Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

July 2018

Source: Associated Press
Jul 31, 2018
Fed Is Set to Leave Rates Alone as Trade War Raises Anxiety
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 30, 2018
Treasury Sees Second-Half U.S. Borrowing at Most Since 2008
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 30, 2018
Now Trump Says He Is Willing to Negotiate on Border Wall Funding
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 30, 2018
Trump Administration Mulls a Unilateral Tax Cut for the Rich
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 29, 2018
Trump Threatens Again to Shut Down Federal Government over Border-Wall Funding
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Source: The Hill
Jul 29, 2018
Trump Faces Long Odds in Avoiding Big Spending Bill
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 27, 2018
Trump Cheers ‘Amazing’ Economic Growth as Economists Caution It Could Be a Blip
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 26, 2018
After High Hopes in Senate, a Pit Stop for Spending Package
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Source: POLITICO
Jul 25, 2018
McConnell, Ryan Pitch Trump on Plan to Avoid Shutdown
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 25, 2018
GOP Leaders Try to Steer Trump Away From Pre-Election Shutdown
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Source: Associated Press
Jul 25, 2018
House Republicans Seek More Tax Cuts as Elections Near
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 24, 2018
House Republicans Ready New Tax-Cut Package, Aim to Advance It Ahead of Midterms
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Source: Reuters
Jul 23, 2018
House Republicans to Be Briefed on Tax Proposal on Tuesday
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Source: CNBC
Jul 23, 2018
The Bottom Half Is Bolstering the US Economy, Thanks to Borrowing
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Source: The Hill
Jul 19, 2018
House Completes First Half of 2019 Spending Bills
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Source: CNBC
Jul 19, 2018
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Drop to the Lowest Level Since 1969
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 18, 2018
In New Round of Tax Cuts, Retirement Changes Seen as Most Likely to Pass
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 17, 2018
House Eyes $5 Billion for Trump’s Border Wall, Setting up Showdown with Senate
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 17, 2018
House Farm Bill Author Stumps for SNAP Work Mandates as Reckoning Approaches
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Source: Reuters
Jul 17, 2018
Trump, House Republicans Discuss Further Tax Cuts at White House
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Source: The Hill
Jul 17, 2018
White House Budget Projects $1 Trillion Deficit in 2019
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Source: CNBC
Jul 17, 2018
Powell Backs More Rate Hikes as Economy Growing "Considerably Stronger"
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Source: Reuters
Jul 16, 2018
Republicans Target Elections with More Deficit-Boosting Tax Cuts
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 16, 2018
Joint Budget Committee Will Meet on the Side to Work It Out
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 13, 2018
Fed Sees Strong Economy Despite Trade War, Surging Oil Prices
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