Lael Brainard is director of the U.S. National Economic Council. She was appointed by President Joe Biden to the position in February 2023. Brainard had been a member of the Board of Governors of ...

American Lael Wilcox has broken the world record for the fastest woman to cycle around the world, traversing 21 countries and 18,125 miles in three and a half months. Arriving back in Chicago at 9 ...

It took Lael Wilcox 108 days to circumnavigate the globe. Improbably, she said it was “the most fun ride of my life.” By Victor Mather Lael Wilcox hopped on her bicycle in Chicago in May.

After traveling more than 18,000 miles across three continents and through both hemispheres, Lael Wilcox is back home. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LAEL WILCOX: Hi, NPR. It's Lael ...

After 108 days, 12 hours, and 12 minutes, Lael Wilcox is back where she started – in Chicago, after riding around the world. OK, not just riding around the world, but racing the 18,125 miles ...

By Jim Tankersley Lael Brainard, the National Economic Council director, contends the administration deserves credit for recent gains in areas battered by past job losses. By Jim Tankersley FTX ...