A former head of a Federal Reserve Bank says the Fed's independence from politics is "one of the foundational elements of a well-run economy." "The benefits of independence stem from the fact that ...

June's jobs report showed the U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs, exceeding economists' expectations and contradicting Democratic predictions of economic decline under President Donald Trump.

With the president’s domestic policy law signed, states will have to administer many of the cuts and decide how much they can spend to keep their citizens insured and fed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the BRICS Summit in Brazil raises questions about China's internal politics and tensions within the alliance of emerging economies.

The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage to deliver more federal dollars to her state.

President Trump has floated ideas about helping certain industries that rely on immigrant labor, but the White House has yet to release a concrete plan about what’s in store.

While weapons contractors will gorge on a huge new infusion of cash, military personnel, past and present, are clearly going to be neglected.

Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.

Democratic governors and President Donald Trump agree to fight an invasion of non-native fish that has spread up the Mississippi River and threatens the Great Lakes.

In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others Many Ugandan politicians are believed to retain the services of witch doctors, but they rarely admit it in ...

The US job market continues to chug along despite heightened uncertainty about the economy and how President Donald Trump’s tariffs could shake out.