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Trump extends TikTok sale deadline

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Trump gives TikTok another lifeline as talks stall President Trump extended the deadline for...

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FHFA chief takes aim at Fed

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Bill Pulte's war against Powell...

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Fannie, Freddie overseer wages online war against Fed chief

The overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is waging an online battle to force out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Over the span of 24 hours,...

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Trump Mobile faces roadblocks

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Trump Mobile faces steep hurdles with plans for US-made smartphones The Trump family’s new mobile...

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Florida attorney general wants lawmaker deported over criticism of Trump military parade

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to be deported for criticizing last weekend’s military parade in...

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Supreme Court rejects Texas’s bid to axe nuclear waste storage site

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Supreme Court upholds nuclear waste permit The Supreme Court rejected Texas’s...

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Fed holds tight

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Fed keeps rates steady amid Trump...

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Trump rips Powell, suggests appointing himself to Fed

President Trump ramped up his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and suggested appointing himself to the central bank. "Maybe I should...

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House-passed Trump bill would add trillions to debt even when accounting for growth: CBO

The House-passed version of President Trump's tax cut and domestic policy bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, even when accounting for...

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Senate releases tax plan for Trump bill

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Inside the Senate GOP plan to...

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GOP squares off over AI ban

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  AI moratorium sparks GOP battle over states' rights A push to ban state regulation of artificial...

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Vance takes up Trump's fight with Powell

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Vance blasts Fed, channeling...

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Trump's 'big, beautiful' deadline slips

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Thune looks to kickstart Trump bill...

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5 winners from the Trump-Musk breakup

The vicious blow-up between President Trump and Elon Musk has shaken up the power dynamics in Washington, D.C. As Musk burns his bridges to the White...

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US added 139K jobs in May, in line with expectations

The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May and the jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The May...

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Musk: SpaceX will ground spacecraft used to shuttle astronauts, cargo to space station

Elon Musk said Thursday his aerospace company SpaceX will ground Dragon, the spacecraft NASA uses to service the International Space Station amid his...

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Musk bashes Trump's 'abomination'

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Musk blasts Trump's big bill after...

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Musk thanks Trump as special government employee status 'comes to an end'

Elon Musk expressed gratitude to President Trump in a Wednesday message marking the end of his special government employee status, the latest sign of...

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5 ways the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could impact Americans 

Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to pass a mammoth tax and spending cuts package that could have a direct impact on millions of Americans,...

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Bessent: Trump tariff threat should 'light fire' under EU

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he hopes a new tariff threat from President Trump would speed along talks with the European Union...

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Trump bill's steep price tag surprised bond market, Fed official says

A top Federal Reserve official said the steep cost of President Trump's major policy bill caught the bond market off-guard, leading to a spike in U.S....

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How SALT is shaking up the tax fight

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  SALT cheat sheet: Key hurdle to...

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A 'big, beautiful' AI rule ban

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Tech groups warn against AI rule in 'big, beautiful bill' A coalition of more than 140...

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Stocks slump after US credit rating downgrade

The stock market opened with losses Monday as trading began for the first time since the U.S. government suffered a significant hit to its...

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Walmart raising prices as tariffs drive up costs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Walmart raising prices with...

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Trump tax cuts clear hurdle

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  House GOP moves Trump tax cuts...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lawler get salty in fight over tax demands

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took aim Wednesday at one of the most vulnerable House Republicans as he and several of his blue-state colleagues...

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Inflation rose in April, reversing March decline

Inflation picked up speed in April after declining in March, according to data released Tuesday by the Labor Department. The consumer price index...

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Stocks soar after US, China strike trade truce

Stocks soared Monday morning after the Trump administration and China announced they would temporarily slash steep tariffs on each other’s goods....

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Trump blasts Democratic criticism of Qatar plane gift: 'World Class Losers!!!'

President Trump attacked Democratic lawmakers for criticizing his upcoming receipt of a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar. In a Sunday night post on Truth...

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Duffy: Federal government reducing flights out of Newark airport

GLEN RIDGE, N.J. — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government had reduced the number of flights out of Newark Liberty...

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Social Security chief 'will ensure' agency survives 'the next 90 years, at least'

The new head of the agency responsible for administering Social Security and Medicare said Sunday he plans to make sure the agency survives well into...

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Trump's trade blockbuster

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump floats tariffs on foreign...

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What Trump wants to cut

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  The programs on Trump's chopping...

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US economy backtracked in first quarter as Trump tariffs loomed

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrank during the first quarter of 2025 as a surge of imports ahead of President Trump's tariffs took a bite out of...

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Trump eases auto tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump signs orders to scale...

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Trump shies away from millionaire tax

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump loves 'concept,' but not...

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Stocks close with gains as White House signals trade progress with China

U.S. stock markets closed with solid gains Tuesday as traders bought into the idea that President Trump's trade war with China could cool down....

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America's housing shortage by the numbers

This story is the fourth in a four-part series. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. The U.S. has been short of the homes it needs to meet...

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Stocks slide as Trump's trade war with China spooks Wall Street

Stocks slid Thursday as President Trump’s escalating trade war with China and concerns about its economic implications continued to rattle Wall...

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Bessent: Federal layoffs will help fill factory jobs created by Trump tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing employment with policies meant to steer...

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Stocks plunge to start week as Trump digs in on tariffs

The stock market kicked off the week with more steep losses after President Trump spent the weekend defending his new tariffs amid growing blowback at...

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Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs cause stock plunge

President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and ripped the head of the independent central bank as new tariffs caused stocks to...

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Powell warns Trump tariffs, risks are 'significantly larger than expected'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the size and potential economic harm of President Trump's new tariffs were far larger than...

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US added 228K jobs in March, jobless rate stays flat

The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate stayed roughly even at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the...

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Markets plunge in reaction to Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Stocks plunged Thursday morning as U.S. trading opened for the first time after President Trump’s announcement of heavy tariffs on nearly every...

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5 questions about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

President Trump plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on a host of nations Wednesday at a White House event. Trump has deemed April 2 “Liberation...

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Stocks plummet after hot inflation report

Stocks sold off Friday after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street. The Dow Jones...

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Trump zeroes in on Fed, setting up potential fight with Powell

President Trump is zeroing in on the Federal Reserve and setting up a fight with its leader, Jerome Powell. The president is eager for the Fed to...

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Senate Dems give up on shutdown

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Senate advances bill to prevent...

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