NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nancy Youssef of "The Wall Street Journal" about the release of a detainee from Guantanamo Bay prison -- the fourth such release in two weeks.

If Republican Mike Johnson fails to win a swift re-election, certification of President-elect Trump’s victory could be ...

But John Roberts’s year-end report remains silent on Supreme Court ethics.

Internal data shows securities enforcers bring in far less money than their cases indicate.

Santa might have a lump of coal for Wall Street this year. Stocks typically enjoy a so-called Santa Claus Rally in the period ...

Are markets open on New Year's Day? No. U.S. stock and bond markets will both be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Do markets close early today? U.S. bond markets will close at 2 p.m. ET, but stocks will ...

The dollar was slightly weaker as investors adjusted portfolios at the end of the year and booked profits after the currency’s stellar gains in 2024, particularly since Donald Trump’s election victory ...

Washington, D.C., faces a minefield of deadlines with serious political and economic implications as it enters 2025. But Wall ...

Some investors caution against thinking that the rapid pace of gains can continue because interest rates may remain higher ...

U.S. stocks indexes are drifting higher on Wall Street on the final day of another record-setting year. The S&P 500 was up ...

To bolster its Washington staff, The Atlantic has turned to a crosstown rival. Ashley Parker, a senior national political ...