Economy
End in sight for China trade war
International business experts believe President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are within reach of a deal ending a yearlong trade war — but they’re skeptical that…
February 12, 2019
Magazine - Washington Briefing
‘Deepfakes’ a national security threat
A new potent weapon of psychological warfare has the potential to overthrow governments, influence elections, and turn the tide of battle, and it can be wielded by…
Healthcare
‘Trumpcare’ plans are working
When the Trump administration rolled out a plan to provide a less expensive alternative to Obamacare by allowing workers and small businesses to pool together to buy…
Magazine - Business
A trillion reasons to rein in a cherished Wall Street tradition
Andrew Jackson, the 19th-century populist whose portrait now hangs in President Trump’s Oval Office, didn’t make his mark on history by mincing words. When a government enacts…
Magazine - Your Land
John Dingell was there
When former Rep. John Dingell entered hospice care due to cancer, his wife and successor Rep. Debbie Dingell tweeted that she was “home with John and we…
Magazine - Your Land
Dunkbait
One of the most dispiriting things about the age of outrage and thought leaders and brands-as-political-activists is just how predictable the culture is. We use the word…
Beltway Confidential
Fifteen years of a generation’s Internet diary
In the 15 years since Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room, the social media app has changed how people around the world interact with…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Privacy bills face uphill battle
It’s turning into the Year of the Privacy Bill, with several proposals to protect consumer data already released by lawmakers and outside groups. But even with widespread…
Magazine - Lead Stories
Pigs, goats, and elephants
Pacific Gas & Electric has filed for bankruptcy, crippled by the likelihood the utility will have to pay billions for deaths and damage in recent California wildfires.…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Democrats bet taxing the rich is back in vogue
Democrats hope to seize populist momentum in 2020 with an economic agenda in their wheelhouse: Raising taxes on the wealthy. With new polling showing support for taxes…