Exclusive: A New York hotel deal shows how some public pension funds help to enrich Trump Public pension funds in at least seven U.S. states have invested millions of dollars in an investment fund that owns a New York hotel and pays one of President Donald Trump's companies to run […]
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Trump's concession on wall funding removes obstacle from spending talks The threat of a U.S. government shutdown this weekend appeared to recede on Tuesday after President Donald Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico in a spending bill. Even if […]
Government costs could rise $2.3 billion without Obamacare payments: study The U.S. government's costs could increase by $2.3 billion in 2018 if Congress and President Donald Trump decide not to fund Obamacare-related payments to health insurers, according to a study released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The payments amount […]
Trump-backed Navy expansion would boost costs some $400 billion over 30 years: study Expanding the U.S. Navy to 355 ships as recommended by military leaders and backed by President Donald Trump would cost some $400 billion more over the next 30 years than the currently planned 308-ship fleet, according to […]
Floyd Abrams Sees Trump’s Anti-Media Tweets as Double-Edged Swords Last Monday, the sun rose in the east, the black-capped chickadee sang its spring mating song and President Trump attacked American journalists in a tweet. This latest one read: “The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the […]
Trump to order U.S. Treasury to delve into taxes, post-crisis reformsc U.S. President Donald Trump will order the Treasury on Friday to find and reduce tax burdens and review post-financial crisis reforms that banks and insurance companies have said hinder their ability to do business. A White House official said […]
U.S. House banking chairman unveils Dodd-Frank replacement The head of the U.S. House of Representatives' banking panel has unveiled the Republicans' most ambitious plan so far to loosen financial regulations, a 600-page bill to replace the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Representative Jeb Hensarling, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, […]
Bold, Unpredictable Foreign Policy Lifts Trump, but Has Risks President Trump turned in his chair at Mar-a-Lago to get a better look at China’s president, Xi Jinping — intent on detecting his first reaction to the news he had just dropped: American missiles were slamming into an airfield in northern […]
Glenn Beck, The Blaze countersue Tomi Lahren The battle between Tomi Lahren and Glenn Beck continues. Beck and his company, The Blaze, filed Monday a counterclaim in response to a lawsuit from Lahren earlier this month. Lahren's suit alleged that she had been fired for her pro-choice stances. But in […]
Trump bashes tax protesters who want him to release his returns President Trump says he is unimpressed with this weekend's tax protests — and indicated he has no plans to release his tax returns anytime soon. "Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election […]
