Felicity Spector

President Obama warns of the dire consequences of a possible federal shutdown as he attempts to broker a deal before Friday’s budget deadline.

Despite this Friday’s budget deadline, politicians fail to agree on a radical cuts programme, prompting harsh words from President Obama.

It began with six women, 10 years ago – and now the world’s biggest retailer Walmart could face a potential class action involving more than a million female employees, as Felicity Spector writes.

His critics have branded him a “Joe McCarthy for the age of terror”. Republican Congressman Peter King is holding hearings into what he sees as the rising terror threat from American Muslims.

It’s a classic Man v Machine. A new IBM robot takes on human competitors in a TV general knowledge quiz. So who wins? Felicity Spector reports.

It’s not just in Britain that the Government’s cutting spending. President Obama is planning a $1.1trillion cut – and his political opponents say that’s not enough, as Felicity Spector reports.

Regrets? Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has a few – but not that many – if the first interview about his new book is anything to go by, writes Felicity Spector.

When Obama spoke to Mubarak, what exactly did he say? Channel 4 News examines America’s game plan in Egypt as Sarah Smith plots a timeline of the US President’s biggest foreign policy test yet.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama tried to rediscover the political narrative of his presidency – that America can be great again, writes Channel 4 News sub-editor Felicity Spector.

As President Obama prepares for his second State of the Union address to Congress tonight, Felicity Spector looks at what’s at stake for the parties – and the United States.

Leaders across the Arab world are living in fear that the unrest that triggered the collapse of the Tunisian government could head their way, writes Felicity Spector.

President Obama pleads for the Arizona shootings not to be used for “politics and point-scoring”, but – as Felicity Spector reports – the political debate is already hotting up.

Channel 4 News looks at the weather forecast over the next few days, as snow and ice continue to cause disruption to travellers during the Christmas period.

Snow on the last Saturday before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, spells potential disaster for retailers.

The Coalition Government is to press ahead with radical reforms of the National Health Service, which will see as much as 80 per cent of the budget in the hands of GPs, writes Victoria Macdonald.