The gift was the largest yet for the Obama Foundation and was one in a series of splashy donations by Mr. Bezos, one of the world’s richest men, in recent months.
She was in the mix to potentially replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair, but Mr. Biden’s decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role will still place her in a powerful position.
As Iran’s new administration prepares for its first international nuclear negotiations, there are signs that there will be no going back to a 2015 deal.
Rising prices for gas and a holiday meal could come back to bite Democrats, who fear that inflation may upend their electoral prospects in the 2022 midterms.
Americans failed to safeguard decades of diplomatic and financial investments in Congo, where the world’s largest supply of cobalt is controlled by Chinese companies backed by Beijing.
The two Democratic senators are attracting campaign contributions from business interests and conservatives as progressives fume over their efforts to pare back the president’s domestic policy bill.
The House progressive spoke about “demoralizing” congressional negotiations, how she was told to stay away from Virginia’s elections, and what it means to excite the Democratic base.
The defense secretary faced tough questions about how countries were supposed to deal with a U.S. national security policy that upends itself with each president.
The quest for Congo’s cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in a cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship.