Texas Democrats to Confer With California and Illinois Governors on Redistricting
Two groups of Democrats left Texas to confer with Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker, who have suggested their Democratic-controlled states could counter a Texas Republican gerrymander.Read More
What Did Trump’s Hard-Hat Tour of the Fed Accomplish?
The president wanted to take Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, to task over the cost of renovations to the central bank’s headquarters, but Mr. Powell was having none of it.Read More
Volkswagen Hit Hard by Trump’s Tariffs
The German automaker said that U.S. import duties erased about $1.5 billion from its profit in the first half of the year, and it lowered its forecasts for the full year.Read More
Behind a Maine Coffee Company’s Decision to Raise Prices
Like many companies, Rock City Coffee resisted increasing prices as President Trump’s trade war drove its costs up. Then it ran out of options.Read More
The World Has Too Much Steel, but No One Wants to Stop Making It
A global plunge in prices, led by increased production from China, and U.S. tariffs threaten steel manufacturing, which has long been a symbol of national might.Read More
Saving New York’s Midcentury Signs
The New York Sign Museum in Brooklyn preserves the stories of shuttered local businesses.Read More
Gabbard’s Attacks on Obama Put the Attorney General in a Tough Spot
The director of national intelligence gave the Justice Department little warning before she demanded an investigation.Read More
Ahead of Shutdown Deadline, Democrats Face a Dilemma on Spending
Democrats are leery of supporting Republican spending measures after the White House forced through clawbacks of funding already approved by Congress.Read More
A Contentious Media Merger, and the F.B.I.’s Epstein Scramble
Plus, your Friday news quiz.Read More
Columbia Walked a Tightrope on Its Way to a $200 Million Settlement With Trump
Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.Read More