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Waitress Eliza Helin brings out an order from the kitchen at Friendly's in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Overtime, Tips And Car Loans: These Are The Tax Breaks Congress Is Mulling
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 27, 2025
President Donald Trump looks to the left.
What Is a Gold Card? What To Know About Trump's $5 Million Visa Idea
By
Sarina Trangle
Published Feb 26, 2025
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, center left, walks to the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.
Trump and Congress Want To Extend 2017 Tax Cuts. How Will They Pay For It?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 26, 2025
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, speaks during a press conference about the House Republican's budget following the Republican Conference meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2025.
Republicans Could Make History With One-Party Government Shutdown
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 25, 2025
US President Donald Trump, left, and Emmanuel Macron, France's president, shake hands outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 24,2025.
T-Day Is Coming. What Will Tariffs Do To The Economy?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 25, 2025
President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
What Would Trump Have To Do To Defeat Inflation? Maybe Nothing
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 24, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.
How The IRS Layoffs Could Affect Your Tax Refund
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 21, 2025
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Don't Spend That $5,000 DOGE Check You've Heard About Just Yet
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 20, 2025
Participant at a protest against the Trump administration's push to cut federal spending, in New York on February 19, 2025.
White House May Have to Make Unpopular Cuts to Achieve Trump's Cost-Cut Goals
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 21, 2025
Former Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), nominee to be Secretary of Labor, testifies during her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington, DC on February 19, 2025.
Why Elon Musk's Possible Access to Labor Department Data is a Source of Concern
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 20, 2025
Donald Trump pictured at the Republican National Convention. Who is a Trump supporter? Find out here.
What Trump’s Picks For Financial Regulators Say About His Plans For Policy Reform
By
Polo Rocha
Published Feb 19, 2025
An illustration shows social security checks, a congressional building and question marks.
What If Taxes on Social Security Benefits Were Eliminated?
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 19, 2025
The seal of the US Social Security Administration outside the agencys headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
Social Security Acting Commissioner Says Elon Musk's DOGE Is 'Critical' To the Administration
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 19, 2025
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., center, in the Oval Office of the White House.
What Is a 'DOGE Dividend'?
By
Colin Laidley
Published Feb 19, 2025
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Trump Suggests 25% Tariffs on Auto, Chip, Pharma Imports, Reports Say
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Feb 19, 2025
Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon testifies during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
What Thursday's Confirmation Hearing Tells Us About the Future of Student Loans
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Updated Feb 14, 2025
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Education, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Will the Federal Government Gut The Department of Education?
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 13, 2025
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," in Hart building on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Fed Chair Sees Elon Musk's Audit Push As Threat To Central Bank's Existence
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Feb 13, 2025
An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 7, 2025
Trump Wants To Buy Greenland. Here's the Last Time the US Bought Territory
By
Colin Laidley
Published Feb 12, 2025
Tight End Harold Fanning Jr. #44 of Bowling Green from the National Team reach for the pylon before being forced out of bounds by Linebacker Jack Kiser #20 of Notre Dame from the American Team during the second half of 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on February 1, 2025 in Mobile, Alabama.
Trump Administration Cancels Biden-Era Gender Rule on NIL Money
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 12, 2025
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York at Cipriani's on September 5, 2024, in New York City. Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump are set to debate each other next week for the first time after their campaigns.
Trump Avoids Implementing Reciprocal Tariffs—But They're Not Off the Table
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 14, 2025
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., listen to testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," in Hart building on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
With the CFPB Being Dismantled, Who's Policing The Big Banks?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 11, 2025
Customer using a credit card to pay contactless at a shop accepting that credit card network.
Two Senators Want to Cap Credit-Card Rates at 10%. Banks Say That Would Cut Credit Access
By
Polo Rocha
Published Feb 11, 2025
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.
Trump's White House Is Disabling the CFPB. What to Know—and What's Next
By
Polo Rocha
Published Feb 10, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington, DC
Trump Imposes More Tariffs—This Time on Steel and Aluminum
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 11, 2025
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Trump Tells US Treasury Secretary to End Minting Pennies
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Feb 10, 2025
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 9, 2024.
New Acting CFPB Chief Halts Investigations and Enforcements, Forgoes Some Federal Funding
By
Mrinalini Krishna
Published Feb 09, 2025
Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. trade representative, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
What's Next For Tariffs? Here's What the Trade Representative's Confirmation Hearing Revealed
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 06, 2025
Scott Bessent, US Treasury secretary, left, speaks during an executive order signing ceremony with US President Donald Trump, center, and Howard Lutnick, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and US commerce secretary nominee, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025
Trump Wants A Sovereign Wealth Fund. How Would That Work?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 05, 2025
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China Immediately Hits Back at Trump Tariffs With Levies, Google Probe
By
Nisha Gopalan
Updated Feb 04, 2025
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, right, speaks during a press conference with Melanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister, left, and Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's finance and intergovernmental affairs minister, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
Canada Tariffs Are Delayed By One Month
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 03, 2025
Trump signed an executive action he said would direct officials to create a sovereign wealth fund for the US
How Would a US Sovereign Wealth Fund Compare to Other Countries?
By
Taylor Tompkins and Elizabeth Guevara
Updated Feb 04, 2025
The Mexican, US and the Canadian flags sit in the lobby where the third round of the NAFTA renegotiations are taking place in Ottawa, Ontario, September 24, 2017.
Trump's Tariffs Are Not Supported By The Majority of Voters
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Feb 03, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025, as he returns to the White House from Florida.
Trump Delays Mexico Tariffs By One Month
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Feb 03, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a news conference on Feb. 1, 2025 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada
How Canada, Mexico, and China Are Responding to Trump Tariffs
By
Kara Greenberg
Published Feb 02, 2025
Trucks drive to cross to US at Otay Commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on January 31, 2025.
Trump's Tariffs Haven't Even Been Implemented Yet—But They're Already Affecting The Economy
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 31, 2025
Donald Trump pictured at the Republican National Convention. Who is a Trump supporter? Find out here.
Trump Implements Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico—What You Need to Know
By
Taylor Tompkins
Updated Feb 03, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the mid-air crash
Trump Set to Impose 25% Import Tariffs on Mexico, Canada Saturday
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Jan 31, 2025
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. Trump hopes to flip the state of Minnesota this November, which hasn't been carried by a Republican in a presidential election since 1972.
The White House Rescinds Its Order to Freeze Federal Loans and Grants
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jan 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami, in Miami, Florida on January 27, 2025.
Trump Halts Trillions In Government Spending on Loans and Grants—What You Need to Know
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 28, 2025
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent As Trump's Treasury Secretary
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Colombia Accepts Migrants Deported From US After Tariffs Threat From Trump
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Jan 27, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Trump Aims 'Emergency' Tariffs at Colombia
By
David Marino-Nachison
Published Jan 26, 2025
A close-up view of a pile of pennies.
Is It Time To Stop Making the Penny? DOGE, And Some Economists, Are Wondering
By
Sarina Trangle
Published Jan 25, 2025
US President Donald Trump is seen on a large screen during his address by video conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025.
3 Economic Takeaways From Trump's Speech at the World Economic Forum
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 23, 2025
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen delivers remarks to the New York Association for Business Economics (NYABE) after accepting the NYABE's William F. Butler Award on January 15, 2025 in New York City.
The U.S. Has Hit The Debt Ceiling. How Long Does Congress Have To Fix It?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
Medical Debt, Overdraft Fee Rules Could Be Delayed by Trump Order
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 22, 2025
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TikTok Gets 75-Day Reprieve From US Ban Under Trump Executive Order
By
Nisha Gopalan
Published Jan 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.
Trump's First Round Of Executive Orders Includes No Tariffs
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 21, 2025
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.
Trump Takes Office With a Prosperous Economy That Faces Persistent Problems
By
Diccon Hyatt
Updated Jan 20, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the press following a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC on January 8, 2025.
Trump Has Promised These Major Economic Actions On 'Day One'
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 18, 2025
Private firefighters from Oregon gather in front of Altadena Community Church which burned in the Eaton Fire on January 17, 2025 in Altadena, California.
Want To Help People Affected By The California Wildfires? SEC Says Beware Of These Scams
By
Trina Paul
Published Jan 17, 2025
This photo illustration shows books stacked on top of each other with graduation caps and hands holding money.
Were Your Student Loans Forgiven Under Biden's Final Acts? Here's How To Know
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jan 17, 2025
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
Biden's CFPB Goes Down Swinging In Blitz Of Rules. But How Many Will Survive Trump?
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 17, 2025
TikTok
TikTok to 'Go Dark' on Sunday as Supreme Court Upholds Ban
By
Nisha Gopalan and Kara Greenberg
Updated Jan 18, 2025
Ozempic is medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes that along with diet and exercise may improve blood sugar. While some doctors are prescribing it "off label" for weight loss, on October 10, 2024, in Sydney, Australia
Why Ozempic And 14 Other Drugs Could Get Cheaper In 2027
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 17, 2025
The Cash App logo displays on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on October 20, 2024.
CFPB Fines CashApp $175 Million for Allegedly Mishandling Fraud Claims
By
Diccon Hyatt
Published Jan 16, 2025
US President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Biden Administration Forgives More Debt As Its Last Act on Student Loans
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jan 16, 2025
US President Joe Biden gestures after speaking about student loan debt relief at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2024.
What Biden Was Able to Accomplish for Student Loan Borrowers
By
Elizabeth Guevara
Published Jan 17, 2025
A blue Southwest Airlines plane in the sky with its landing gear extended
Southwest Airlines Stock Drops as DOT Sues Over 'Chronically Delayed Flights'
By
Aaron McDade
Published Jan 16, 2025