President Trump recently repeated his pledge to eliminate the 63-year-old law, which bans charities from engaging in political activities, at the National Prayer Breakfast.
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President Trump downgraded the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from its perch on the Cabinet. Should we care?
A 2010 law that requires the executive branch to set goals and an obscure Senate rule may be the Democrats’ best chance to influence GOP plans to repeal and replace Obamacare.
President Trump signed an executive order to get construction started and ask Congress to pay up front, but good luck getting Mexico to foot the bill.
A former ambassador to Mexico explains how Trump’s rhetoric is sparking a backlash that could endanger U.S. economic and national security.
Despite an entrepreneurial heritage, black self-employment rates are about half that of whites. Could a rising economy lift their boats too?
Companies historically have avoided taking stands on contentious issues, but new research suggests consumers punish businesses that don’t stand up for their core values.
By exposing, prosecuting and sentencing Brazil’s corrupt politicians, prosecutors, judges and citizens are draining the swamp that has overwhelmed the country for so long.
Trade under Trump will mean more bilateral agreements, hard bargaining and ultimatums, a sharp departure from Obama’s multilateral, win-win approach.
Trump’s ‘America first’ rhetoric implies that the internationalism and ‘enlightened self-interest’ that built the postwar order was a big mistake. The evidence and basic economics disagree.
Conservative lawmakers are proposing ‘bathroom bills’ and other measures that discriminate against LGBT individuals. Beyond the moral concerns, there are large economic costs as well.
As Trump explores warmer ties to Russia, he’d be wise to brush up on the history of past resets and the role the oil industry played in each one. The results weren’t good.
The world’s most famous stock index just broke 20,000 for the first time. Here’s why it doesn’t really matter.
Trump formally pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and signaled his intention to begin renegotiating NAFTA. Here’s some context.
If President Trump follows through on his campaign promise, new mothers may soon have six weeks of guaranteed paid leave. But something is keeping them from using the benefits they already have.
While Clinton’s popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival’s nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.
Trump has vowed to use new bidding procedures to curb the soaring cost of new drugs. There’s a better solution, however, that doesn’t risk also curbing the development of lifesaving treatments.
We haven’t had a major government ethics scandal since Watergate, which means Americans have forgotten how bad it can be. That’s why Trump may end up accidentally reminding us.
Conservatives have been very successful framing a compelling narrative about who they are and what they stand for. Progressives will have a tough four years if they don’t do the same.
If you think the hours you work are all converted directly into dollars, think again. There are a lot of ways employers can manipulate your time – some of which are legal, others highly questionable.
A common Wall Street adage claims: ‘As January goes, so goes the year.’ What does that mean for investors as stocks look set to end President-elect Trump’s first month in office higher?
States have been using tax breaks and other incentives like the kind Trump dangled before Carrier for years. There’s little evidence they work, and in fact they may lead to widening inequality.
Research suggests paying small businesses just a couple of weeks faster can help them become more profitable, hire more workers and grow more quickly.
Cab drivers have long discriminated against African-Americans and other minority groups. New research suggests ride-hailing apps haven’t solved the problem.
Consumers tend to think that healthy foods have to cost more than their less nutritional counterparts. New psychological research looks at how pervasive this is.