6:52pm

Obama targets jobs and growth

State of the union address to focus on middle class

5:28pm

Storm-hit Staten Island throws in towel

Scores of residents want NY state to buy their homes

Leon Panetta, US defence secretary, talks to the media after a meeting of Nato defence ministers at the Nato headquartes in Brussels ©AFP Global Insight 4:22pm

Panetta exposes Obama’s Syria dilemma

US must either turn its back on nation or arm some rebels

People walk in the snow during a lingering blizzard in Boston ©Getty From US SOCIETY 3:03pm

US northeast digs out after snowstorms

Clean-up effort begins after record snow in New England

Feb 9, 2013

White details potential conflicts of interest

SEC nominee cites former clients and her husband’s income

John Brennan testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee ©Getty Feb 8, 2013

Brennan hearing exposes divisions on drones

Accused of being ‘shockingly naive’ about civilian strikes

Feb 8, 2013

Panetta reveals US divisions over Syria

Pentagon chief says Obama rejected plan to arm rebels

Feb 8, 2013

Carbon limit to raise US permit prices

Cap-and-trade scheme to elevate costs

Feb 7, 2013

Brennan defends drone attacks

US government had ‘rigorous standards’ for targeted killings

Marco Rubio ©AP Feb 7, 2013

Rubio rises despite immigration rift

Son of Cuban émigrés not backed by many Republicans on matter

Feb 7, 2013

US citizens braced for austerity impact

No one is sure how the effect of cuts will play out

From COMMENT Feb 7, 2013

Lilia Shevtsova: A new way to contain Russia

Traditional methods of dealing with Putin’s Kremlin have stopped working, writes Lilia Shevtsova

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 7, 2013

Japan’s Tepco signs gas deal with US

Purchase agreement signals belief export restrictions will be eased

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 7, 2013

US jobless claims fall to 366,000

Trend suggests healing in labour market

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 7, 2013

Khamenei rejects direct talks with US

Iran’s supreme leader hits back as nuclear dispute intensifies

Feb 7, 2013

Obama orders release of drone details

Controversy in Congress ahead of Brennan hearing

Feb 6, 2013

US budget cuts hit aircraft carriers

Proposal cuts number of ships in Gulf

From MARKETS Feb 6, 2013

US shale boom at risk, watchdog warns

De facto ban on crude oil exports leading to glut, says IEA

Feb 6, 2013

REI executive nominated as interior secretary

Position is influential about oil industry and fracking

Feb 6, 2013

White House and business split over tax

Tax rises proposed as short-term budget fix looms

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