Of course, we’d expect Trump to seize, by whatever means possible, the machinery of the Justice Department that’s prosecuting him. Recall that, during Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation in Trump’s prior term, the department’s policy of not charging sitting presidentscame ...
During Trump’s presidency, he imposed tariffs on washing machines, solar panels, steel and a range of goods from China, which President Joe Biden maintained. Though studies show that washing machine prices rose as a result, overall inflation did not rise much. But Trump is now propos...
They create too much money because they want to artificially goose the economy with Keynesian monetary policy, especially during election season. They create too much money because they want to finance more government spending based on the nutty idea of modern monetary theory (an approach that has...
During his presidency, Donald Trump, in a highly unusual attack from a sitting president, repeatedly denounced Powell, whom he had nominated as Fed chair, for raising interest rates. Trump has already indicated that hewouldn't renominate Powellif he is elected president again. Asked about the i...
it was undisputed that the president had the Constitutional power to stop unnecessary spending through what is known as Impoundment."28The Trump campaign website further posits that the Take Care clause "has historically been understood to mean that the president can impound funds when doing ...
NEW YORK (AP) — After spending four months in federal prison for snubbing a congressional subpoena, conservative strategist Steve Bannon had a message Tuesday for prosecutors in cases against him and President-elect Donald Trump. “You wait. The hunted are...
Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown A short-term spending bill appeared dead less than 24 hours after its introduction and less than three days before agencies must shutter. Eric Katz ...
Consumer spending, though, has been healthy, fueling concerns that there is no need for the Fed to reduce borrowing costs and that doing so might overstimulate the economy and even re-accelerate inflation. READ MORE: AP VoteCast: Voters who focused on the economy broke hard...
“Take it from me. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree.” CORRECTION: This post initially miscounted the number of Donald Trump's 2016 rivals who spoke. There were three. Lead Art: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the R...
Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown A short-term spending bill appeared dead less than 24 hours after its introduction and less than three days before agencies must shutter. Eric Katz ...