Category: Politics and Government

What Should a Women President Wear?

Season 3 of “The Diplomat” is here, complete with many, many pantsuits.
Health Care: the Showdown Behind the Shutdown

Extending subsidies for the Affordable Care Act has emerged as a major sticking point in Washington, and could carry the biggest economic consequences.
AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland

As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.
How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics

Political debates have flared across Chile over artificial intelligence. Should the nation pour billions into A.I. and risk public backlash, or risk being left behind?
Australia Could Be a Rare Earths Alternative to China for the U.S.

China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.
U.S. to Take Control of More Companies to Counter China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.
What Happens When Claudia Conway, Maddie Block and Children of Politicians Speak Out

The conversation heats up on social media.
Mamdani Seeks to Charm New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists

Key power brokers attacked Zohran Mamdani and raised millions for his leading opponent in the Democratic primary. Now many are talking to him behind the scenes.
Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers

Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.
Trump’s Aides and Officials Take Political Battles Online

President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with online ones.
Germany’s Top Economist Charts a Path Out of Europe’s Crisis

Joachim Nagel, the president of Germany’s central bank, warned against “complacency” in European capitals over tariffs, competition with China and attacks on institutions.
Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.