Economy and Politics

Analysts believe Trump is considering conservative women judges like Lagoa, Amy Coney Barrett and Allison Jones Rushing

Congress's nonpartisan number crunchers said Monday that the government would have to make major cutbacks in spending or raise taxes sharply -- to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars -- to keep already-high debt levels from growing further.

Short of sending over additional articles of impeachment, that quiver may be pretty empty.

Some troubled U.S. companies would benefit more from direct aid from Congress rather than any loan from the U.S. central bank, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday

Who will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Friedman helped start a discussion that still isn't finished 50 years later.

Instead of their complicated carrot-and-stick tax plans, just undo existing disincentives for business investment.

How Donald Trump and Joe Biden compare on dealing with China, trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership and bolstering U.S. manufacturing.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control pulled new guidelines acknowledging the new coronavirus could be transmitted by tiny particles that linger in the air, saying a draft version of proposed changes was posted in error on the agency’s website.

Total domestic nonfinancial debt rose at a record 25.3% in the second quarter, according to data released by the Federal Reserve on Monday.

As a few battleground states look on track to decide the 2020 White House race, it's worth looking at how their economies are faring during the coronavirus recession.

The allegations are based on leaked suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other financial firms with the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue reports getting at least $100 million from small-dollar donors in the wake of iconic liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. That surge in giving coincides with news that the party’s presidential nominee, Joe Biden, started this month with more cash on hand than President Donald Trump.

Some analysts worry a Senate procedural brawl over naming and confirming a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the U.S. Supreme Court will take lawmakers' attention away from already dicey fights over keeping the government open and approving more coronavirus aid.

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the high court on Wednesday and Thursday, a Supreme Court announcement said. A private interment ceremony will be held next week at Arlington National Cemetery. Ginsburg died Friday. President Donald Trump told "Fox & Friends" that he would likely announce a nominee to replace Ginsburg on Friday or Saturday. The president has urged the Republican-run Senate to consider his nomination "without delay," even as the presidential election nears. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said there is "no doubt" the winner of the election should select a replacement for Ginsburg.

Benefits of pledging to hold rates at zero don’t outweigh cost, Dallas Fed president says.

Trump and the Republicans may have the power to rush through the confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice, but the calendar and a few mavericks in the Senate could get in the way.

President Donald Trump said Monday he’ll likely announce a Supreme Court nominee on Friday or Saturday. Speaking on Fox News, Trump said he’s looking at five candidates to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday.

The Chicago Fed’s national activity index fell to 0.79 in August from revised 2.54 in July.

President Donald Trump said Monday he'll likely announce a Supreme Court nominee on Friday or Saturday. Speaking on Fox News, Trump said he's looking at five candidates to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday. Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider his nomination "without delay," even as the presidential election nears. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said there is "no doubt" the winner of the election should select a replacement for Ginsburg.