Instead of championing fellow democracies and the rule of law, the White House now backs those who are the enemies of ...

U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump’s policies may be hitting ...

Right now, we shouldn’t be asking whether any of the bodies in trees (DOGE cuts) are really horse thieves (wasteful spending), we should be asking how the outlaws got into the sheriff’s office and how ...

Faulty comparison | Sign on ineptitude | Attacking humanity. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Feb. 23, 2025.

Every economist worth his or her salt knows that imposing a flock of tough new global tit-for-tat tariffs will drive the ...

Stock markets in Asia and Europe edged higher on Friday as relief that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs weren’t more disruptive. Japan’s Nikkei closed 0.3% higher. The Hang Seng in ...

U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after reports showed worries about President Donald Trump's policies may be hitting the U.S. economy.