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Fiscal News Roundup
- Schumer Hopeful Congress Can Avoid a Shutdown but Places Onus on Republicans and Trump — – Politico
- Thune Says Republicans Open to Conversations About Obamacare – but Not Tied to Stopgap Funding Bill — – CNN
- Jeffries Demands 'Ironclad' Health Care Deal in Latest Shutdown Escalation — – Politico
- GOP Hopes to Make Potential Shutdown as Painful for Dems as Possible — – The Hill
- House Centrists Attempt Quiet Rescue of Obamacare Subsidy Talks — – Politico
- Johnson and Thune’s New Dilemma: A GOP Fight Over Abortion — – Politico
- Wall Street Bets Against Trump on Tariff Refunds, While Importers Suffer — – Washington Post
- Inside Trump’s Chaotic Overhaul of the H-1B Visa — – Wall Street Journal
- As Texas Flooded, Key Staff Say FEMA’s Leader Could Not Be Reached — – Washington Post
- A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain — – New York Times
- US Readies $20 Billion Rescue to Help Milei Win in Argentina — – New York Times
- Judge Finds Trump Violated Law in Firing IGs, but Allows Dismissal to Stand — – The Hill
- Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says — – ProPublica
- Thune Says to Expect ‘Explosive’ Oversight Hearings on Trump’s Powers — – The Hill
- Thune Breaks With Trump Admin Over Tylenol, Government Role in Free Speech — – Politico
- Trump's Approval Dips as Americans Worry About Economy, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds — – Reuters
- The Economy Was a Strength for Trump in His First Term. Not Anymore, According to Recent Polling — – Associated Press
- Trump White House Unveils ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ With Biden Autopen Portrait — – The Hill
Views and Analysis
- Trump Decides to Own the Shutdown — – David Dayen, American Prospect
- Who’ll Lose When Government Shuts Down? — – Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- Another Congress, Another Costly Continuing Resolution — – Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Hill
- Millions of Americans Are Facing Food Stamp Cuts as Grocery Costs Continue to Rise — – Aimee Picchi, CBS News
- ‘Economically Illiterate’: Trump’s $100K H-1B Visa Fee — – Youyou Zhou, León Krauze and David Bier, Washington Post
- Why Did Tom Homan Accept $50,000 in a Paper Bag? — – Patricia Lopez, Bloomberg
- President Trump, Your Aid Cuts Are Costing Lives and Money — – Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
- Stephen Miran’s Rate-Cut Arguments Don’t Add Up — – James Mackintosh, Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s Tax Break on Tips Has a Catch. Here’s What to Know — – Michelle Singletary, Washington Post
- The Trump Administration Is Building a Fiscal House of Cards — – William McBride, Tax Foundation
- Mamdani’s Plan for Government-Run Grocery Stores: Will It Help? — – Alex Pena, Daniel Vergara, Mark Boyer and Jeremy Raff, New York Times (video)
Fiscal News Roundup
- Trump Cancels Meeting With Schumer and Jeffries — Politico
- A Shutdown Would Give Trump More Power Over Federal Spending — Washington Post
- Why Obamacare Funding Is a Sticking Point in the Fight to Avoid a Government Shutdown — NBC News
- Trump’s Bitterness With Schumer Increases Odds of Shutdown — The Hill
- Democrats Knock Trump for ‘Running Away From Negotiating Table’ After Meeting Cancellation — The Hill
- Trump Blasts UN Over Immigration, Climate in Combative Speech — Bloomberg
- Backing Away From Russia, Trump Says Ukraine Should Win Back Its Land and NATO Allies Should Shoot Down Incursions — Politico
- Trump Backs Milei, Downplays Need for ‘Bailout’ in Argentina — Bloomberg
- Trump’s Escalating Attacks on Vaccines Shock Public Health Leaders — Washington Post
- ‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say — KFF Health News
- Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore $500 Million in Federal Grant Funding to UCLA — Associated Press
- Trump Plans H-1B Lottery Overhaul to Prioritize Higher Earners — Bloomberg
- Powell Signals Federal Reserve to Move Slowly on Interest Rate Cuts — Associated Press
- ABC Bringing Kimmel Back to Air, but Some Station Owners Are Boycotting Him — Washington Post
- Trump’s Best and Worst Actions, According to Supporters and Critics in Poll — Washington Post
Views and Analysis
- ‘This May Be the Most Difficult Day in My Career’: Experts React to Trump’s Autism Remarks — Helen Tager-Flusberg, Alison Singer, Brian K. Lee and Eric Garcia, New York Times
- Dr. Trump? The President Reprises His COVID Era, This Time Sharing Unproven Medical Advice on Autism — Will Weissert, Associated Press
- Trump’s Tylenol Briefing Peddled Junk Science — Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg
- ‘I’m Not a Doctor’: This Shoddy Autism Science Helps No One — Washington Post Editorial Board
- The Latest Casualty of Trump’s War on Data Is a Critical Hunger Report — Grace Segers, New Republic
- Want to Revive the Economy? Start Here — Roger Wicker and Katherine Boyle, Washington Post
- Solar Tax Credits Are Ending. Here’s Why That Could Be Good for Solar — Michael J. Coren, Washington Post
- Trump’s Changes to Parent Plus Student Loans May Limit College Options — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post
- Miran Is Contradicting Himself on the Case for Big Rate Cuts — Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg
- Trump Saved TikTok — and Wrecked the Rule of Law — Max Boot, Washington Post
- The Method in Trump’s Madness — Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
- Four Easy Fixes for the Housing Crisis — Rebecca Patterson, New York Times
- For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions — Eli Cahan, ProPublica