A group of Senate Democrats, joined by independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), are pressing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer over tariffs refunds following a Supreme Court decision earlier this year that ruled certain Trump administration tariffs were illegal. The letter, signed by Sens. E...
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Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday said Republicans cannot survive the anger people are feeling about the ongoing affordability crisis ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Appearing on NewsNation, host Leland Vittert asked O’Reilly if remarks made by Republican candida...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he has “great confidence” in Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh after the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter point against the wishes of President Trump. “I have great confidence in Chair Warsh,” Bessent told host Joe Kerne...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday officials from the U.S. and China are considering lowering tariffs on “noncritical” products, as President Trump prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Washington, D.C. During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Be...
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Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve’s Minneapolis branch, said Sunday that inflation is “still too high,” days after the central bank raised interest rates. “Even if we strip out energy, which is really volatile, and strip out food, they matter a lot, but in terms...
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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that the GOP needs to “do more” to lower costs for Americans with the midterms roughly six weeks away. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Barrasso acknowledged that people “around the country are feeling the pain...
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted Sunday the U.S. will be “out of” Iran in six months, as the conflict approaches the seven-month mark. While stumping for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in Nebraska, Kennedy acknowledged the war has resulted in price increases for oil and fertilize...
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The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.
