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Democrats worry about stumbling into shutdown

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Democrats worry they could...

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Trump's Fed pick advances

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Miran on track to join Fed...

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Trump tariffs weigh on GOP senators

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story GOP senators fret Trump tariffs'...

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Republicans bristle at Trump request to delay shutdown deadline

Republicans are showing early resistance to President Trump's request for a short-term funding bill, which would kick this month’s government...

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Supreme Court takes up Trump tariffs case

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Supreme Court to speedily review...

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Congressional leaders want to avoid funding standoff

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Congress looks to de-escalate...

09.09.2025 2

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Economy loses jobs for the first time since 2020

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Economy loses jobs for the first...

06.09.2025 3

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Trump looms over August jobs report

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story BLS to issue first jobs report...

05.09.2025 3

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Republicans divided on stopgap strategy to prevent looming shutdown

Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 legislative days until funding...

04.09.2025 10

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House GOP funding chief pushes for stopgap funding bill into November

House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that he’s pushing for a stopgap that punts this month’s threat of a...

03.09.2025 20

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Murkowski takes aim at Trump administration's 'unlawful' pocket rescission

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for what she called an “unlawful” attempt to yank back roughly $5...

02.09.2025 4

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Trump tosses grenade into GOP-Dem shutdown battle with pocket rescissions

President Trump’s new effort to cancel funding previously approved by Congress through "pocket rescissions" is setting up a political land mine for...

30.08.2025 20

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Trump's controversial cutting move

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What to know about Trump’s...

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Democrats face critical choice in government funding battle as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats face a critical choice on how much to work with Republicans on government funding when...

29.08.2025 10

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Cook sues Trump

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Cook files lawsuit over firing...

29.08.2025 10

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GOP tries to close 'hemp loophole' despite McConnell-Rand Paul battle

Republicans want to close a “hemp loophole” that they say has helped fuel a market of intoxicating hemp products, but they’ve been having a...

28.08.2025 4

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Trump makes his move on the Fed

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed speaks on Trump, Cook...

27.08.2025 2

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DC delegate presses Trump officials on cost of National Guard 'mass deployment'

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) is pressing Trump administration officials about the cost of the National Guard deployment to the nation’s...

26.08.2025 2

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Trump's Intel stake turns heads

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's ‘down payment’ on...

26.08.2025 3

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DC braces for funding fight in Congress amid Trump crackdown

The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to a race against the clock to...

25.08.2025 5

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Fiscal cliff looms as public media braces for Trump cuts

Supporters of public media on Capitol Hill and beyond are scrambling to find solutions to address a fiscal cliff that public media is staring down...

21.08.2025 4

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Trump takes aim at Fed's Cook

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump finds next Fed target...

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IRS wrongfully fired thousands, watchdog finds

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump admin broke rules with IRS...

20.08.2025 5

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One GOP battle to watch this funding season

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story A GOP battle to watch this...

19.08.2025 6

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Trump administration restores public spending data after legal fight

The Trump administration restored a public database that showed how funding is apportioned to federal agencies following a recent order by a federal...

19.08.2025 20

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Trump threatens federal unions

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Unions battle for survival under...

16.08.2025 8

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Trump tax law could trigger about $500B in Medicare cuts over decade without fix: CBO

Recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicare spending would see steep cuts over roughly the next decade absent...

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Fed faces new inflation risks

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Inflation spike backs Fed into...

15.08.2025 10

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Senators pitch $1.5 trillion investment fund for Social Security: What to know

A bipartisan duo in the Senate has been garnering attention for a pitch aimed at shoring up the solvency of Social Security. The idea, pushed by Sens....

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Trump's megabill could deplete Social Security's trust funds faster: Analysis

President Trump’s tax and spending megabill could speed up insolvency for Social Security’s trust funds, according to an analysis from the Trump...

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Trump tariffs spark GOP jitters

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump tariffs spark GOP jitters...

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Early GOP rift emerges as Congress braces for shutdown fight

Rifts are emerging between Republicans over how to approach next month's government funding fight, with some pushing for leaders to try to pass new...

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Economists sound alarm over Trump firing

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Economists sound alarm over...

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Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is...

02.08.2025 5

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Senate strikes deal to approve funding bills ahead of August recess

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Friday afternoon that the chamber will be moving forward to pass...

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Trump rages over bad jobs report

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump axes labor statistics...

02.08.2025 20

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Trump tariffs spur inflation ahead of deadline

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Prices pop as Trump tariff...

01.08.2025 2

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Republicans reject Democrats' amendment to block Trump from taking Qatari jet after presidency

Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday rejected what they described as a “poison pill” amendment that Democrats say is...

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Senators forgo Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds in spending bill

Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Thursday that appropriators did not include funding for the...

31.07.2025 4

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Powell brushes off Fed dissents

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed holds rates steady despite...

31.07.2025 3

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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could spell trouble for gamblers: What to know

A gambling tax provision in President Trump’s megabill that passed Congress earlier this month is ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. ...

30.07.2025 4

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Trump seeks trade deals with deadline approaching

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump seeks deals with these big...

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Trade tensions loom ahead of Friday deadline 

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trade tensions rise against...

29.07.2025 2

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Trump team’s ‘pocket rescission’ idea runs into GOP opposition

Some Republicans in Congress are uneasy about the possibility the Trump administration will use a “pocket rescission” to claw back already...

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Markets jump after Powell rebuffs Trump 

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Markets jump after Powell...

26.07.2025 4

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White House mulling a rare tool to block spending without Congress: What to know

Trump administration officials are weighing a controversial maneuver aimed at allowing them to block federal funding previously authorized by Congress...

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Bessent tamps down Powell threats

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Bessent: Trump ‘not going to...

24.07.2025 4

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GOP fears rise over shutdown odds

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story GOP fears rise over shutdown...

22.07.2025 10

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will cost $3.4 trillion over about a decade: CBO

The “big, beautiful bill” that President Trump signed into law earlier this month will add nearly $3.4 trillion to the nation’s deficits over...

21.07.2025 8

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Congress approves public media and foreign aid cuts: What to know

Congress this week approved a bill that claws back about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds, as Republicans look to begin locking...

19.07.2025 2

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