Presidency of Barack Obama

Britain's Prince Harry has interviewed Barack Obama for a radio program in which the former U.S. president shared his memories of the day he left office and his hopes for the future.

 The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes, reported Reters. 

The White House says it’s willing to strike a health-care provision from the Senate tax-cut bill if the provision becomes an impediment to passing one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities.

In the nine months of the year, the current account gap totaled $31.1 billion, a 27 percent rise from $24.48 billion in the same period last year.

Sheep learnt to recognise Barack Obama after being shown his photo a few dozen times, said a study on Nov. 8 which suggested our four-legged friends may be smarter than we think.

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed on Sept. 27 the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in three decades, calling for tax cuts for most Americans, but prompting criticism that the plan favors business and the rich and could add trillions of dollars to the deficit.

Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. healthcare debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human suffering."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has challenged Congress to raise the government's debt limit in order to free up relief spending for Hurricane Harvey, a disaster that the governor of Texas said had caused up to $180 billion in damage.

Reforms put in place after the 2007 to 2009 crisis have strengthened the financial system without impeding economic growth, and any future changes should remain modest, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Aug. 25 in her fullest defense yet of the rules put in place after the Great Recession.

The state-run oil pipeline company Botaş has been revealed to be Turkey's biggest taxpayer.

A total of 27 corporate tax champions and 53 top individual taxpayers in two top 100 taxpayers' lists had prefered to remain discreet, Aug. 8 report said.