R2.3 trillion is the kind of figure that sounds like a country operating at full power; big machinery, big plans, big promises. But the moment you place it next to the rest of the budget picture, the ...

On inflation, immigration, tariffs and matters of war and peace, President Donald Trump presented a frequently distorted account of the state of the nation Tuesday.

In a record-long State of the Union, Trump defended tariffs, overstated economic gains, and repeated disputed claims on ...