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New chair can help downsize bloated Fed staff
Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a significant opportunity for the Federal Reserve’s new leader. A new chairman of the Federal Reserve is an opportunity to scale…
Scott Bessent
U.S. secretary of the treasury since 2025
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Treasury to take over student loan debt collection
Steven Nelson and Josh Christenson write for the New York Post about a significant development for people with student loan debt. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter to…
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Treasury shuttering charities that funnel money to Hamas
Bryan Hyde writes for American Greatness about one of the federal government’s latest anti-terrorism acts. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Thursday that it…
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Partisans make unusual 2A arguments after ICE shooting
Editors at National Review Online note an interesting role reversal in the wake of a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. So strong has been the pull of reflexive partisanship in…
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Argentina’s election results have an American impact
John Fund of National Review Online assesses the significance of Argentina’s recent election. President Javier Milei was the big winner of last week’s midterm elections in Argentina. He blew past…
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Trump’s Argentina deal labeled a gamble
Editors at National Review Online ponder President Donald Trump’s recent agreement with Argentina. For a president who prides himself on putting America first to throw a massive lifeline to Argentina,…
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Treasury urged to probe CAIR over possible Hamas links
Chuck Ross of the Washington Free Beacon reports on a congressional request linked to terrorism concerns. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) are urging the…
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Trump stands up to ‘woke’ banks
Justin Haskins writes for the Federalist about a significant Trump administration action. On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will finally put an end to banks’ discrimination…
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Why does tax-cutting Trump brag about raising taxes?
Dominic Pino writes for National Review Online about President Trump’s efforts to undercut his own tax-cutting legacy. Donald Trump’s legislative legacy will be as a tax-cutter. He signed the Tax…
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Over one-third of Treasury payments not tied to appropriation
Susie Moore writes for RedState.com about a disturbing revelation on Capitol Hill. I didn’t have an opportunity to watch Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s testimony before the House Appropriations Financial Services…
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Assessing Trump’s team of ‘vipers’
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explores the impact of President Donald Trump’s top advisers. When Donald Trump’s administration runs aground, an almost clichéd response from his disappointed supporters is…
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Trouble in Trump camp over tariffs?
Editors at Issues and Insights explore the president’s bumbling rollout of a tariff policy. So far, President Donald Trump has been piloting his second term like Maverick from “Top Gun.”…