A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more
Last October, the scene of demolition crews using a backhoe to tear down the East Wing of the White[……] Read…
Supreme Court throws out ruling upholding Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday won a Supreme Court order that is[……] Read More
Millions of Americans paid billions in tariffs later ruled illegal — and they won’t see a dime back
Low- and Middle-Income American families, and small businesses, accounting for well over half of our[……] Read More
Stock market today: Oil rises and stock futures drop as Trump makes apocalyptic threats against Iran
After stocks notched the first positive week since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran started over a month[……] Read More
Trump calms markets to fight Iran longer and always uses the military assets he deploys, expert says
President Donald Trump has alternated between threats to obliterate Iran’s economy and claims that t[……] Read More
OPM Director Scott Kupor won’t ‘dismiss’ conflict of interest risks with tech hiring push
President Donald Trump’s second-term appointments set a record for the wealthiest presidential admin[……] Read More
Much of Iran’s military may be ‘decimated,’ but it’s winning the energy war
The U.S. may continue to “obliterate” Iran militarily over the coming weeks—as President Trump repea[……] Read More
President Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
This essay appeared in the Jan. 24, 2026 edition of the Fortune 500 Digest newsletter, which rounds[……] Read More
Jamie Dimon says the Iran war was inevitable, and the Middle East payoff could be worth it
The U.S.-Israeli campaign in Iran has been criticized as a war of choice, one with an unclear strate[……] Read More
Paul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about
In a primetime address to the nation Wednesday night, President Donald Trump cast the U.S. effort in[……] Read More
Markets rally hard on Iran’s promise to play nice at Hormuz
Markets breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after Iran’s state news agency reported the country is[……] Read More
Trump will address the nation on Wednesday on the Iran war Wednesday—here’s what to expect
With U.S. crude nearly doubling in price since the beginning of the year, and with the Strait o[……] Read More