Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. The ruling ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Brad Setser is the Whitney Shepardson senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former senior advisor to ...

SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE KEEGAN: Donald Trump's presidency has begun by firing shots at the world. Soon he will be hosting it.

A bill that would ban K through 12 schools in Illinois from using Native American mascots and names failed to make it through ...

Mahmoud Khalil’s legal challenge is more than one person’s fight for freedom. It is about the future of free expression in the United States. The ruling came as the Trump administration appears to be ...

Mining was banned in northeastern Minnesota due to the irreversible damage it would do to the state’s fresh water. A last-minute provision to the Republican budget bill will allow a Chilean magnate ...