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 charismatic cricketer appears close to becoming Pakistan’s next prime minister. He’s a fierce critic of U.S. policy in the region.
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.
The social media giant’s shares tumbled more than 18 percent, erasing over $110 billion from the company’s market value in minutes.
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A super PAC aligned with Democrats will steer $20 million to try to mobilize midterm voters in traditionally Republican states.
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At a Senate hearing, Mike Pompeo was confronted with the issue of whether the administration’s actions speak louder than the president’s words.
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 America’s most popular national parks.
Baba Ramdev built a business empire out of mass yoga camps and ayurvedic products. But is his pious traditionalism a mask for darker forces?
Three islands in the South Pacific are being swept away by currents and climate change. But the seaweed farmers there are doing everything they can to stay.
There’s no evidence to support the Islamic State’s claim that the Toronto gunman was one of them, but one thing is beyond dispute: The group is skilled at luring vulnerable young men and women.
As an artist she transcended constraints, and as a woman of color, she confronted a society that wished to categorize her. Lewis never received a New York Times obituary, until now.
Construction sites used to send the city’s dirt to landfills upstate. But new research suggests the soil — if you dig deep enough — is a valuable commodity.
Station elevators are few and far between in New York City. A new plan would change that. But for now, wheelchair users need patience, time and luck.
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“What we’re doing is nothing unnatural,” said the author of a study to produce quolls that don’t like the taste of deadly toads. “It’s just matchmaking.”
I first met Imran Mohammad in one of Australia’s offshore detention camps. Now he’s in the United States. Will trauma or hope prevail?
Fairfax Media and Nine announced plans to merge under the Nine name, which would make it one of Australia’s largest media groups.
For the past few weeks, the red planet has been growing brighter in the night sky, and everyone in the world can enjoy it at its closest approach.
On Lake Michigan, the city that Michael Moore calls home has much to offer: wineries, Inuit art, and good food. And then there are the cherries.
Evening dresses, high heels, kisses for the winners. But for many women, the awards ceremony routine seems out of touch, if not offensive.
His trade war will hurt business at a time when the rural population is aging, and it will probably hollow out farm communities.
It cannot be both a Jewish state and a liberal one.
We fought for young women in the patriarchy first. But budding patriarchs could use some help too.
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.