Simon Montlake

Decadeslong suspicion of elite universities has evolved under President Donald Trump into a full-scale war – punctuated this week by curbs on the flow of international students to Harvard.

People-power movements can break the grip of authoritarianism. But as is clear in Bangladesh, not everyone in society wins amid the sweeping change.

Boeing just won a huge contract from Qatar. But the company is troubled on several fronts – the latest being delays on new Air Force One jets for the U.S. president.

The new levies are like a slow-motion wave that’s about to break – causing U.S. consumers to experience higher prices and out-of-stock items.

President Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs buoyed stocks. But the U.S. has come to look like a source of uncertainty more than order.

Saturday’s protests were a show of force and solidarity for those opposed to President Donald Trump’s policies. But it may take more than rallies to change things.

From tariff policy to DOGE downsizing of government, Donald Trump’s second administration appears certain that mistakes or even a recession are OK if larger goals for the nation are being served.

Actions by the Trump administration have been pushing back on transgender inclusion, amid sharp public divides and emotional debates over things like women’s sports and care for children.

Many voters don’t object to the Trump administration shuttering agencies in Washington, but political winds may shift if local communities feel the effects of cuts, frozen funding, and stalled loan guarantees.

The hard math of fiscal responsibility: Elon Musk’s disruption of entire federal agencies, even if it works, would leave the biggest drivers of federal deficits untouched.