Government And Institutions

Trump taps tech titans to tackle government waste

Tech leaders from America’s biggest companies will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday to discuss innovative ways to streamline government services, trim regulations and cut federal costs.

White House split over debt ceiling as deadline looms

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has repeatedly asked Congress to pass a “clean” debt ceiling bill — with no reforms attached — before the August recess, but Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Thursday the White House hasn’t decided on a strategy, just over a month before Mnuchin’s recommended deadline.

Mnuchin’s Dodd-Frank reform advice fires up Sen. Warren, Dems

A new U.S. Treasury Department report is lighting a fire under Democrats, particularly Wall Street watchdog Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who said Tuesday recommendations to weaken parts of Dodd-Frank, an Obama-era financial law, are “radical.”

Mnuchin’s Dodd-Frank reform advice fires up Sen. Warren, Dems

A new U.S. Treasury Department report is lighting a fire under Democrats, particularly Wall Street watchdog Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who said Tuesday recommendations to weaken parts of Dodd-Frank, an Obama-era financial law, are “radical.”

House votes to gut Dodd-Frank

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would significantly roll back an Obama-era financial law known as Dodd-Frank, enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

House votes to gut Dodd-Frank

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would significantly roll back an Obama-era financial law known as Dodd-Frank, enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

U.S.-Mexico trade tensions intensify despite sugar deal

The Mexican sugar industry pushed for a probe into unfair U.S. trade practices Wednesday, despite leaders of the two countries reaching an agreement on sugar prices Tuesday intended to sidestep a potential trade war over the commodity.