Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall

Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began.Read More
Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.Read More
Trump to Be Joined by Elon Musk and Other CEOs at Xi Summit in China

The delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries, including Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla.Read More
How the U.S. Is Trying to Ensure the Dollar’s Dominance During Economic Turmoil

As the government has been devising plans to keep the dollar dominant, China has been making its own moves to increase global influence of the renminbi.Read More
Narges Mohammadi, Jailed Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Is Transferred to Tehran Hospital

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist who has spent much of her adult life in and out of prison, will undergo treatment in Tehran after collapsing earlier this month, a foundation run by her family said.Read More
Iran defends its demands after Trump’s rejection.

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Modi Urges Indians to Buy Less Gold and Skip Foreign Trips as Iran War Strains Economy

Under pressure from the economic fallout of the war in Iran and politically emboldened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks Indians to sacrifice.Read More
Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S.

Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.”Read More
Lawmakers Urge Trump to Move Ahead on Delayed Arms Sale to Taiwan

The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China.Read More
As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight

Beijing is signaling that it is ready for a trade showdown, and it is building up a legal arsenal in preparation.Read More