Investors are grappling with a blackout of official government economic data that’s forcing them to rely more heavily on reports that usually get far less attention.
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Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts
The president plans to meet with the White House budget chief to slash what he described as “Democratic agencies.”
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Trump Calls Shutdown an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity,’ and Eyes Deep Cuts
The president plans to meet with the White House budget chief to slash what he described as “Democratic agencies.”
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Trump Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain for Democrats and Move Forward With Layoffs
The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
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Markets Brace for the Costs of a Shutdown
An economic data blackout, potential delays to I.P.O.s, and a furlough tab of perhaps $400 million dollars a day could add volatility, investors fear.
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Trump Questions Discrimination Claims, Even One His First Administration Brought
The case against a Chicago mortgage lender has become a Rorschach test for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, epitomizing how the left and the right feel about the agency.
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Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds, Watchdog Finds
It’s the third time this year that investigators from the Government Accountability Office have determined the administration defied Congress on spending.
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White House Pushes to Block Government Accountability Office Inquiries Into Its Cuts
Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration’s withholding federal funds.
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Fed Defends Renovations as White House Widens Attacks on Central Bank
President Trump and his allies have accused the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, of misleading Congress in what some legal scholars worry is a prelude to seeking his removal.
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Some Republicans Join Democrats in Unease Over White House Budget Cuts
President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce debate over the power of the purse.
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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.
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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds
It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.