How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A few weeks before Donald Trump was sworn in as president, members of his transition team went to the Treasury Department to ...
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After the Bell: South Africa’s greylist escape plan moves to Department of Justice. Bugger
Three outstanding ‘actions’ remain that South Africa must satisfy. Each presents significant challenges, but the biggest is demonstrating a ‘sustained increase’ in the investigation and prosecution of ...
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system
Former officials have said it is extremely unusual for anyone connected to political appointees to access them.
Abbott ends DEI programs in state agencies
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday that directed all Texas state agencies to eliminate any forms of DEI ...
Protesters decry new ICE facility in Pflugerville. See photos
People protested a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Pflugerville that is expected to open in April.
Elon Musk’s team gains access to Treasury Department’s payments system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system late Friday, handing Elon Musk and the team he is ...
Real World Economics: The Fed cannot save our wayward economy
An applied Friedmanite, Volcker understood that excess growth of the money supply was the root cause of this near-hyperinflation. He knew that the Fed cannot solve all economic woes. It can, however, ...