Corporate income tax collections are near a 75-year low, as a share of the economy, after a new law reduced rates and allowed companies to deduct investments immediately.
A federal judge ruled that the case, which argues that President Trump is improperly benefiting from his company’s Washington hotel, should be allowed to proceed.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants rules requiring borrowers seeking aid to prove that they are in financial distress or that their colleges knowingly deceived them.
Lanny Davis — best known as a high-profile lawyer for Bill and Hillary Clinton — has helped Michael Cohen, the president’s former personal lawyer, mount an aggressive defense in the news media.
The testimony from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amounted to an elaborate cleanup effort as the White House walked back an invitation for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to visit Washington this fall.
The drug may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Further research will be needed to know if it’s truly effective.
Educators fear that the changes, which the Trump administration devised to curb intellectual property theft, will hinder innovation, intensify anti-Chinese aggressions and deter talented applicants.
The social network said that advertising and user growth slowed in the second quarter, and that efforts to improve privacy would stunt profits further. Its stock price tumbled.
The discovery suggests that watery conditions beneath the icy southern polar cap may have provided one of the critical building blocks for life on the red planet.
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President Trump’s $12 billion aid package for American farmers is a sign that he plans to continue the trade conflict that is hurting them.
The federal program is about to lapse. But consumer advocates are urging homeowners to get the coverage.
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Plumes from a raging 38,000-acre wildfire nearby have blanketed one of the country’s most popular national parks.
An event at a Pennsylvania racetrack provided an escape, and community, for more than 400 dirt bike and ATV riders.
Early results did not point to an outright victory for Imran Khan, who is widely seen as benefiting from the help of Pakistan’s powerful military.
There’s no evidence to support the Islamic State’s claim that Faisal Hussain was one of them, but one thing is beyond dispute: The group is skilled at luring vulnerable young men and women.
Steven Zipperstein’s “Pogrom” offers an account of a 1903 massacre of Jews in Kishinev, in present-day Moldova, that had far-reaching implications.
A growing body of research suggests that bodies function best when we align our eating patterns with our circadian rhythms.
The shortcomings, noted in a federal filing, include noncompliance linked to employee overtime and tenant protections during the eviction process.
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The companies announced plans on Thursday to merge under the Nine name by the end of the year, which would make it one of Australia’s largest media groups.
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Deciding what companies’ responsibilities are will be hard, and may give them more power, our columnist writes.
Ken Ravizza may not be as famous as Joe Maddon, the Cubs manager. But like Maddon, he changed the way people approach and think about baseball.
We fought for young women in the patriarchy first. But budding patriarchs could use some help too.
Senate leaders are undermining efforts to bring accountability for sexual harassment by members of Congress.
Oil companies are backing a plan that seeks to insulate them from lawsuits for damages from carbon dioxide emissions.
In the trans-Atlantic family, July will go down in Europe as the month when its strongest member stooped to bullying his allies.
With modestly sized houses, a walkable commercial district and a population under 4,000, the village serves as a gateway to the military academy.