WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 — Key Takeaways: Friday is Jerome Powell’s last day running the Federal Reserve. He’s handing the keys to Kevin Warsh — a former Fed governor with a hawkish track record — at arguably the worst possible…
BEIJING, May 14, 2026 — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump on Thursday that mishandling Taiwan could push the two superpowers toward “clashes and even conflicts,” even as both leaders struck warm, conciliatory tones at the opening of a…
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — What 3.8% Inflation Actually Means for American Households The April CPI reading is not an abstraction. It is a measure of how much more expensive the same basket of goods and services…
BEIJING / WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — President Trump departs for Beijing Tuesday evening for a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping beginning Thursday — a meeting that analysts at CSIS, the Council on Foreign Relations, and Chatham House all…
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — What the RMD Is — and Why the Government Requires It A Required Minimum Distribution is the IRS’s mechanism for taxing money that has been accumulating in tax-deferred retirement accounts. Traditional IRAs, SEP IRAs, SIMPLE…
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — Dr. Marty Makary resigned as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday morning — the fourth high-profile departure from the Trump administration this year — as April consumer price index data released simultaneously…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Arraignment — What Happened in the Courtroom Cole Allen appeared in federal district court in Washington Monday for his arraignment — the formal proceeding at which a defendant enters a plea in response to…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — The Supreme Court extended its temporary stay on the Fifth Circuit’s mifepristone ruling on Monday afternoon — keeping nationwide telehealth and mail access to the abortion pill intact until Thursday, May 14 at 5 PM…
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — What Long-Term Care Actually Costs — The 2026 Numbers The financial exposure created by long-term care needs is unlike any other retirement risk because it has no ceiling. A heart attack has a treatment course…
WASHINGTON / RIYADH, May 12, 2026 — President Trump declared Monday morning that the Iran ceasefire is “on massive life support” after receiving what he called Tehran’s “garbage” response to the U.S. peace proposal — the same counter-offer that demanded…
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2026 — What the Supreme Court Actually Ruled — and Why It Changed Everything In February 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to…
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN / ISLAMABAD, May 11, 2026 — Iran formally rejected the United States’ 14-point ceasefire and nuclear proposal and submitted its own 10-point counter-offer through Pakistani mediators Sunday — a counter-proposal that demands war reparations, international recognition of…