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Trump Cancels Some Canada Tariffs to Boost Collins in Maine

Oct 23, 2026

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo

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Trump Admin to Tap Emergency Heating Oil Reserve

Oct 21, 2026

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Trump Announces $8 Billion Aid Package for Farmers Hurt by Diesel Prices

Oct 21, 2026

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Trump Admin Cuts to Satellite Program Could Undermine Weather Forecasting: Report

Oct 20, 2026

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

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US Records Third-Highest Budget Deficit in History

Oct 16, 2026

A customer prepares to fill up his tank in a gasoline station in Nice December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

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Iran War Has Cost US Households $2,000 Each: Moody’s

Oct 13, 2026

Congress Capitol

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Lawmakers Press Watchdog Agency to Sue Trump Over Funding Moves

Oct 10, 2026

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

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Trump Renews Effort to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Oct 9, 2026

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington

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Deficit Rose to $2 Trillion for 2026 Fiscal Year: CBO

Oct 8, 2026

A screencap from one of Trump's ads

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Dems Sue to Block Trump From Using Taxpayer Funds for Political Ads

Oct 8, 2026

Trump ad

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Trump Backtracks, Says His PAC Will Pay for Campaign-Style Ads

Oct 6, 2026

Trump at a White House event on Tuesday (Reuters)

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Trump Keeps Promising Payments to Voters Ahead of Midterms

Oct 5, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, appearing to run out of space to contain a historic supply glut that hammered prices, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo

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G7 Nations to Release 100 Million Barrels of Fuel

Oct 2, 2026

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Major Changes in SNAP Food Program Could Reduce Enrollment

Oct 1, 2026

Trump ad

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Dems Call for Probe Into Federally Funded Pro-Trump Ads — and Penalties for Airing Them

Oct 1, 2026

Barricades went up at the Kennedy Center earlier this month. (Reuters)

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Kennedy Center Was Solvent Before Trump Took Over: Analysis

Sep 30, 2026

Uncle Sam Cuts article

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Trump’s $810 Million in New Funding Cuts Are Unconstitutional, Watchdog Says

Sep 29, 2026

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Pro-Trump Ads Being Funded by $20 Million From Homeland Security: Report

Sep 29, 2026

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Trump Launches New Attack on Congress’s Spending Power

Sep 28, 2026

Trump ad

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Trump Administration Runs More Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads

Sep 28, 2026

A security camera hangs near a corner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington

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Tax Fraud Could Cost the US Over $300 Billion a Year: GAO

Sep 28, 2026

CBO on debt and rates

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1% Higher Interest Rates Add Trillions to National Debt, CBO Says

Sep 25, 2026

Trump ad

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Trump Admin Launches Government-Funded Ad Praising Trump

Sep 24, 2026

ICE detention facility in Florida

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ICE Has Wasted Millions on Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: Report

Sep 24, 2026

Sen. Susan Collins

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Collins Warns Trump Admin Against NIH Funding Shakeup

Sep 22, 2026

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How Elon Musk Is Firing Up the DOGE

How Elon Musk Is Firing Up the DOGE

Jan 14, 2025

How Elon Musk Is Firing Up the DOGE

How Elon Musk Is Firing Up the DOGE

Jan 14, 2025

Republicans Eye New SALT Cap, Tying Debt Limit to Disaster Aid

Republicans Eye New SALT Cap, Tying Debt Limit to Disaster Aid

Jan 14, 2025

Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’: Reports

Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’: Reports

Jan 10, 2025

$2 Trillion in Spending Cuts? Musk Now Says DOGE Might Get to $1 Trillion

$2 Trillion in Spending Cuts? Musk Now Says DOGE Might Get to $1 Trillion

Jan 10, 2025

Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico

Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico

Jan 8, 2025

Another $20 Billion Cut from IRS Funding

Another $20 Billion Cut from IRS Funding

Jan 2, 2025

Has Trump Already Lost His Iron Grip on the Republican Party?

Has Trump Already Lost His Iron Grip on the Republican Party?

Dec 23, 2024

Biden Administration Scraps Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

Biden Administration Scraps Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

Dec 21, 2024

House Votes to Dodge Shutdown, Ditching Trump Debt Limit Demand

House Votes to Dodge Shutdown, Ditching Trump Debt Limit Demand

Dec 21, 2024

Trump-Approved Spending Plan Goes Down in Flames

Trump-Approved Spending Plan Goes Down in Flames

Dec 20, 2024

What Happens if the Government Shuts Down

What Happens if the Government Shuts Down

Dec 20, 2024

Trump Torpedoes Johnson’s Bipartisan Government Funding Deal

Trump Torpedoes Johnson’s Bipartisan Government Funding Deal

Dec 19, 2024

Republicans Fume Over ‘Dumpster Fire’ Funding Bill

Republicans Fume Over ‘Dumpster Fire’ Funding Bill

Dec 18, 2024

Trump Talks Tariffs, Border Wall, Vaccines and Much, Much More

Trump Talks Tariffs, Border Wall, Vaccines and Much, Much More

Dec 16, 2024

Congress Scrambles to Avert Christmas Shutdown

Congress Scrambles to Avert Christmas Shutdown

Dec 13, 2024

House Passes $884 Billion Defense Policy Bill

House Passes $884 Billion Defense Policy Bill

Dec 12, 2024

House Set to Vote on $895 Billion Defense Bill After Bipartisan Deal

House Set to Vote on $895 Billion Defense Bill After Bipartisan Deal

Dec 9, 2024

Penn Economists Propose Reforms to Cut Debt Without Economic Damage

Penn Economists Propose Reforms to Cut Debt Without Economic Damage

Dec 6, 2024

Musk and Ramaswamy Hit Capitol Hill for DOGE ‘Brainstorming’

Musk and Ramaswamy Hit Capitol Hill for DOGE ‘Brainstorming’

Dec 6, 2024

Wall Street Has Doubts About DOGE — but Firmly Believes Trump Will Cut Taxes

Wall Street Has Doubts About DOGE — but Firmly Believes Trump Will Cut Taxes

Dec 4, 2024

Congress Prepares Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid December Shutdown

Congress Prepares Stopgap Spending Bill to Avoid December Shutdown

Dec 3, 2024

Trump Picks Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought to Oversee Budget Office

Trump Picks Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought to Oversee Budget Office

Nov 26, 2024

National Debt Tops $36 Trillion

National Debt Tops $36 Trillion

Nov 23, 2024

Chart of the Day: Unauthorized Spending

Chart of the Day: Unauthorized Spending

Nov 22, 2024

Marjorie Taylor Greene to Coordinate With Cost-Cutting Effort by Musk, Ramaswamy

Marjorie Taylor Greene to Coordinate With Cost-Cutting Effort by Musk, Ramaswamy

Nov 22, 2024