President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will engage ‘directly’ with Iran in a high-level meeting set to occur this coming Saturday.  ‘We have a very big meeting on…

Thomas A. Firey The bitter reaction by economists and Wall Street to the Trump administration’s new tariff regime has put a spotlight on one of Donald Trump’s top economic advisers,…

Chris Edwards President Trump’s anti-market impulses are taking center stage this week with his damaging tariff policies. But the president is occasionally supportive of pro-market reforms, such as his remarks…

Kyle Handley Recent critiques of international economics may surprise many actual economists. The latest rap against my profession is that we economists were too ideological and optimistic about the benefits…

The Department of Homeland Security is ‘unapologetic’ about using lie-detector tests on staffers as it aims to snuff out ‘leakers’ who feed internal agency information to the public, Fox News…

The market is in a tailspin as tariffs add volatility to the market. Carl and Erin believe the SPY is in a bear market given key indexes like the Nasdaq…

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., said he would oppose the Senate’s version of sweeping legislation to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if it was voted on in his…

A federal appeals court voted en banc Monday to block President Donald Trump’s firings of two federal board members, reversing an appellate court ruling and clearing the way for the…

House GOP leaders’ aim to sync up with the Senate on a massive bill advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda is on the rocks as of Monday morning, with fiscal hawks…

Adam N. Michel After five rounds of voting, the pass-through tax deduction was chosen as the worst tax expenditure. The 20 percent business deduction arbitrarily favors certain types of businesses…