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Fiscal News Roundup
- Hiring Burst of 162,000 Jobs in August Puts the Focus Squarely Back on Inflation in the US — Associated Press
- Trump Says He Will Cease Trading With Top Partners Unless Fed Lowers Rates — CNN
- World's Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund Plans to Cut U.S. Treasury Holdings — CNBC
- Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats — New York Times
- House Democrat Says the Pentagon Sought NIH Funds for Defense Use — NOTUS
- Democrats Eye Expanded Medicare Coverage if They Take U.S. House — Washington Post
- Employer Health Costs Are Expected to Spike in 2027 — New York Times
- Big Employers Drop Benefits as Costs Rise — Axios
- A Costly Summer Sendoff Approaches — Axios
- Reflecting Pool Saga Continues With Another Contractor Hired to Clean the Algae — CNN
- Democratic Senators Ask McMahon for Details on Student Loan Administration Spending — The Hill
- Trump's Arch May Break Ground Without Final Approval. Veterans Are Trying to Stop It — NPR
Views and Analysis
- 'This Place Doesn't Have to Work This Way' — Paul Kane, NOTUS
- Capitol Agenda: What Johnson's Early Exit Could Leave Behind — Calen Razor, Politico
- Fed Rate Decision Still Hangs on Inflation After Jobs Report — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Bloomberg
- America's Labor Market Is Paralyzed by Policy — Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg
- The Biggest Affordability Issues for Voters in 4 Competitive Senate Races — Dan Merica and Rachel Lerman, Washington Post
- The Fight Over Food Prices Won't End Soon — Mary Ellen Klas, Bloomberg
- The Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It — Merrill Goozner, Washington Monthly
- Fact Check: Vance Repeats Trump's Fictional '$19 Trillion' Investment Figure — Daniel Dale, CNN
- Erica Schwartz Is Failing Her First Test as CDC Head — Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg
- This Is the Biggest Obstacle to New Cancer Cures — Ruxandra Teslo, New York Times
Fiscal News Roundup
- Trump Administration Pushes to Remove Tax Exemption for Private Colleges With DEI Policies — Associated Press
- Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students — New York Times
- House Plans Quick September Exit — Roll Call
- Diesel Prices Hit All-Time High as Trump Administration Brandishes Energy Policies — Politico
- Trump Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones — New York Times
- US Trade Gap Widens to Largest Since Early 2025 on AI Push — Bloomberg
- White House Defends Trump's Beef Import Plan After Report on Billionaire's Influence — The Hill
- Trump Says He'll Ask Europe to Pay Back US for Munitions Sent to Ukraine — Politico
- Bipartisan Insulin Price Cap Introduced in House as Lawmakers Seek Affordability Win — The Hill
- States Sue Over Move to End Federal Funds for Youth Gender Transition Treatment — New York Times
- Democrats Seize on Two GOP Midterm Vulnerabilities: Data Centers and the 'Big Beautiful Bill' — Politico
- Fed Governor Waller Indicates He Will Support Holding Rates Steady at September Meeting — CNBC
- 'I Wouldn't Call It a War,' Vance Says After Iran Hostilities Flare — The Hill
Views and Analysis
- There Are Four Forces Pressuring Bonds: War Is No. 1 — Jack Pitcher, Shradha Dinesh and Ryan Dezember, Wall Street Journal
- Rate Rise in Play as Fed Officials Await Inflation Data — Colby Smith, New York Times
- Why We'll Have to Get Used to 'Meh' Job Reports — Justin Lahart, Wall Street Journal
- Trump Is Set to Mark a Dangerous First for the Labor Force — Stuart Anderson and Mark Regets, Washington Post
- Why Trump's Venezuela Oil Grab Is No Quick Fix for Gas Prices — Benoît Morenne, Wall Street Journal
- Defunding the U.S. Military — Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
- The Food Stamp Reform Is Working — Wall Street Journal Editorial Board
- House Republicans Decide to Do Even Less Work Ahead of the Midterm Elections — Steve Benen, MS Now
- California's Pro-Business Wealth Tax Proposition — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Wall Street Journal
- What Five Revenue Raisers in the Options Guide Tell Us About Sound Tax Reform — Andrew Lautz, Tax Foundation
- Going Bold: Paul Ryan & Kevin Brady on Tax Reform — Erica York, Kyle Hulehan, Dan Carvajal, Tax Foundation (podcast)