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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong ...

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 ...

Lael Wilcox rode from Lincoln to Chicago on Day 109 on her around-the-world ride. Wilcox on Wednesday, Sept. 11, broke a world record for the fastest time a woman has ridden a bicycle around the ...