Now in its 36th day, the shutdown has surpassed the previous record set in early 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first ...

The ongoing government shutdown isn’t just the longest in American history. It’s likely the most damaging, too.

An end to the shutdown looks to be in sight, but growth has already been affected, with an economist estimating ...

The potential implementation of tariffs presents significant economic risks that may be overlooked in the current bullish market environment. Historical evidence and economic principles suggest that ...

The 1971 Nixon Shock, as the tariffs, price controls and other measures the president deployed that August are known, also ...

This approach carries risks, as President Joe Biden learned when he ignored inflation — and then scrambled to minimize the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." ...