To win in 2024, the president promised an economic course correction. Almost two years later, his agenda has made that fight even harder.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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High Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump, as Midterms Near
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Trump Updates $15 Billion Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times
The New York Times – Business:The president has argued that the news organization sought to undermine his 2024 presidential campaign by disparaging his reputation as a businessman. The Times has moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Smaller Revision Points to More Accurate Jobs Numbers
The New York Times – Business:The 2026 revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represent a downward adjustment of just 0.1 percent of the total work force.
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Fed Chairman Seeks to Calm Concerns About Elevated Inflation
The New York Times – Business:In a high-profile speech, Kevin M. Warsh said that the Federal Reserve was chiefly responsible for taming inflation. If price increases did not return to the central bank’s target quickly, “we have work to do,” he said.
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Why These Giant Storage Tanks Increasingly Hold Very Little Oil
The New York Times – Business:Oil companies and governments are consuming their once vast stockpiles as Iran and the United States continue to struggle for control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote
The New York Times – On the Runway:After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
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Wall Street Loved Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh. Not Anymore.
The New York Times – On the Runway:We are approaching a credibility crisis with Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh leading our economy.
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Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero
The New York Times – On the Runway:President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.
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Judge Says Trump’s Name Should Stay Off Kennedy Center for Now
The New York Times – Music:After the court forced the removal of the president’s name from the building’s title, the center devised a plan to add an inscription honoring President Trump.
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In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action
The New York Times – On the Runway:The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.
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Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti
The New York Times – On the Runway:Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.