The credits are popular—that spending was roughly three times higher than projections had suggested. One area I’ve been following especially closely is funding from the Loan Programs Office of the US Department of Energy, which lends money to businesses to help them get their innovative ...
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While we can expect some spending cuts, it is very difficult to determine where and to what extent they will occur. One of the future co-heads of the proposed new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promised to cut US$2 trillion in spending,12 and DOGE’s other future co-head ...
The central bank started raising rates in March 2022 to tamp down surging inflation, caused chiefly by what top economists labeled as profligate US government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Open Market Comm...
fracas involves a technical issue but could have a major impact on spacex's case, as federal courts in texas are generally seen as having more conservative judges who are more likely to be open to attempts to limit the powers of the federal government. the 5th c...
However, in a government context, there is generally no market competition. For example, there is no alternative—and thus no pressure on output price—to the government’s provision of safety through a fire department or police department. Industry-level productivity improvements are thus not ...
In 2018, Trump launched the China Initiative as part of his national security strategy. This was a controversial counter-espionage measure targeting Chinese academics and researchers working in the US. The China Initiative allowed the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute “non...
s ability to defend Taiwan if a war broke out. In simulated combat in which China attempts to invade Taiwan,the results are sobering and the United States often loses, said David Ochmanek, a former senior Defense Department official who helps run war games for the Pentagon at the RAND Corp...
A bulletin recently released by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, US Capitol Police and National Counterterrorism Center said perceptions of election fraud will likely result in heightened threats of violence in the 2022 midterms. The bulletin did not list any specific credible threats. 10...
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg participates in an opening question-and-answer session during the Freedman's Bank Forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department in October 2022 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File Several Texan mayors expect to meet with President Joe Biden...