Russia continues to amass new troops near Ukraine’s border despite Biden urging Putin to de-escalate tensions
More Russian military units have been sent to the border area in recent days, sources familiar with the intelligence tell...
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Democrats’ $2 Trillion Package Stalls as Manchin Talks Make Little Headway
WASHINGTON—Democrats braced for weeks of delay and uncertainty on their roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package they had...
House Approves Increase in Debt Ceiling, Sending Measure to Biden
WASHINGTON—Congress passed a measure raising the government’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, sending to President Biden’s desk legislation that is...
Biden to Nominate Sandra Thompson to Lead Fannie and Freddie’s Overseer
WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to nominate Sandra Thompson to become the permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the White...
WSJ News Exclusive | SEC Lures Top Enforcer Who Says Tougher Punishment Is Coming
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission often picks its top cop from the ranks of Wall Street’s best defense lawyers. Its...
Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty for congratulating Biden after 2020 win: ‘F**k him’
"It was early. OK? Let's put it this way -- he greeted him very early. Earlier than most world leaders....
Top State Department official travels to Venezuela to meet with detained Americans
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens' quiet visit to the capital city of Caracas represents a significant development...
US small arms and ammo arrive in Ukraine as Pentagon details troops to train country’s military
President Joe Biden approved the package on September 1 as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House. The assistance...
Jobs Gap Has Grown to Two Unemployed Workers Per Three Openings Since Summer
U.S. job openings continue to far outpace the number of available workers, with nearly five million more open positions than...
US Navy seized Iranian petroleum products and hundreds of missiles from vessels in Arabian Sea
The weapons, the department said in the Tuesday release, were seized by the US during "routine maritime security operations."Iran's Islamic...
WSJ News Exclusive | Beijing Reins In China’s Central Bank
The People’s Bank of China has never been politically independent like a Western central bank, but it has nonetheless enjoyed...
EPA Trims Ethanol Mandate for Gasoline as Biofuel Pressures Pump Prices
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed reducing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into...
WSJ News Exclusive | Constellation Brands Agrees to Build Large Brewery in Southeastern Mexico
Constellation Brands Inc., the brewer of Corona beer for U.S. consumers, has agreed to build a brewery in southeastern Mexico,...
Demand for Oil, Gas to Remain Robust for Years, Energy Leaders Say
The leaders of the world’s largest oil companies said Monday that demand for the products they make will remain robust...
Top Space Force official: China is developing space capabilities at ‘twice the rate’ of US
On a panel of US space experts and leaders speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in a panel moderated...
Elon Musk Needs China. China Needs Him. The Relationship Is Complicated.
With the U.S. tightening technology exports to China in 2018, President Xi Jinping defiantly pledged to make China the world’s...
Apple Notified State Department Employees of Phone Hacking Linked to NSO Group Software
Apple Inc. last week notified 11 U.S. State Department employees in Uganda that their iPhones were hacked, and investigators have...
U.S. Added Just 210,000 Jobs in November
The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, marking a slowdown in hiring amid new Covid-19 uncertainties, but a tight...
FTC Challenges Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Holdings
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp.’s proposed landmark takeover of semiconductor-design specialist...
Suspected Chinese hackers breach more US defense and tech firms
The apparent espionage activity, which the National Security Agency helped investigate when it emerged in recent months, is more extensive...
