The administration is working with the Pakistani government and companies to keep chemicals from being used to make bombs.

Business groups are stepping up their efforts in pushing for a renewal of fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable were among several trade-focused groups that teamed up on Monday to launch the Trade Benefits America Coalition, which will help consolidate efforts in advocating for trade promotion authority (TPA). 

"The benefits of trade and trade agreements to the United States in today’s global marketplace are clear, and TPA is important to advancing trade deals to further support growth and jobs,” said John Engler, president of Business Roundtable.

China is renewing its cyberattacks on U.S. targets despite the Obama administration's public warning to cease and desist, The New York Times reports.

A report from the private sector Mandiant for the Times found that the cyberunit of the People’s Liberation Army has resumed its attacks on U.S. companies and government agencies after going silent for the past three months amid heightened U.S. criticism. The report suggests the United States will have to exercise continued pressure for the attacks to abate. 

“This is something we are going to have to come back at time and again with the Chinese leadership,” a senior administration official told the Times, because they “have to be convinced there is a real cost to this kind of activity.”

Obama is expected to lay out the legal justification for armed drone strikes in the address at the National Defense University.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called the new missile tests a "provocative action."

The development delivers a blow to political transition talks the United States and Russia plan to lead

Congress has decided it's waited long enough and is ramping up a new round of sanctions.

The House Oversight chairman demanded that the retired ambassador submit to a formal deposition.

The Energy department approved a proposal to send 1.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas overseas.