Tag: Federal Government
Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports | Fortune
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that there’s a “very good chance” that President Donald Trump will name a new Fed chair by Christmas—and...
A major ICE shake-up is reportedly underway affecting at least half of the agency’s top leadership positions | Fortune
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is reassigning at least half the top leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices around the country in...
This mysterious billionaire and top Trump backer is behind a $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown, report says | Fortune
The mystery donor who offered $130 million to pay troops during the government shutdown is Timothy Mellon, sources told The New York Times on...
Almost 400,000 Americans still get Social Security checks. That’s going away everywhere (except where it isn’t) | Fortune
The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday.
The change, which was initiated through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump...
As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.
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Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble
For decades, statistics that came direct from the U.S. government, especially from agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), have long been the...
D.C. Council advances Commanders’ stadium deal in first vote
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Staff Writertmcqueen@afro.com
The D.C. Council, on Aug. 1, voted 9-3 to approve the city’s Washington Commanders stadium deal in its first vote....
Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
Washington’s police department chief said that a Trump administration order installing a federal official as its head would upend command structure and be a...
General Motors’ EV sales rose 111%, reflecting an industry-wide to push to beat Trump’s tax credit deadline
General Motors beat economists’ Q2 earnings estimates, in part due to a 111% surge in EV sales.
The automaker recorded $3.04 billion in adjusted earnings...
Elon Musk’s brain implant startup Neuralink called itself a “small disadvantaged business” to the federal government
Elon Musk’s Neuralink may have been recently valued at a reported $9 billion, but that did not stop the company from claiming a special...
