By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
Lending to homebuyers in the U.S. remains little above the depressed levels hit during the recession because banks are wary about lending amid a slew of regulations coming out next year and proliferation of enforcement actions by state and federal regulators, a top mortgage banking official told The Washington Times. Published December 20, 2012 Comments
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
A majority of Americans didn’t just cast a vote for President Obama on Nov. 6. They also came down firmly on the side of renewable energy and the federal government’s efforts to “level the playing field” with fossil fuels, argues the chairman of the solar power industry’s leading trade group. Published December 5, 2012 Comments
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Grover Norquist says Republicans will emerge victorious from the “fiscal cliff” fight if they put television cameras in the negotiating room and smoke out Democrats over their reluctance to cut entitlement programs — the biggest drivers of federal spending and the national debt. Published December 2, 2012 Comments
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
President Obama’s re-election on Tuesday smoothed the way for states to implement his signature health-care reforms, a challenge the District took on with vigor while other states waited to see if Republican opponent Mitt Romney could deliver on a promise to unravel the controversial law. Published November 8, 2012 Comments
By Shaun Waterman and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
A senior adviser to the Taiwanese government on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood that a war will erupt in the festering dispute between Taiwan, China and Japan over a chain of tiny islands in the East China Sea. Published October 17, 2012 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said the rise of the tea party and Rep. Ron Paul’s supporters within the Republican Party will push the GOP platform this year to focus more on matters such as the deficit and constitutional liberties. Published July 29, 2012 Comments
By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson said Monday that he won’t release his tax returns, joining his voice to that of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who has declined to release more than the two most recent years. Published July 23, 2012 Comments
By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times
The government of Cyprus will rely on a combination of austerity measures and growth programs to dig its way out of a financial crisis that has forced it to turn to its European Union partners for aid, the Cypriot ambassador in Washington said Tuesday. Published July 3, 2012 Comments
By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times
Maldives’ first democratically elected president says the United States must acknowledge that he was ousted in a coup and press the current government of the Indian Ocean island nation to hold presidential elections this year. Published June 27, 2012 Comments
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
Morocco may have avoided the upheaval of an Arab Spring revolution, but it faces other challenges due to its economic closeness to crisis-riddled Europe and heavy reliance on remittances. Published June 14, 2012 Comments
By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times
The United States could lose its role as the "main player" in the Middle East if Washington fails to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, according to a special envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Published December 12, 2011
By Gabriele Steinhauser and Don Melvin - Associated Press
European leaders were wrestling Thursday over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. Published December 8, 2011
By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times
A leading Venezuelan presidential candidate says he would reverse the foreign policy of leftist strongman Hugo Chavez, whose precarious health has prompted speculation that he will not be alive for next year's election. Published December 8, 2011
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
The fight about the Keystone XL pipeline will play a big role in the war over the nation's energy future, a prominent House Republican said Tuesday. Published December 6, 2011
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
The head of the nation's largest labor union says Republican efforts to restrain the power of unions has produced a middle-class backlash across the country that could cost Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and other GOP politicians their jobs. Published November 21, 2011
By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times
The governor of Hiroshima has a message for the leaders of Iran: "Having nuclear weapons is not going to solve your problems." Published November 11, 2011
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
Despite the U.S. Postal Service's string of multibillion-dollar deficits and plans to shed more than 100,000 jobs, people are still lining up for a chance to work at the nation's mail service. Published November 3, 2011
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Former New Mexico governor and current Republican presidential hopeful Gary E. Johnson said he saw the dangers of the death penalty up close during his two terms in office — and says he is convinced Texas has executed innocent people. Published October 27, 2011
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Megachurch pastor, best-selling author and perennial optimist Joel Osteen has good news to share. Published October 24, 2011
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
President Obama's regulatory team is hurting U.S. competitiveness and slowing the growth of the economy because of its members' lack of business experience, the head of the nation's largest consumer electronics trade group said Monday. Published October 17, 2011
By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times
The 2004-05 NHL lockout was perhaps the worst thing to happen to hockey in the modern era. A whole season was lost, and a lot of casual fans tuned out the game. Published October 6, 2011
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating criticized a number of policy decisions from Obama officials. Published October 4, 2011
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Broadcast and broadband industries are locked in a battle for space on the nation's airwaves. Published September 29, 2011
By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times
The chief spokesman for pharmaceutical manufacturers says President Obama has stuck two thorns in the industry's side at a time marked by uncertainty as lawmakers contemplate cutting health care programs and battles over the new health care law wind their way through the courts. Published September 27, 2011
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
The path to a national energy policy based largely on natural gas is becoming clearer as economic turmoil and rising oil prices cause lawmakers to take a second look at the clean-burning fuel trapped in underground rock, American Gas Association President and CEO Dave McCurdy said Tuesday. Published September 20, 2011
