Daljit Dhaliwal

GM and Chrysler are in the throes of negotiations to avoid bankruptcy. GM’s CEO announced on Monday that the company will cut 21,000 more jobs, close 40% of its dealerships, and disco...

Officials in the Obama administration have been negotiating with the leaders of Chrysler, Fiat and the United Auto Workers to find a way to salvage Chrysler. A deal has been tentative...

President Obama's housing plan encourages banks to modify mortgages to help homeowners stave off foreclosure. However, the nation's 14 largest banks reported that more than half of th...

We asked our listeners to respond to Attorney General Eric Holder's statement that we are "a nation of cowards" when it comes to race. As usual, the responses came fast and furious fr...

Senator Roland Burris is promising to fully cooperate with a new investigation into his contacts with the administration of now-ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. But while he may be talki...

President George W. Bush's lack of action on carbon dioxide regulation frustrated environmentalists and global regulators for years. All signs now point to President Obama moving quic...

President Obama's plan to stave off foreclosures is reverberating in markets around the world, where the subprime mortgage crisis has left global financial systems reeling. For the gl...

When GM and Chrysler announced their restructuring plans yesterday, they announced that thousands of jobs would be lost and at least five manufacturing plants would be closed, but the...

Swiss banks have been revered, loved, and hated for their tightly-held secrets, but Swiss bank UBS has agreed to a legal settlement with the United States government after it was reve...

For his first trip abroad, President Obama decided to stick close to home. He heads to Canada today and while it's a quick visit, there are many issues to discuss with Prime Minister ...

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush went to court today. He's charged with assaulting a foreign leader and faces a maximum sentence of 15 ...

Yesterday President Obama unveiled his $275 billion plan to help millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages or avoid foreclosure. President Obama's plan claims to be simple, but...

In what he described as an urgent bid to stabilize a deteriorating and neglected country, President Obama is sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan. This deployment will double the numb...

You’ve probably heard our recession compared to the financial crisis of the 1930s. But in today’s out take, we’re talking to Scott Nelson, a professor of History at the College of Wil...

In his first press conference since his steroid use was outed, Alex Rodriguez apologized for his mistakes. He chalked up his steroid use as a youthful indiscretion blaming himself for...

After three days of intense negotiations, California lawmakers are still unable to deliver a budget. In the face of a multi-billion dollar deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is prepa...

You may have noticed that the White House press corps is looking a little less white these days. However, this ethnic diversity could be misleading. Although the percentage of racial ...

As she continues her inaugural trip across Asia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in Indonesia today. As the Obama administration makes a push to strengthen relations with S...

As part of their grand reconstruction plan, GM announced yesterday it was ending production of four car brands, including Saturn. This would seem to go against GM’s entire marketing p...

Trouble viewing this video? Check out the YouTube version (click "watch in high quality" for best quality). Mark Bittman had one thought on breakfast: YAWNNN! So he decided to s...