Inside Biden’s Reversal on Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
The story is more complex than a caricature in Washington that President Biden is cautious to a fault, and says no until the pressure is insurmountable.Read More
U.S. Response to Israel-Hamas War Draws Fury in Mideast
The staunch support for Israel has stoked accusations of American hypocrisy, with Arab critics fearing a wholesale massacre of Palestinians in response to the deadly Hamas attacks.Read More
Fed to Propose Lowering Debit-Card Swipe Fees
The move would reduce the fees that banks receive when consumers shop with debit cards.Read More
The 20 Republicans Who Opposed Jim Jordan for House Speaker
The group included vulnerable Republicans from districts that President Biden won in 2020 and congressional institutionalists worried that Representative Jim Jordan would demand extreme spending cuts.Read More
Bond Yields Hit Fresh Highs After Hot Retail Sales Data
S&P 500 closes almost unchanged.Read More
Working People Across the Country Are Living Out of Their Cars
Dozens of parking lots have opened across the country for working people who can afford a car but not rent.Read More
Gag Order on Trump in Election Case Leaves More Hard Questions
The judge will still have to decide if and when the former president is violating her rules against attacking prosecutors and witnesses, and how to punish him if he does.Read More
Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of U.S. and UK Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution
Senior officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened a hybrid meeting today to discuss certain issues relating to…Read More
Russia Presses Ahead With Offensive Push in Eastern Ukraine
As winter approaches, Russian and Ukrainian forces are both trying to seize the initiative along different parts of the front.Read More
Fears of Violence Between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon Grow
The fighting between Israel and Hamas has raised fears the violence will spill into Lebanon as a wider conflict with Hezbollah. Given the strength of Hezbollah forces, that would pose a real danger for Israel.Read More
