A Delta Airlines plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines called on Congress Thursday to “immediately pass a clean continuing resolution” to reopen the U.S. government and…
The U.S. Capitol building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington on Oct. 27, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Businesses that contract with the federal government lost $12 billion in the first four weeks of the government shutdown, according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released Thursday. The report, which…
President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping reached a trade truce during a high-stakes meeting in South Korea on Thursday, de-escalating a dispute over rare earth elements that had threatened to push the world’s two largest economies into a full-blown trade war. China has agreed to pause for one year the sweeping export controls on…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump Sergey Bobylev | Kent Nishimura | Reuters A high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could yield a breakthrough in the quarrelsome trade relationship between the two economic superpowers. But while both the Trump administration and Beijing are projecting optimism ahead of…
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a…
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images President Donald Trump is “losing a self-inflicted trade war” with China, leaving the United States with a “weak hand” going into his meeting with Chinese President…
Palestinians try to clear the remains of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks with limited resources i Khan Yunis, Gaza on Oct. 28, 2025. Mohammed Eslayeh | Anadolu | Getty Images Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Afp | Getty Images U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump’s expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military…
A traffic light shows red in front of the US Capitol, in Washington DC , October 14, 2025. Celal Gunes/ | Anadolu | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary order blocking the Trump administration’s plans to fire thousands of federal employees during the government shutdown. The order, called a preliminary injunction,…
Guests enjoy the Fortune Global Forum 2025 Gala Dinner on October 26, 2025 at Diriyah Gate, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Cedric Ribeiro | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Mining executives have welcomed a sharp upswing in investor interest from the Middle East, as Gulf states seek to expand their critical mineral ambitions and take on…
