When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.
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Trump says he spoke with Putin and Zelenskyy in separate calls
The White House has confirmed that President Trump discussed negotiations to end the war in Ukraine during separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’ for sales of tequila and mezcal, industry group says
The U.S. spirits industry maintained its market share leadership over beer and wine for a third straight year in 2024, even as revenues slid, according to new data released Tuesday.
Zelle payments top $1 trillion in 2024 as network’s growth outpaces rivals including PayPal
Zelle, the payments network run by banks-owned Early Warning Services, crossed $1 trillion in total volumes last year, which it said was the most ever for a peer-to-peer platform.
Trump wants interest rate cuts. The market isn’t buying it.
Just before the release of Wednesday’s monthly consumer price report, President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Inflation heats up, adding pressure on Trump over vow to lower prices
Price growth sped up unexpectedly in January, posing an early challenge to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda.
January consumer price index report shows a rise in inflation and prices
New numbers from the January consumer price index report show a rise in gas, eggs and coffee prices. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Investopedia’s Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver break down the inflation numbers, which rose 0.4%, exceeding forecasts for 0.3%.
Elon Musk takes questions from Oval Office about government cuts
Elon Musk answered questions on Tuesday in the Oval Office next to President Donald Trump about his dramatic makeover of the federal government, saying they have identified billions of dollars in fraud and waste without providing specific evidence. It comes as the Trump administration fired the USAID inspector general, one day after his office released a report critical of efforts to downsize the agency. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
Trump’s feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He too investigated Jan. 6th
Emil Bove, the acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, worked on Jan. 6 cases himself
This obscure law is one reason Trump’s agenda keeps losing in court
Lawyers challenging Trump’s use of executive power are turning to a familiar weapon in their armory: the Administrative Procedure Act.