Nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy as it ...

The federal government's monthly releases of economic statistics — especially the inflation rate and growth as tracked by gross domestic product — have long occasioned partisan preening (or ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, David Plotz talks with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and author of The Seven Rules of Trust: A ...

Retribution campaign: The Justice Department said that it would appeal the dismissals of its criminal cases against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Attorney General Letitia James of ...

Marijuana rules: President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to downgrade cannabis from the most restrictive category of drugs like heroin, which would facilitate medical research. But it ...

The United States government has announced that it believes the actions of air traffic controllers and Army helicopter pilots played a role in the plane crash that killed 67 people, including 14 elite ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declined Tuesday to rule out triggering another government shutdown as Democrats press Republicans to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. President ...

The Trump administration must rescind already issued layoffs and pause others underway, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, saying any such action taken since the start of the federal government ...

ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Swiss government is set to soften part of a banking regulation package that could force UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab to add as much as $24 billion in capital, three people ...

Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving programs listed nationwide by the government may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found ...

Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying ...