The economy sped up in November and kept the U.S. on track for another strong quarter of growth, fueled by optimism about falling interest rates and the prospect of a pro-business Trump administration,

The latest Yahoo News/YouGov results illustrate the powerful effect that partisanship can have on people’s perception of reality.

There’s a pretty simple way to explain most of what happened in the 2024 presidential election.

Yes, I think the one of the good news stories or comforting news stories for those of us who are not big fans of President Trump is that he was elected by — in the primary vote, as my colleague David French put it,

Donald Trump’s trade plan for 2025 would hit China and Mexico hard as well as cause global damage. But he will struggle to implement it in full

Every four years, we elect a new president to lead our nation. Also referred to as "the leader of the free world," this person is often judged and associated with how the economy is doing when

In analyzing the loss, Harris’s team also credits the Trump campaign with reaching sporadic voters, especially young men, through new media channels.

"The U.S economy is the envy of the world," said Rutgers Business School finance professor Parul Jain. "Why didn’t that message get through to the electorate?” “There’s always a big lag between objective economic indicators and public opinion ...

Liberal journalists are rich and isolated in a bubble full of rich journalists. It is no surprise that they didn't understand how voters viewed the economy.

While the incoming administration may not know exactly how to fix healthcare, the opportunity for substantive, system-wide change may be in front of us.

Key Takeaways The Republicans won the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress. The party's sweep of the 2024 election puts it in a position to enact Donald Trump's agenda of high tariffs,

Nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and they pay billions in taxes for services they never receive.