Money Talking

How details about the investigations into Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election suggest financial motives as well as political ones.

President Trump is looking to make good on his “America First” pledge by launching “Made in America” week. The plan is to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. But what do his family's business practices say about what it would take to do that?

Martin Shkreli is often described as the “most hated man in America” for raising the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000%. Now, he’s on trial for securities fraud. WNYC’s Money Talking looks at Shkreli’s case and what it says about the prosecution of white collar crimes.

As President Trump sits down with global leaders this week, he’s also reportedly considering slapping a tariff on steel imported into the US. Could this spark a global trade war?

Republicans are united in their opposition to Obamacare, yet they're finding it difficult to repeal and replace the law. So what happens if Obamacare is here to stay?

Travis Kalanick’s resignation this week as CEO of Uber marks the end of one tumultuous ride for the company. What's next for the app that dreamed of changing the face of transportation?

The Trump administration is proposing to revise and change financial regulations put in place after the Great Recession. House Republicans want to go even further.

While FBI Director James Comey led the headlines this week, President Donald Trump spent his time promoting his infrastructure plan and how he'll pay for it with private investments.

Last month, the Trump administration secured a $110 million dollar agreement to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia. Around the same time, the CEO of Blackstone, Stephen Schwarzman secured a $20 billion investment from that country for his company’s new U.S. infrastructure fund. The blurry lines between business and government in the Trump administration.

What you find when you dig into the world of Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s businesses, pension funds, and big-time political fundraisers.