Finance

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MI) speaks at a podium with a gray suit jacket on.

Ilhan Omar fundraises over federal raid: ‘Very expensive and challenging time’

Molly Parks · October 21, 2026 11:30 am

President Donald Trump, right, presents the National Medal of Science with a stern face to Elon Musk, left, wearing a bucktoothed smile, at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington.

Trump thanks ‘legendary friend’ Musk for pledging SpaceX stock to Trump Accounts

Visitors look to a museum building at the Obama Presidential Center, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Chicago.

Obama presidential center’s costs balloon to $1 billion after initial $300 million estimate

Palestinian worshippers walk past the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

Top anti-Israel PAC donor’s ties to group that collects Sharia tithe

The Supreme Court is pictured with blooming flowers in the foreground, right, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Washington.

DOJ pulls Supreme Court into FCC fight over favorable campaign ad rates

#MayorsDC26 is written above Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's head on the screen behind her as she speaks during the 94th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Boston trained 100 people in city-funded migrant advocacy program — mostly from other countries

Hudson Crozier October 1, 2026 2:44 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump, both donning hard hats near a construction site, look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve in Washington.

Federal Reserve watchdog finds no illegal conduct from Jay Powell in building renovations

Molly Parks, Zach Halaschak September 30, 2026 1:33 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., walks through the Capitol while speaking.

Trump administration using border money to pay for taxpayer-funded ads

Hailey Bullis September 29, 2026 3:49 pm

A man in the center carries bags in both hands. People conduct their businesses in Tehran's traditional main bazaar.

Iranian rial hits all-time low as economy continues free fall

Brady Knox September 29, 2026 3:25 pm

Missouri attorney general investigates ActBlue over campaign fundraising fraud

Rena Rowe September 25, 2026 1:53 pm

Trump cash dividends inflation economy

Trump’s $5,000 check promise faces major obstacles

Zach Halaschak September 18, 2026 6:15 am

Congressman Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., listens during New York's governor primary debate at the studios of WCBS2-TV where a big blue star cascades on the screen behind his stern face.

Trump-affiliated ‘No Going Back PAC’ makes first ad buy in NY-03 bashing Suozzi over stock trading

Molly Parks September 17, 2026 5:02 pm

Reid Hoffman, left, and Kamala Harris, right.

Reid Hoffman cool on Harris’s chances in 2028 after going all in on her in 2024

David Zimmermann September 16, 2026 1:14 pm

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, listens, squinting, during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on oversight of fraud and misuse of Federal funds in Minnesota.

Minnesota attorney general says Somali Muslims have been defrauded by housing scheme claiming to be sharia-compliant

Mia Cathell September 15, 2026 1:14 pm

The camera on Vice President JD Vance is slightly tilted up on the left as his brows furrow during an event at the FBI Field Office in Kansas City, Mo.

Vance says 870,000 fraudsters will be permanently banned from getting federal loans

Naomi Lim, Kaelan Deese September 14, 2026 1:49 pm

U.S. penny with other coins

Congress moves to round all transactions to nearest 5-cent interval as Mint stops producing pennies

Claire Carter September 14, 2026 10:06 am

The 9/11 Museum displays an image of one of the twin towers outside the 9/11 memorial site at Ground Zero, 25 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

New York 9/11 museum to offer free admission every Sunday afternoon

David Zimmermann September 11, 2026 2:09 pm