For more than six decades, Gilbert Strang stood at a chalkboard at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught linear algebra, a subject many students find abstract and difficult to grasp at ...

In the fall, Democrats shut down the government for forty-three days—the longest such closure ever—prior to the emergence of a deal that funded most agencies through the end of January. As that new ...

For decades at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one lecture stood out not for equations or algorithms, but for a skill that quietly shapes success across every field. Delivered by Patrick ...

If the now six-week partial shutdown continues after the weekend, it will become the longest of any shutdown The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the fourth-largest agency in the ...

Last May, I gave a lecture at the Air War College, the Air Force’s senior service school for officers. I have taught at West Point and spoken at several other senior service schools. At the Air War ...

The partial government shutdown entered its 28th day on Friday, March 13, as Senate Democrats and Republicans have yet to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly a month into ...

War in Iran. A weakening US jobs market. Artificial intelligence and the potential demise of whole industries. Growing pressure on private credit. The risks in US and European credit are piling up, ...

The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to meet a deadline of midnight on Friday to complete work on a spending package to prevent funding from running out across ...

A traffic light shows red in front of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., during the previous government shutdown on Oct. 14, 2025. Reporter The federal government entered a partial shutdown just ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 21, 2025, said over the weekend that Democrats would not provide votes needed to pass a critical funding bill unless funding ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On a nippy Monday night at the Zebulon in Frogtown, a man wearing a Jason Voorhees T-shirt steps onto a ...