Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...
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'Waste, fraud and abuse' is a political fight older than the nation. Here's what to know
Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept and resulting battles are older than the nation: Think “taxation without representation” and the ...
Here are the agencies purging federal workers
In the latest federal shake-up, the Trump administration ordered the heads of several agencies across the government to start firing employees who were still within their probationary period — or ...
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk team access to federal government’s payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General is auditing security of the federal government’s payment system amid ...
Here’s a look at the history of the penny and why it could be going away
When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.87%, fourth straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fourth week in a row, an encouraging sign for prospective ...
Fed Policy Is Better When Politics Aren’t Involved: Powell
Powell emphasized the importance of the central bank remaining independent from elected lawmakers’ wishes. “We’ll make better ...