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Led by Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy.

Fed Goes All Out To Keep Economy Alive During Coronavirus Shutdown

The Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy in hopes of keeping it afloat long enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.

The stock market has continued to be volatile in recent weeks over growing fears that the spread of coronavirus will push the world economy into recession.

Dow Dives 1,400 Points, Entering Bear Market, As Coronavirus Fears Grow

Major stock indexes were down around 20% from their peaks in February, signaling an end to the 11-year bull market as investors fear the worst about the coronavirus pandemic.

Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in May 2019. At his 2017 confirmation hearing, Clayton pledged "zero room for bad actors in our capital markets," but enforcement of insider trading is at the lowest in decades.

Under Trump, SEC Enforcement Of Insider Trading Dropped To Lowest Point In Decades

Kodak and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., are facing high-profile insider trading investigations, but data show the Securities and Exchange Commission pursued far fewer insider trading cases last year.

Sandra King Young runs Medicaid in American Samoa, a U.S. territory that faces dramatic funding cuts to islanders' health care unless Congress acts. "This is the United States' shame in the islands," she says.

America's 'Shame': Medicaid Funding Slashed In U.S. Territories

Five U.S. territories say if Congress doesn't quickly allocate more funding for their Medicaid programs, they will be forced to make brutal triage decisions that will likely cost American lives.

This notice on a cigarette packet in Thailand shows the potential impact of reduced blood circulation to extremities because of smoking. Such pictorial warnings are among the anti-smoking measures that are more likely to be found in countries that have limited Big Tobacco's influence on their politics, according to the new Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index.

Which Countries Do Best — And Worst — At Keeping Big Tobacco Out Of Politics

The first-ever Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index points to the creative rules that some nations use — and what happens when contact isn't policed.

Some Washington Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost a race for governor last year, would become the GOP's Senate candidate and lose in the general election.

Senate Republican Primary In Kansas Highlights 5 Races To Watch Tuesday

Some Republicans worry that Kris Kobach, a polarizing conservative who lost the Kansas governor's race in 2018, would put a solid GOP Senate seat in jeopardy along with their Senate majority.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here in June, said this week that the state's troubled unemployment portal was designed to discourage people applying for benefits. The portal launched in 2013, under then-Gov. Rick Scott.

Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.

President Biden speaks during an announcement on small businesses in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 22. Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan that is attracting strong opposition from Republicans – and even some Democrats.

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.

In this May 9, 2019, file photo a container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk, Virginia.

Trade Row Deepens As China Ups Tariffs On $60B In US goods

China's Finance Ministry said Monday the new penalty duties of 5% to 25% on hundreds of U.S. products including batteries, spinach and coffee will take effect June 1.

David Bradbury, president of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, says the arrival of high-wage, remote workers is good for rural economies.

Small Cities Are A Big Draw For Remote Workers During The Pandemic

Employees' ability to work from home could transform small metro areas and change where Americans choose to live.

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