Federal R&D spending is also often on the chopping block whenever Congress focuses on deficit reduction. In part, that likely reflects the gradual nature of the economic benefits from ...

Costa Rica has protected 30 percent of its marine territory, and the small Central American country wants more care for the ...

Cities across the North have been left in limbo over future rail plans after Rachel Reeves would only commit to an “ambition” ...

Another finding: populist rulers beget populist rulers. Countries such as Argentina, Italy and Slovakia develop populist traditions. A “Trumpist” lineage could outlive Trump in the US, just as ...

Melinda Henneberger and David Mastio discuss bad governing, authoritarianism and the immigrants caught in the middle.

NEW YORK — Wall Street’s rally stalled on Wednesday after U.S. stocks climbed back within 2% of their all-time high. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial ...