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Marketplace: Musk-led DOGE has access to the US Treasury’s payment system. What will they do with it?
“We have people who are in positions to be theoretically deciding what checks get written and what checks don’t get written based on their own political priori…
The New York Times: Who pays for tariffs? Here’s what you need to know.
“Having the cost of a tariff passed through to consumers might seem like a bad thing. But Wendy Edelberg, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said it…
CBS News: What does Trump’s federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
“‘If it's resolved quickly, the aggregate economic effects for the first quarter will be modest, but it will matter a whole lot to people on the other side of …
Yahoo Finance: Trump immigration policies may ‘reduce GDP growth’ by 0.5%
"Immigrants have a relatively large footprint in the agricultural industry, for example, so I would absolutely expect a reduction in immigration to result in h…
CNBC: Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices
“Unauthorized immigrants are key parts of the workforce, especially in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and the service sector. So those areas of the …
The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump fails to comment on Musk’s plans for government cuts
“In Trump’s first term, he proposed cuts particularly in programs for people of need, including millions of hard-pressed working families, many of whom voted f…
Marketplace: Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force
“'You’re asking young families to spend a college tuition to have their child taken care of,' said Lauren Bauer, an economist with the Brookings Institution. '…
CNBC: Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care
“In a recent Brookings Institution study, researchers weighed the potential effects on the labor market and U.S. gross domestic product in 2025 in high- and lo…
