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Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Lael Brainard, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, left, in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Bloomberg via Getty Images;© 2019

Biden Faces Key Economic Decision Ahead of Reelection

Joe Biden recently named Lael Brainard his top economic adviser in a White House reshuffle which has opened up her position as Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s No. 2. Brainard, who is now the director of Biden's…

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) logo displayed on a smartphone screen with a United States flag in the background. The FEC has raised contribution limits in 2023/2024. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Inflation Hits Politics: FEC Raises Limits On Individual…

Inflation has lead the FEC to raise the limits on individual contribution to candidates by $400 per election. Individuals can now give up to $3,300 per election, compared to previous limit of $2,900, coming to…

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These Benefits Will Disappear When Biden Ends COVID…

Biden and the White House have informed Congress that the President intends to end the COVID-19 National Emergency and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11. This comes after most of the world has returned…

AOC Says Bad Economy Is Due To “Trump…

Despite Democrats having been in control of congress for two years, “Donald Trump” is still their go-to answer when questioned about why the economy continues to do poorly. Alexandria Osasio-Cortez was asked by a reporter…

US GDP Grew 2.9% in Fourth Quarter But…

The United States economy grew more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2022, but momentum seems to have cooled heading into the new year. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services…

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Reining in Government Spending? Let’s Get Real

Behind the refusal of the House Republican Party’s so-called freedom caucus to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is the caucus’s skepticism that he will actually “rein in government spending.” I’ve never quite understood why…