Among other things, they bring new political appointees to leadership positions in an agency or program, and they will supervise or oversee career civil servants. The latter are duty-bound to follow ...

Recent elections in the U.S. and dynamics in Europe highlight rising political volatility and the potential for divergent policy shifts. Investors should prepare for further turbulence ahead. Amid ...

Penn’s Lauder Institute has launched the Policy and Politics Program to provide opportunities for students to explore the intersection of business and politics through experiential learning. The ...

After President Trump threatened a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, WSJ Trade and Economic Policy Reporter Gavin Bade looks at how Trump is using tariffs to exert political control over other regions.

President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering nominees who fit more comfortably within his often erratic worldview, in which deal-making reigns over ideology. By David E. Sanger and Catie Edmondson ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is facing major challenges, both inside and outside of Albany. Her lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado, has decided not to run for ...

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boy Tom Vournas were among those released after President Trump granted clemency to Jan. 6 rioters. Photo: Joe ...

A big frustration with education policy is that it can feel so far removed from the real work of schooling. Why is that? What can we do about it? This all seems well worth digging into, especially in ...