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Trump agrees to 1-month pause on Mexico tariff after deal on border troops, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 members of her country's national guard to the border to address drug trafficking.

04.02.2025 10

Josh Boak

Trump admits Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his tariffs, but it will be ‘worth the price’

"Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st State. Much lower taxes, and far better military protection for the people of Canada — AND NO...

02.02.2025 4

Josh Boak

Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Rohit Chopra's tenure saw the removal of medical debt from credit reports and limits on overdrafts penalties.

01.02.2025 7

Josh Boak

Trump says U.S. will hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on Feb. 1 but oil may be exempt

The risk of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil could undermine Trump's repeated pledge to lower overall inflation by reducing energy costs.

31.01.2025 10

Josh Boak

Service workers SEIU union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, increasing its political heft ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Both AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and SEIU President April Verrett were careful to say that the combination was not a consequence of Donald...

09.01.2025 10

Josh Boak

Biden will decide whether US Steel can be sold to a Japanese company for $15 billion

Some federal agencies were skeptical that allowing a Japanese company to buy an American steelmaker would create national security risks.

24.12.2024 10

Josh Boak

Trump tells dockworkers union facing expiring contract that ports shouldn’t install more automated systems

The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports...

13.12.2024 6

Josh Boak

Trump’s first-term tariffs did little to affect the economy, but this time he’s talking about going much bigger

The data show the first-term tariffs never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that...

28.11.2024 5

Josh Boak

As US debt hits $36 trillion, about 1 in 5 dollars the government spends repays investors for borrowed money

“It's clear the current amount of debt is putting upward pressure on interest rates, including mortgage rates for instance."

24.11.2024 4

Josh Boak

Trump will be able take credit for large parts of Biden infrastructure spending—if he wants to

Biden, himself, acknowledged last week that the positive economic impacts from his policies would occur after his term ends in January.

12.11.2024 5

Josh Boak

Harris and Trump tout their economic policies as best chance to win Latino voters

It sets up a question of whether memories of a Trump presidency or the promise of new policies under Harris will do more to energize Latino voters.

22.10.2024 8

Josh Boak

Union petitions skyrocket under Biden, doubling for the first time in 50 years

During Trump’s presidency, union petitions declined 22%.

15.10.2024 4

Josh Boak

Biden administration to provide $750m to Wolfspeed for advanced chip plants in North Carolina and New York

Wolfspeed's use of silicon carbide enables the computer chips used in electric vehicles and other advanced technologies to be more efficient.

15.10.2024 3

Josh Boak

Hurricanes Helene and Milton reshape final weeks of Harris-Trump campaign battle

The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump.

11.10.2024 10

Josh Boak

The national debt might increase under Harris but would explode under Trump, new analysis says

That's according to a new analysis released by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

07.10.2024 2

Josh Boak

Analysis finds Trump and Harris’ economic plans would increase national debt by trillions

The analysis was released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

07.10.2024 3

Josh Boak

National debt would increase under Kamala Harris’s plans and surge under Trump’s, budget watchdog says

No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris' and Donald Trump's economic plans.

07.10.2024 20

Josh Boak

The Harris-Trump race is boiling down to capitalism vs. populism

The candidates are each emphasizing the economy at a time when polls show that it is one of the most important issues for voters.

25.09.2024 3

Josh Boak

Kamala Harris tells Oprah she owns a gun—’if somebody’s breaking into my house, they’re getting shot’

The vice president did add, though, that assault-style rifles “don't belong on the streets of a civil society.”

20.09.2024 7

Josh Boak

American voters equally split on whether Harris or Trump is better for the economy, as Republican advantage fades

About 4 in 10 registered voters say Trump would do a better job handling the economy, while a similar number say that about Harris, according to a...

20.09.2024 2

Josh Boak

America’s largest union breaks with decades of precedent to sit out presidential election

The Teamsters said Wednesday that internal polling of its members showed Trump with an advantage over Harris.

18.09.2024 2

Josh Boak

Biden is cracking down on Shein and Temu by closing a loophole that makes their cheap goods exempt from tariffs

Importers mainly from China have used the de minimis exemption for shipments of $800 or less to flood the U.S. market.

13.09.2024 2

Josh Boak

How to tax the rich is only one thing Harris and Trump disagree on when it comes to boosting U.S. economy

The two presidential nominees are using the week before their debate to sharpen their economic messages about who could do more for the middle class.

04.09.2024 3

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Trump agrees to 1-month pause on Mexico tariff after deal on border troops, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China

Josh Boak

Trump admits Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his tariffs, but it will be ‘worth the price’

Josh Boak

Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Josh Boak

Trump says U.S. will hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on Feb. 1 but oil may be exempt

Josh Boak

Service workers SEIU union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, increasing its political heft ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Josh Boak

Biden will decide whether US Steel can be sold to a Japanese company for $15 billion

Josh Boak

Trump tells dockworkers union facing expiring contract that ports shouldn’t install more automated systems

Josh Boak

Trump’s first-term tariffs did little to affect the economy, but this time he’s talking about going much bigger

Josh Boak

As US debt hits $36 trillion, about 1 in 5 dollars the government spends repays investors for borrowed money

Josh Boak

Trump will be able take credit for large parts of Biden infrastructure spending—if he wants to

Josh Boak

Harris and Trump tout their economic policies as best chance to win Latino voters

Josh Boak

Union petitions skyrocket under Biden, doubling for the first time in 50 years

Josh Boak

Biden administration to provide $750m to Wolfspeed for advanced chip plants in North Carolina and New York

Josh Boak

Hurricanes Helene and Milton reshape final weeks of Harris-Trump campaign battle

Josh Boak

The national debt might increase under Harris but would explode under Trump, new analysis says

Josh Boak

Analysis finds Trump and Harris’ economic plans would increase national debt by trillions

Josh Boak

National debt would increase under Kamala Harris’s plans and surge under Trump’s, budget watchdog says

Josh Boak

The Harris-Trump race is boiling down to capitalism vs. populism

Josh Boak

Kamala Harris tells Oprah she owns a gun—’if somebody’s breaking into my house, they’re getting shot’

Josh Boak

American voters equally split on whether Harris or Trump is better for the economy, as Republican advantage fades

Josh Boak

America’s largest union breaks with decades of precedent to sit out presidential election

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Biden is cracking down on Shein and Temu by closing a loophole that makes their cheap goods exempt from tariffs

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How to tax the rich is only one thing Harris and Trump disagree on when it comes to boosting U.S. economy

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