American Politics & Economy Pulse

The Fed-focused outlook is driven mainly by inflation. Annual PCE inflation rose to 3.45% by August, and the September median projects the federal...

Headline growth looks solid, but household purchasing power is slipping. Total pay rose 3.4% over the year to September, yet inflation-adjusted wages...

The dollar index traded near 101.6, extending its losing streak to a fourth session after a modest 0.4% October gain. The move is tied to falling oil...

The two reports measure different things. Bioscience figures are past results, while tech figures are 2026 forecasts.

• Bioscience: employment...

The Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee is a seven-member panel that advises Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on tax and financial policies affecting...

Tech has become a campaign talking point, but the positions look more alike than opposed.

• Similar messaging: Midterm candidates are starting to...

The agency's Oct. 27 blog says a divorced person can collect on an ex's record if they meet these tests:

• Age and status: 62 or older, unmarried,...

New research suggests leaders on their final legal term may tilt crisis-era financial reforms toward banks. This is a study result, not a current...

UAW Local 405 members plan to begin an unfair labor practice strike at Triumph Engine Control Systems at 5:00 a.m. Monday, November 2. The union says...

Farm bills once drew support by bundling nutrition, conservation and other topics, but a National Farmers Union advocate says recent cycles have...

A Center for Media and Democracy investigation alleges that Elisabeth Messenger, director of the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management...

The order's new terms apply only "to the maximum extent permitted by law" in non-statutory documents.

• Statutory definition: "Super Intelligence"...

A steep drop in AI and tech shares is testing whether investors' shift into other sectors can keep supporting the broader market.

• Tech lagged,...

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh plans to reduce scheduled rate-setting meetings in 2027 and 2028. The headline argues that fewer meetings could spell uncertainty, but the supplied text doesn't say how communication or market expectations would change.

Tuesday may be quiet for markets, but the results could shape issues well beyond Washington:

• Energy and Europe: If escalation with Iran doesn't...

Brookings senior fellow Robin Brooks argues that asking whether Fed Chair Warsh is a hawk or dove is the wrong question. He calls it yield curve...

The gap is stark: AI capabilities "can change substantially between congressional hearings", while Democrat Brittany Pettersen says Congress hasn't...

The midterms end a record-spending race, with voters angered by prices and blaming Trump. Four hotly contested House seats in the eastern half of...

USLege counted 189 enacted laws across 38 states on five issues as of November 1. The counts include only bills whose records show they became law,...

The Supreme Court's Noel Canning decision upheld the invalidation of three NLRB appointments made during a pro forma session, because the Senate...