A strong labor market isn’t enough to win elections. That reality could shape how the government responds to the next economic downturn.

Presidents get too much credit or too much blame for the economy, it’s often said, but the public never fails to render its ...

The 46th president's successes and failures — and the predecessors who invite the closest comparisons to Joe Biden as he ...

U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, the final trading day of Biden's term in office. All three major benchmarks posted weekly gains amid a retreat in Treasury yields. Investors were also looking ...

In an exit interview with USA TODAY, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reflected on his agency's accomplishments – and its ...

The Federal Reserve said Friday that it is leaving an international grouping of central banks that focused on how the financial system could help combat climate change.

The economy rebounded strongly from the COVID shock, but the U.S. continues to grapple with a cost-of-living crisis and ...

If public opinion polls are the guide, Joe Biden has been the worst president since Richard Nixon. Here's why that may be ...

A top economic adviser to President Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump’s incoming administration risks reigniting inflation if it interferes with the Federal Reserve’s policymaking on interest rates.

The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald ...

I wish I could say the sheer lack of action with the Biden administration was surprising, but it was hardly unpredictable and ...