Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen informed Congress on Friday that if lawmakers do not act to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit as soon […]
Month: January 2025
MPs to debate Jools Law to allow bereaved parents access to children’s social media | Politics News
MPs will today debate a change in the law proposed by a bereaved mother who believes social media may hold crucial clues to her son’s […]
Canadian Ministers Meet Trump Aides at Mar-a-Lago to Discuss Border, and Tariffs
Two top Canadian ministers met on Friday with members of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s circle in Florida about a border security plan that Canada hopes […]
Debate Over U.S. Sanctions on Russia For Ukraine War Intensifies
Thousands of far-reaching sanctions have been imposed by dozens of countries on Russian banks, businesses and people since Moscow ordered tanks to roll across the […]
U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese Drones, Citing National Security Concerns
The Biden administration said on Thursday that it was considering a new rule that could restrict or ban Chinese drones in the United States out […]
Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns
It was a Christmas message that no one saw coming. On Dec. 25, President-elect Donald J. Trump went on his social media platform, Truth Social, […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held by Russia | World News
Ukraine’s president is offering a prisoner swap with North Korean soldiers it has captured, in exchange for Ukrainians held by Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made […]
Richard A. Easterlin, ‘Father of Happiness Economics,’ Dies at 98
Does getting a year-end bonus or raise make you happier? Does the lift it gives you tend to quickly fade, especially if others around you […]
Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.
After President Donald J. Trump slapped tariffs on Chinese bicycles in 2018, Arnold Kamler, then the chief executive of the bike maker Kent International, saw […]
Michael Barr to Leave His Role as Fed Vice Chair for Supervision
Michael Barr will step down from his role as the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision by Feb. 28, or sooner if President-elect Donald J. […]