As authoritarian regimes in China and Russia continue to make gains, President Biden faces a challenge of reigniting global democracy at his Summit for Democracy. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains how Biden will navigate these challenges at the virtual summit. Photo Illustration: Elise Dean

Bob Dole, a longtime Republican leader and senator for more than half a century, was honored at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday. President Biden and leaders of Congress were among those paying tribute. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP

States are drawing new congressional district maps for the House of Representatives that could determine control of Congress. This undertaking is proving to be highly politicized, but as WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains, the process can be reshaped. Photo illustration: Todd Johnson

In an address to the nation on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, President Biden accused former President Donald Trump of spreading a “web of lies” about the 2020 election. Photo: Michael Reynolds/Pool via Reuters

President Biden said at a news conference Wednesday that the stalled $2 trillion Build Back Better proposal would likely have to be split up to get certain pieces, like provisions on climate, energy and early-childhood education, passed. Photo: Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg News

President Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. is ready to unleash sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin makes a move against Ukraine. Biden also laid out a possible diplomatic resolution. Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press

The stock market entered correction territory as investors reevaluate the market’s value after the Federal Reserve signaled plans to raise interest rates. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains. Illustration: David Fang

At least 10 people were injured when a snow-covered bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday morning, hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city and speak about infrastructure. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press

As countries loosen Covid-19 restrictions, Hong Kong is sticking to a “dynamic zero-Covid” approach – with help from Beijing. A surge in cases has overwhelmed hospitals and threatens business confidence in the global financial hub. Photo: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg

During President Biden’s address to the nation, he garnered bipartisan applause as he warned Russia that more coordinated measures were coming in response to its invasion of Ukraine. He also laid out ways to help tame inflation. Photo: Pool/Reuters

Friday’s 5.07 billion Australian dollar (US$5.3 billion) ports deal has set several milestones.

Overseas Union Enterprise is likely to move ahead with new acquisitions after raising around $680 million by listing a real-estate investment trust listing later in the year, Maybank-Kim Eng says.

Dish Network Corp. will counter Japan's Softbank Corp.'s bid for Sprint Nextel Corp., the WSJ is reporting Monday morning.

Charlie Ergen is at it again. Here's a rundown of the telecom bids currently in play from Dish and others.

Chief Executive Michael Corbat is in the early stages of making good on his promise to turn Citigroup Inc. into a more efficient company.

Dish has made a stunning bid to buy Sprint for a cash-and -stock deal valuing Dish at $25.5 billion. Last year Softbank agreed to buy Sprint, also for a package of cash and stock. Dish claims its offer is worth 13% more.

Dish Network is now engaged in what is something of a tug-of-war with Japan’s Softbank over the future of Sprint. How their deals stack up.

Restructuring adviser Miller Buckfire & Co. is growing its bankruptcy and restructuring practice once again after prominent bankers departed about two years ago.

Dish Network Corp.'s surprise $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. may leave the No. 4 carrier T-Mobile with a tougher hand to play in a consolidating wireless market.

The private-equity owner of the Aerosoles shoe chain is seeking a buyer or strategic partner for the company it created about 25 years ago from a cast-off unit of Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.

Hong Kong's IPO market is shifting into high gear this week with two billion-dollar offerings but one deal is crowded with a record number of banks who are being asked to do more to earn business.

By Emily Glazer The yellow pages business isn't dead yet. That's according to Kyle Bass, principal of Dallas-based hedge fund Hayman Capital Management L.P., who focused his presentation at the Ira Sohn conference Wednesday on directories business Dex Media Inc.

Lithium prices are rising as demand for the key ingredient in electric car batteries grows, amid a broader push to move away from oil and gas. But extraction of the metal is time consuming and potentially harmful to the environment, and plans to produce more have prompted protests. Photo: STR/Getty Images, Oliver Bunic/AFP/Getty Images

During a session of Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for attending a party on Downing Street in 2020 while strict Covid-19 lockdown measures were in place. Johnson said he believed it was a “work event.” Photo: PRU/AFP via Getty Images

Crowds gathered to celebrate after a judge ordered the release of tennis star Novak Djokovic from detention ahead of the Australian Open. The ruling comes after the Australian government canceled his visa, saying he wasn’t exempt from Covid-19 vaccination rules. Photo: Hamish Blair/Associated Press

WSJ higher-education reporter Melissa Korn breaks down the select groups of borrowers who are currently eligible for student debt relief and what borrowers can expect next year. Photo: Getty Images

For the first time, surgeons in Maryland transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human without immediate rejection by the patient’s body. While the operation brings doctors a step closer to solving the organ shortage, it remains controversial for some. Photo: University Of Maryland School Of Medicine

LeBron James’s ever-growing playoff resume has raised a question once unthinkable: How much more would he have to do to surpass Michael Jordan?

The Nashville Predators are dominating the Stanley Cup Finals in the area where the it usually matters most — shots on goal.

The MLB team that has the most drafted players on its roster is the San Francisco Giants, with 13, according to Stats LLC. The league average is 7.8.

E-bikes are electric bikes that give riders an assist while pedaling.

The Orioles have gone nearly the entire month of June allowing at least one home run in every game.

The increased use of personal and commercial drones is raising questions about where they should be permitted to fly, and who should make that decision. The FAA estimates drone sales will reach 7 million by 2020. Photo: John Weber for The Wall Street Journal

Clif Bar & Co. is among only 5% of U.S. employers that offer a child care center on-site or near its offices. Kate Torgersen, an 18-year employee, explains how bringing her three children to the company's "Base Camp" child care center has benefited her as a working mother. Photo: Tim Hussin for The Wall Street Journal

Men outnumber women nearly 2 to 1 on the first move up the management ladder. WSJ’s Vanessa Fuhrmans explains how this can hurt women right out of the gate.

Research shows that getting ahead requires constructive criticism. But many women don’t get those frank assessments.

We break down the jobs report a dozen ways.

Here’s what economists had to say about the July jobs report.

Yes, the labor market is showing signs of sustained strength. But by several measures, there is still plenty of slack.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Obama administration over the past year have tried mightily to expand mortgage access for riskier borrowers, but there's little evidence so far of borrowers with weaker credit making a strong return.

For many luminaries of the financial sector, the place to be when the July payrolls report is released is around a small television set at Leen's Lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. If you are there on the first Friday of August, you are part of “Camp Kotok.”

Five things to know about China's move to devalue its currency, which will likely have a ripple effect through financial markets as well as in politics.

Since a mortgage-fee cut, the number and mix of loans being backed by the Federal Housing Administration have changed markedly. Here's how the change affected the mortgage market.

The number of job openings in the U.S. fell slightly in June, though the overall level suggests demand for workers remains strong.

More women than men stand to benefit from proposed overtime changes, but men could take home more cash.

The history of oil tycoons is littered with booms and busts—fortunes that swelled and collapsed with unexpected velocity—subject to the vagaries of oil discoveries and the high-stakes game of world diplomacy and international intrigue. Economic forecasters can't avoid them, either.

Americans spent more at retailers selling everything from cars to camping equipment in July, but they spent less at electronics stores. The underlying reason could be that gadgets are getting cheaper.

Money is a sticking point in climate-change negotiations around the world. As economists warn that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will cost many more trillions than anticipated, WSJ looks at how the funds could be spent, and who would pay. Illustration: Preston Jessee/WSJ

Flooding in western Europe after days of heavy rain caused houses to collapse. With around 170 people reported dead and many more missing, officials said the German government and Parliament would work on an aid package to alleviate the suffering. Photo: Torsten Silz/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The U.S. wants to counter China’s influence around the world by providing everything from infrastructure to vaccines and green energy. WSJ’s Stu Woo explains how the plan, dubbed Build Back Better World, aims to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo composite: Daniel Orton