Economy Apr 17 What is the bond market, and why does it matter for the economy? Even more than the stock market, experts say, the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump into pausing his country-by-country tariffs. Here's why.
Politics Apr 12 Did Trump engage in insider trading? Experts say he’s unlikely to have legal troubles A social media post on April 9, followed by a market-moving tariff announcement, led President Donald Trump’s critics to speculate that he might have profited from inside information. Legal and financial experts downplayed the idea that Trump’s message ran afoul…
Politics Apr 10 Trump claims countries are ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade. What does that mean? While cheating on trade does happen — genuine accusations of it can be adjudicated at the World Trade Organization — the White House’s formula for calculating the tariff rates leaned on how much of a trade imbalance a country has…
Politics Mar 18 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that Biden pardons are ‘void’ because he used an autopen Legal scholars say that the Constitution doesn’t require a pardon’s direct human signing, and subsequent judicial decisions and legal memoranda support an autopen’s use for similar purposes.
Politics Feb 01 Did Trump’s firing of aviation officials contribute to the D.C. crash? Experts say it’s unlikely Aviation experts said there was little that Trump did that could have precipitated the crash between a commercial jet and a military helicopter. There was simply too little time — less than 10 days after Trump was sworn in —…
Politics Dec 09 Fact-checking Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ interview In a Dec. 8 interview, President-elect Donald Trump elaborated on plans for removing people in the country illegally and imposing tariffs on trade partners — and made some false claims to support them.
Politics Nov 24 The size of Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, explained in 5 charts How big was President-elect Donald Trump’s victory? It was clear, but not a landslide by historical standards. Here’s how 2024 sized up to other recent elections.
Politics Oct 28 Fact-checking Trump’s claims at Madison Square Garden rally Trump said the Republican Party he leads "has really become the party of inclusion, and there’s something very nice about that."…
Politics Oct 23 Could Elon Musk face legal trouble for his $1 million lottery? Here’s what experts say Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment.
Politics Oct 09 Fact-checking Harris and Trump’s interviews with AARP The presidential candidates spoke by phone with Robert Love, vice president and editor-in-chief of AARP Publications.