Biden uses weaker-than-expected May jobs report to tout economic agenda
President Biden cited the May jobs report on Friday as evidence that his economic plan is working and the U.S. is poised for a full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, even though employers hired fewer workers than expected last month.
Biden suspending Alaska oil, gas leases goes against reason for statehood: Gov. Dunleavy
EXCLUSIVE: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says President Biden’s decision to suspend oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t make sense and will only weaken America.
Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment
President Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is not softening Washington's stance toward Beijing.
Biden's proposed 39.6% top tax rate would hit these individuals, families
President Biden introduced a sweeping spending plan earlier this year financed in part by raising taxes on the top sliver of U.S. households, including raising the top individual income rate to 39.6%.
Rep. Brady unveils GOP efforts to expand family paid leave, tax reform
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, unveils family paid leave proposal and the push to end government checks in an effort to propel the economy.
Biden offers to drop corporate tax hike during infrastructure negotiations with Republicans
President Biden offered to scrap his proposed corporate tax hike during negotiations with Republicans on an infrastructure plan, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
US ‘way below’ jobs potential, former Reagan economic adviser says
Art Laffer, a former economic adviser to Ronald Reagan, said on Thursday that he is “not optimistic about the Biden long-term jobs situation.”
White House ransomware memo urges businesses to harden cyber defenses
The White House is urging the private sector to take ransomware crime seriously by ensuring corporate cyber defenses match the threat, while warning that "no company is safe" from being targeted.
DeSantis signs $101.5B Florida budget after vetoing $1.5B
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $101.5 billion budget Wednesday after vetoing $1.5 billion, including $1 billion in federal money for an emergency response fund he said had strings attached that made it unusable.
White House gearing up for May jobs numbers after weak showing in April
Washington is closely watching Friday's May jobs report as Democrats look to pass $4 trillion in new spending on top of a $1.9 trillion bill passed earlier this year.
Biden’s electric vehicle metals import plan ‘not viable’: USA Rare Earth CEO
USA Rare Earth CEO Pini Althaus pushed back on the Biden administration's plan to rely on other countries to produce metals for electric vehicles and other American-made technology on FOX Business' "Mornings with Maria."
Biden spending proposals a ‘mystery’ amid ‘tremendous’ economic recovery: Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Former CBO Director and American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin argued the U.S. economy is recovering on its own.
Kudlow: Biden's economic plan is 'just stagnation'
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow criticized the Biden administration's infrastructure plan Wednesday likening it to the Green New Deal on "Kudlow."
How Biden has overhauled America's approach to the oil industry
President Biden on Tuesday suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the latest move in a series of sweeping policy changes to how the U.S. approaches the oil industry.
Half of all US states to terminate Biden-backed COVID-19 unemployment benefits early
Half of U.S. states, all of them led by Republican governors, are cutting off billions of dollars in unemployment benefits for residents, rebuffing a key part of President Joe Biden’s response to the coronavirus recession.
Biden's budget excludes student loan forgiveness, so what should you do with college debt?
President Biden's budget proposal doesn't include student loan forgiveness. Here's what you can do with your outstanding college debt balance.
HUD feels heat as demands grow to reinstate housing voucher rules
EXCLUSIVE: One day after President Biden scrapped former President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program, the pressure is building for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to ax its policy changes that make it easier for illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded housing vouchers.
House Republicans demand top Biden economic adviser tackle 'burgeoning' inflation
A coalition of House Republicans is calling on President Biden's chief economic adviser to explain how the administration plans to combat the "burgeoning inflation crisis" as the White House pushes another $6 trillion in new spending.
These 25 states are ending $300 unemployment benefits this summer
A growing number of GOP-led states are planning to end supplemental unemployment benefits designed to help out-of-work Americans weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Braun says Biden-Capito meeting unlikely to lead to infrastructure compromise: 'I don't see it happening'
Sen. Mike Braun said he seriously doubts the Wednesday meeting between Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and President Biden will lead to a compromise on infrastructure, throwing cold water on negotiations both sides say are productive.


















