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Although the United States' 2024 presidential election was close — and far from the "landslide" that President Donald Trump ...
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Tariffs are expected to raise the cost of living, but Wednesday's Personal Consumption Expenditures report on inflation and ...
Under Trump 2.0 (2025), The S&P 500 was down 13.98% through 91 days – with a projected 15.37% drop over the full 100 days.
Four months into Trump’s second term, backers of the state's climate law are hoping it will allow them to hold polluters ...
This protectionist approach risks setting back the energy transition by a decade, hindering the competitiveness of renewables ...
Mediaite founder Dan Abrams argued it might not be "bad politics" for President Donald Trump to continue complaining about ...
An Associated Press-NORC poll suggests Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be ...
A graphic circulating on social media compares Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s economic records as president and cites ...
Congress could create billions of dollars in new revenue if it were to cut Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) tax-credits, a ...
This is a monumental milestone in achieving American energy dominance,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement of ...
In Washington, D.C., myths die hard. Chief among them is the cherished "independence" of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Politicians swear it's sacred, economists worship it like a pagan idol, and central ...