Author: Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner
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What can Trump do to help cost of living before midterm elections?
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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…
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Republicans plan first major legislative reform to labor laws in decades
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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),…
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Scott Bessent to ‘do what is needed’ to help Argentina as it reels under libertarian Javier Milei
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will work to help Argentina as it suffers from a market selloff. Bessent announced Monday that President Donald Trump will meet with Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday in New York to discuss the situation. He said the U.S. ally in Latin America is a “systemically important”…
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook files lawsuit to stop ‘illegal’ firing by Trump
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Thursday over her firing, setting up a legal battle with major implications for the independence of the central bank. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., has the potential to make its way to the Supreme Court. Through it, Cook seeks an injunction…
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Two Trump-endorsed tax hikes on wealthy left out of GOP tax bill
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House Republicans left tax increases on private equity firms and millionaires out of their sweeping tax legislation, two provisions endorsed by President Donald Trump that would have affected the wealthiest taxpayers. Republicans released the legislative text on Monday that features extending and making permanent various expiring provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as…