Economy Trump picks Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Lutnick, a billionaire investor who has been overseeing Trump's transition, will oversee a sweeping federal bureaucracy and have a role in enforcing Trump's promised tariffs. Maria Aspan
Politics America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history. Greg Rosalsky
Economy China adapts to serve aging population in a 'silver economy' China's economy is adapting to serve hundreds of millions of people over the age of 60.
Business Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices. Laurel Wamsley
Politics Why high prices toppled Democrats — and other governments around the world Voters really don't like inflation. In fact, whenever there's a sustained jump in the cost of living, the party in power often pays a price. Scott Horsley
Economy Voter frustration with rising prices had a major impact on the election We look at the impact of inflation on the outcome of the presidential elections this week. Scott Horsley
Economy The government is trying to help with the apple surplus, but it's hurting some growers America grows so many apples that the government ends up buying large amounts because there's not enough demand from consumers and processors. The imbalance is driving some producers out of business. Alan Jinich Darian Woods
Business The Fed cuts interest rates — but Trump's election could make things trickier The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. How much further rates fall could depend on how President-elect Trump approaches his second term. Scott Horsley
Business Here's what Trump 2.0 means for the economy, from tariffs to mass deportations Trump has promised to cut taxes and government regulations, slap tariffs on imports and order large deportations of immigrants. Here's how that could impact the economy. Scott Horsley
Politics Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election Some red states approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers. Andrea Hsu