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World

The Cruel Spectacle of British Asylum Policy

Last week Britain’s Parliament passed a law that seeks to redefine reality. The Safety of Rwanda Act declares Rwanda a…

Business

Europe’s Policymakers Get Ready to Lower Rates, Regardless of the Fed

European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal…

Travel

5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval

In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the…

Travel

Senate Leaders Look to Curb ‘Judge Shopping’ But In Different Ways

Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell don’t think the federal judiciary is doing enough, and each is introducing a bill…

Travel

An Effort to End ‘Judge-Shopping’ Turns Into a ‘Political Firestorm’

A policy meant to prevent plaintiffs from steering their cases to sympathetic judges has drawn widespread attention, with both Republicans…

Business

Why Elon Musk Needs China

Mr. Musk helped create China’s electric vehicle industry. But he is now facing challenges there as well as scrutiny in…

World

Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years

Higher inflation and rising wages suggest that the country’s economy can grow without such aggressive stimulus from the central bank.

World

Words Over Deeds: Why Biden Isn’t Pressuring Israel

One could be forgiven for thinking that President Biden’s tough words on the Israel-Hamas war in his State of the…

Business

Fed Chair Powell Still Expects to Cut Rates This Year, but Not Yet

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said policymakers still expect to lower rates in 2024 — but the…

Business

Mortgage Rates and Inflation Could Draw Attention to the Fed This Election

The Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates in 2024 while moving away from balance sheet shrinking. Yet a key…

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