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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a dramatic twist of political defections and contentious concessions, the longest ever federal shutdown came to a close last week as Congress finally managed to agree on a deal to reopen the government. Federal agencies are now beginning to […]

Peter Rothpletz on liberals fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, calls for “hooligan Halligan” to be disbarred, and Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations?

Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez is on a mission at COP30 to save the trees — specifically the untold numbers that are sacrificed for the production of UN reports that no one reads.

Beijing is for the first time considering options such as mortgage subsidies and lowering home transaction costs to reverse the years-long slump.

An information shortfall will likely make economic policymaking much harder.

An American minerals firm will partner with Riyadh’s state-owned mining company to supply both countries’ manufacturing and defense industries.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast. Watch the accompanying episode below or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. At a White House ceremony last February, before President Donald Trump signed an executive order to defund schools if they permit transgender girls to play girls’ sports, he turned and […]

There are no official negotiations going on yet, just informal talks with Republicans.