the new governor won’t have much time to fix the state’s budget. Brown’s inaugural speech last week began with a reminder of three big promises he made during his [...]

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Promotes Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth in Silicon Valley *Remarks below MOUNTAIN VIEW — Commerce Secretary Gary Locke delivered the keynote address today at the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth as part of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). As co-chair of the Initiative, [...]

She was a mother of three living in a small apartment and working four jobs. And then, as if in a fairy tale, she won her state’s lottery last year. But the story doesn’t have the happy ending you might expect. She didn’t do anything overly extravagant after the $1.3 million got slashed in taxes. [...]