Author: Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner
-

Bessent promises relief on prices of coffee and bananas as tariffs bite
—
by
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade policies for certain food products, such as coffee and bananas, will soon be changed in an effort to ease cost-of-living concerns. Bessent made the announcement on Wednesday on Fox News. However, he didn’t provide any specifics about what the changes to trade policy might be or which countries could…
-

What can Trump do to help cost of living before midterm elections?
—
by
The cost of living and inflation are major threats to the political fortunes of the Republicans in the majority in Washington. But what can President Donald Trump do now to help the situation ahead of the midterm elections? Recent polling and off-year elections last week that saw Democrats surging indicate that voters are unsatisfied with…
-

Republicans plan first major legislative reform to labor laws in decades
—
by
A group of Republicans has unveiled a new tranche of legislation to update federal labor law, part of a push to revamp laws to fit the modern economy. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced the legislative initiative on Monday. Sens. Jim Banks (R-IN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL),…




