Trump’s Executive Orders Leave Imprint on the Fed
The central bank has halted hiring to align with a White House directive and pulled back its work on climate change.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Trump's 2024 Picks for His Cabinet and Administration: Who Has Been Confirmed?
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is made up largely of his most loyal supporters. Here’s a look at who has already been confirmed and who is waiting.
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President Trump has fired multiple government officials. Can he?
The firing of independent agency leaders could send Humphrey's Executor, which limited presidential removal power, to the ...
Wildfires, snow and holiday shopping. Here’s what likely influenced Friday’s jobs numbers
If the pundits proved right, the US labor market was supposed to have broken down by now.It wasn’t supposed to ...
Treasury emails belie entry’s goal
In the days after President Donald Trump took office, as Elon Musk's team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department's payments system, officials repeatedly said that their goal was to ...
White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers
The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people ...
Will deportations end the jobs report caravan?
A surge of immigrants boosted the labor market and helped cool inflation during Joe Biden's administration. Under Donald ...