For Biden, How to Help Mangled Economy Is Next Obstacle
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit a mangled U.S. economy – one that never fully healed from the coronavirus and could suffer again as new infections are climbing.
Presidency Hinges on Tight Races in Battleground States
The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday morning, as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states – Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania – that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.
Share of Americans Worried by Neighbors’ Politics Up in Four Months
The share of Americans who would be hesitant to move to an area where most people have political views different from their own has increased by 31 percent since June.
Ex-Fed Chair Yellen Advises Biden on Virus Economic Fallout
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was among a team of advisers who briefed Joe Biden on Thursday about the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
Biden Picks Harris as Running Mate
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket.
Despite Claims, Trump’s Order Doesn’t Stop Evictions
Despite promises to the contrary, executive orders President Donald Trump signed Saturday do not prevent evictions.
Bloomberg Once Blamed End of Redlining for 2008 Collapse
At the height of the 2008 economic collapse, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the elimination of a discriminatory housing practice known as “redlining” was responsible for instigating the meltdown.
Former HUD Sec. Julián Castro Quits 2020 Presidential Race
Former Obama housing secretary Julián Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, on Thursday ended his campaign that had pushed the field on immigration and housing.
Health Insurance Reform Takes Center Stage at Democratic Debate
The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under attack from moderates in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary health insurance policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump.
Warren Warns of Economic Trouble Ahead. Is She Right?
Elizabeth Warren became a household name thanks to her prescient warning of what became a global financial crisis. Now she’s staking her credentials on another forecast of fiscal trauma ahead. But even economists who like her prescription are skeptical about her diagnosis.
