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Senate budget battle likely as vote looms

by Adriene Hill
Oct 17, 2017
The Senate is expected to take up a budget framework this week. If it passes, the GOP will be one step closer to the tax overhaul it so desperately wants. President Donald Trump promised yesterday in a Rose Garden press conference with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that the tax plan is on track. But […]
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Can a corporate tax cut really boost average household income by $4,000?

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 16, 2017
The White House released a paper today laying out the argument that a corporate tax cut will give a $4,000 boost to the average household. The studies being used to back up its assertion come from reputable places like the Kansas City Fed and Harvard, although there are plenty of other studies that say otherwise. […]
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What President Trump's health care order could mean for you

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 13, 2017
Why nothing will change right away
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On infrastructure, now what? Trump's sudden turn away from public-private model brings uncertainty

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 5, 2017
With private money at a record level and projects ready to go, the president decides the partnerships are "more trouble than they're worth," leaving states to make their own deals with investors and to hope for federal funding.
President Donald Trump delivers a speech on June 7, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Donald Trump spoke about transportation and infrastructure projects. 
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Crowdsourcing to help DACA recipients renew their status

by David Brancaccio
Oct 4, 2017
MacArthur "genius" grant winner Jose Quinonez of Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco talks about his efforts to help DACA recipients renew their permission to stay in the U.S.
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Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions on 8 nations

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 25, 2017
These new rules will go into effect on Oct. 18.
People gather in Caracas on July 16, 2017 during an opposition-organized vote to measure public support for President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution. Venezuela is one of the eight countries that will face new travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. 
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4 things you didn't know about North Korea's economy

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Sep 22, 2017
Like, that its economy is actually growing.
This photo illustration shows North Korean currency purchased at a Chinese border town, in Beijing on Mar. 6, 2013.
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The complications behind tax reform and cutting widely used tax breaks

by David Brancaccio
Sep 13, 2017
President Trump recently met with three Democrats to find common ground on the issue, but will it be enough?
President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the need for tax reform at Andeavor Refinery in Mandan, North Dakota.
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Who's next to head the Federal Reserve?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 7, 2017
Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, is out of the running.
A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
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Trump expected to end program for young immigrants

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 4, 2017
There's expected to be a six-month delay, according to reports.
Young immigrants and supporters walk holding signs during a rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles, California on Friday.
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