Editor’s Pick

Romina Boccia This morning, I’ll join C‑SPAN’s Washington Journal alongside Emily Gee from the Center for American Progress to discuss the 2025 federal budget and how the Trump administration’s decisions…

“The trend is your friend, until the end when it bends.” How often have you heard this adage? More importantly, how often do you follow it? Chasing stocks, whether it’s…

Andrew Gillen The Trump administration has issued a new executive order that limits eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), a program that provides student loan forgiveness to government and…

Neal McCluskey Over the years, many people have inquired about updating the chart below, which plots change in academic achievement for the nation’s 17-year-olds—the “final products” of our education system—against change…

Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Congress is barreling toward a March 14 discretionary funding deadline with no agreement in sight. Republicans are aiming to pass yet another stopgap funding patch…

The market sell-off continued in earnest after a brief respite on Friday. Uncertainty of geopolitical tensions and tariff talk has spooked the market and given the weakness of mega-cap stocks,…

Alex Nowrasteh The Trump administration is preparing several travel and immigration bans for people from different countries that could be implemented as soon as this week. On inauguration day, the…

Sector Shake-Up: Defensive Moves and Tech’s Tumble Last week’s market volatility stirred up the sector rankings, with six out of 11 sectors changing positions. While the top three remain steady,…

James A. Dorn President Trump likes to say, “The word tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary”; tariffs “make our country rich” and “cost Americans nothing.” Yet, nothing could…

Jeffrey A. Singer In an interview by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl on March 9, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said of President Trump’s tariffs on products imported…