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Trump's Second Term

What a second Trump term means for U.S. fiscal health

by David Brancaccio , Ariana Rosas and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 11, 2024
U.S. fiscal health is at higher risk after Trump won the election. Marketplace's David Brancaccio speaks with Harvard professor Jason Furman to learn more.
"President Trump was basically every week announcing a new area of income that would not be subject to tax," said professor Jason Furman. "You add all of that up, and it's more than $10 trillion worth of promises."
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Most people aren't rich enough to benefit from sunsetting estate tax provision

by Savannah Peters
Nov 1, 2024
The upcoming election could impact whether a provision of Trump-era tax reform is extended beyond 2026.
Then-President Donald Trump speaks about the passage of tax reform legislation on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, Dec. 20, 2017.
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In a 2nd Trump term, Fed independence would go “out the window,” economist says

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Oct 28, 2024
Kai Ryssdal explores what would happen to the global economy if the Federal Reserve lost its autonomy.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the process for making interest rate decisions “is always the same.” At meetings, FOMC members ask, “What's the right thing to do for the people we serve?' … It's never about anything else."
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Election officials work to keep voting on track post-Helene

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 4, 2024
State election officials face challenges ensuring voting access to those impacted by flooding and other damaged caused by Hurricane Helene.
State election officials will face a challenge ensuring voting access to those who will vote by mail in the November presidential elections following widespread flooding in Western North Carolina.
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