Worried About the Economy Amid Trump’s Tariffs? Building an Emergency Fund Can Help.
How much should I save in an emergency fund? Vanguard, the big mutual fund company, suggests setting aside $2,000, or half of one month’s expenses, whichever is greater, as a…
Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World
President Trump is harnessing the Republican Party’s all-encompassing deference to him to exert even greater control over the G.O.P. big-money world, which had long been one of the party’s final…
Elon Musk’s Use of X Mimics Hearst’s and Ford’s Manipulation of Media
An entrepreneur who revolutionized the automobile business decides he now needs to change how the world thinks, so he buys a media property to use as a megaphone. His rants…
How a Sheep-Herding Cardiologist Spends His Sundays
Five mornings a week, Dr. David Slotwiner, the chief of cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital, can be found tending to human hearts. But on Sunday mornings, he is on a…
Trump Calls for 20,000 Extra Officers to Help With Deportation Efforts
President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security on Friday to increase the deportation force of the United States by 20,000 officers, a move that would lead to an enormous…
US and China Meet for First Time Since Trump Imposed Tariffs
Top economic officials from the United States and China are poised to meet in Geneva on Saturday for high-stakes negotiations that could determine the fate of a global economy that…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Defiantly Rules Out a Senate Run in Georgia
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, said on Friday that she would not run for Senate in 2026. The revelation — a huge relief to Republicans who feared she…
Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits
Google agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the State of Texas on Friday to settle two lawsuits accusing it of violating the privacy of state residents by tracking their locations…
A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals
American cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church described the historic papal conclave that concluded this week as relatively easy, with no arm-twisting or overt politicking. When their work was done…
Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks
President Trump suggested on Friday that he was open to sharply reducing the tariffs that the United States had imposed on China, as American and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet…