spending

Border wall construction

How Trump’s border wall demands could lead to a government shutdown

Economics

While the Trump administration could be willing to work with the Democratic demands for insurance subsidies to support low-income families on Obamacare, there’s one issue that they do not want to budge on: funding for the president’s border wall.

Stockholm's highly-efficient subway system. Trains are known for running frequently and on time. They have large ridership but are not overly crowded because of the frequency of the trains.

US transportation is so far behind Sweden’s it’s not even funny

Economics
Chairs at a school built, but never occupied, were stripped for firewood.

Behold: How the US blew $17 billion in Afghanistan

Global Politics