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Trump’s promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill
U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) speaks during a press conference about the SALT Caucus outside the United States Capitol on Wednesday February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images House lawmakers are using former President Donald Trump’s own words as leverage to pressure their colleagues into preserving the […]
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Trump Media hits new 52-week low after DJT lockup restrictions expire
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Trump Media sank more than 7% Friday morning, hitting a new 52-week low one day after “lockup” restrictions expired, which had previously […]
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Biden claims he’s ‘never once spoken’ to Powell as president, but they met in Oval Office in 2022
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (left) meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on May 31, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had “never once spoken” to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while he was president. But the pair, joined by Treasury […]
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North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson called himself a “black NAZI” and said “slavery is not bad” in years-old comments […]
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Trump Media shares slide with DJT sale restrictions set to lift
Former U.S. President and current Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks about the economy, inflation, and manufacturing during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024 in Potterville, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media fell at the opening bell Thursday, with just hours to go until former President Donald […]
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Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan to remain blocked, federal judge orders
US President Joe Biden looks on before speaking ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 12, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order against the Biden administration’s latest student loan forgiveness […]
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Ray Dalio says the Fed faces a tough balancing act as the economy faces ‘enormous amount of debt’
Key Points As the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut since the early Covid pandemic, billionaire investor Ray Dalio flagged that the U.S. economy still faces an “enormous amount of debt.” “The challenge of the Federal Reserve is to keep interest rates high enough that they’re good for the creditor, while keeping […]
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Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks down on the day he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Sept. 13, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Shares of Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new postmerger low on the eve of the expiration of […]
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Powell downplays impact of rate cut on Trump-Harris presidential race
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024 and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 15, 2024 are seen in a combination of file photographs. Marco Bello | Jeenah Moon | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have […]
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Teamsters union says it will not endorse Harris or Trump in 2024 presidential election
Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, speaks to UPS Teamsters during a picket ahead of an upcoming possible strike, outside of a UPS Distribution Center in Brooklyn, New York, July 14, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in […]
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