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Giorgia Meloni has come to the White House representing Italy, but in many ways on behalf of the rest of Europe.

The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.

Policymakers lowered rates a quarter point and said that the region’s growth outlook had “deteriorated” because of rising trade tensions.

The university, like many colleges and charities, is exempt from federal income and property taxes, saving it billions of dollars. President Trump has questioned whether it should enjoy that status.

China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties.

Our Frugal Travel columnist took a budget-stretching, four-day trip to one of the world’s most expensive cities. Would chasing bargains lessen, or enhance, her experience?

The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a plan to redevelop it won’t be easy.

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.

The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.