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White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor The White House is considering deep cuts to federal housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of aid to low-income families, in a reconfiguration that […]
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Trump Defends Tariff Strategy Amid Global Trade War and Market Chaos As new U.S. tariffs upended financial markets and sent foreign governments scrambling to respond, President Trump on Wednesday morning remained ebullient, […]
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U.S. Markets Swing Wildly as Trump Admin Denies 90-Day Tariff Pause Report U.S. markets swung wildly this morning on an unsubstantiated report that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause to his expansive tariffs. The White […]
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Trump Sounds Defiant Note as Tariffs Roil Markets Again As financial markets recoiled for a second day and China said that it would hit the United States with its own punishing tariffs, President Trump on Friday […]
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by the administrative state” — sued the federal governm […]
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As Trump Tariffs Loom, White House Eyes Costly Farmer Bailouts The Trump administration has discussed providing financial aid for farmers who may be subject to retaliation by America’s trading partners.Ahead of P […]
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Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending Russell T. Vought, leader of the Office of Management and Budget, aims to marry extreme austerity with his Christian values.Years before President Trump […]
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US Debt Will Mean ‘Significant Risks’ for Economy, Budget Office Says Debt as a share of the U.S. economy will reach 118% in 2035, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday.As President Trump and his Republican allies […]
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Trump Floats Chinese Tariff Cuts in Exchange for TikTok Deal President Trump on Wednesday raised the possibility that he could relax steep upcoming tariffs on China in exchange for the country’s support on a deal to s […]
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Trump Primed to Clash With Fed After Key Rate Decision President Trump has never been shy about criticizing the Federal Reserve, frequently seeking to pressure the nation’s central bank into reducing interest r […]