The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it will speed up the timeline for ending its extraordinary aid to the economy — a likely first step toward raising interest rates during the 2022 election year to help fend off heightened inflation.…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in attracting the world’s attention by concentrating a vast invasion force along his country’s border with Ukraine and issuing a series of ultimatums to Western leaders. For now, discussion is firmly focused on Putin’s…
Some of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s work remains unfinished as lawmakers wrestle with how to oversee security of cloud computing providers and other issues. Chris Inglis in June, when he was sworn in as the first national cyber director. WASHINGTON…
In 2019, former US President Jimmy Carter told a church congregation about a conversation he had with Donald Trump, the incumbent president at the time. He said Trump called him for advice about China. Carter, who normalized US ties with…
Participatory budgeting, the shared decision between local government and citizens on how to spend a part of the municipal budget, is becoming increasingly popular across the bloc. More and more European cities are adopting the idea, and civil society organisations…
Paolo Borchia is an Italian MEP with the right-wing nationalist Identity and Democracy Group (Photo: European Parliament) Reply by Paolo Borchia, MEP, to the article Lead energy MEP silent on gas meetings before vote published by EUobserver on 23 September.…
Cross-border money flows have boomed this century – unless you want to give it away (Photo: snorski) This season of gifts is a time to reflect on the joy of giving and on the good that we can do for…
The House panel is examining whether there is enough evidence to recommend that the Justice Department pursue cases against Donald J. Trump and others. Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, has raised the question of whether President Donald J. Trump…
Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in 2019 (Photo: etan liam) On Sunday, the Hong Kong SAR regime is set to appoint a parliament packed full of communist party loyalists in the city’s first general election since Beijing’s overhaul of the electoral…
In a letter, the scientists also urged President Biden to declare that the United States would never be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict. Like all new presidents, Mr. Biden is going to announce a new national…