News and Views
October 4, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Biden Makes First Briefing Room Appearance as President to Tout Economy, Port Deal — The Hill
- Dockworkers Union Suspends Strike; Ports Reopen on East and Gulf Coasts — Washington Post
- How Biden Helped End a Strike That Threatened Democrats in November — Washington Post
- As Trump Makes False Claims About Hurricane Relief, White House Calls It 'Poison' — Washington Post
- US Adds a Robust 254,000 Jobs and Unemployment Dips to 4.1% in Sign of Still-Sturdy Labor Market — Associated Press
- The Job Market Is Chugging Along, Completing a Solid Economic Picture — New York Times
- Job Growth Blows Away Expectations, in Boost for Harris — Politico
- Trump Losing Ground With Women on Economy, Poll Shows — Politico
- Pandemic Start-Ups Are Thriving, and Helping to Fuel the Economy — New York Times
- The IRS Is Expanding Its Free Tax Filing Service. Do You Qualify? — Washington Post
- Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests — New York Times
- 'Trump Bible' One of Few That Meet Walters' Criteria for Oklahoma Classrooms — The Oklahoman
- Biden Makes First Briefing Room Appearance as President to Tout Economy, Port Deal — The Hill
- Dockworkers Union Suspends Strike; Ports Reopen on East and Gulf Coasts — Washington Post
- How Biden Helped End a Strike That Threatened Democrats in November — Washington Post
- As Trump Makes False Claims About Hurricane Relief, White House Calls It 'Poison' — Washington Post
- US Adds a Robust 254,000 Jobs and Unemployment Dips to 4.1% in Sign of Still-Sturdy Labor Market — Associated Press
- The Job Market Is Chugging Along, Completing a Solid Economic Picture — New York Times
- Job Growth Blows Away Expectations, in Boost for Harris — Politico
- Trump Losing Ground With Women on Economy, Poll Shows — Politico
- Pandemic Start-Ups Are Thriving, and Helping to Fuel the Economy — New York Times
- The IRS Is Expanding Its Free Tax Filing Service. Do You Qualify? — Washington Post
- Hurricane Helene Deaths Will Continue for Years, Study Suggests — New York Times
- 'Trump Bible' One of Few That Meet Walters' Criteria for Oklahoma Classrooms — The Oklahoman
Views and Analysis
- No, Biden Didn't Take FEMA Relief Money to Use on Migrants â but Trump Did — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post
- Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief — Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Jobs Report Adds to Economic Momentum for Harris — Jim Tankersley, New York Times
- The Jobs Report Is Good News for the Fed — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times
- Why A Second Trump Term Might Go Full Social Darwinist — Jonathan Chait, New York
- JD Vance's Family Politics Are Incoherent — Monica Hesse, Washington Post
- Inside a Trump Ad Saying Harris Will Raise Taxes and He Will Cut Them — Jonathan Swan, New York Times
- The Disappearing Bidens: A Quiet End to a Presidency — Alex Thompson and Neal Rothschild, Axios
October 3, 2024
Fiscal News Roundup
- Biden Calls for Putting 'Politics Aside' in Visit to Storm-Ravaged Florida, Georgia — Washington Post
- Helene's Death Toll Reaches 200 as Crews Try to Reach the Most Remote Areas Hit by the Storm — Associated Press
- Trump Initially Refused to Give California Wildfire Aid Because It's a Blue State, Ex-Aide Says — Politico
- Hurricane Helene Brings Climate Change to Forefront of the Presidential Campaign — Associated Press
- Liz Cheney Hits the Trail for Harris in the Birthplace of the Republican Party — NBC News
- Rep. Jim Jordan Angles to Lead a Possible House Republican Minority — Washington Post
- US Judge Deals Setback to Republican Suit Against Biden Student Debt Relief — Reuters
- Energy Department Plugs $1.5 Billion Into New Grid Projects — Roll Call
- Three Mile Island Owner Seeks Taxpayer Backing for Microsoft AI Deal — Washington Post
- US Labor Market on Firmer Ground as Hurricane Helene, Strike Distortions Loom — Reuters
- Environmental Exceptions for Chips Underscore Tensions in Biden's Economic Agenda — Semafor
- What Economists Say About JD Vance's Claim That Immigrants Drive Up Housing Costs — NBC News
Views and Analysis
- To Revive Manufacturing, How Much Can a President Do? — Lydia DePillis, New York Times
- How a Wonky Centrist Catchphrase Explains Harris's Platform — Jordan Weissmann, Washington Post
- The Big Tax Hike Coming in Just Over a Year: Kevin Brady on How US Tax Reform Actually Happens — Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg (podcast)
- Actually, the U.S. Labor Market Remains Very Strong — Elise Gould, Economic Policy Institute
- Vance Wants to Be a 'Pro-Family' Republican. His Party Isn't There Yet — Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Semafor
- Whom Does Trump Plan to Deport? Whomever Trump Wants to Deport — Philip Bump, Washington Post
- No Amount of Evidence Will Convince Republicans of Trump's 2020 Guilt — Philip Bump, Washington Post