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Biden administration
White House moves to stop alleged price gouging
Jul 19, 2023
Food inflation is a major complaint, but some farmers and companies say market forces will keep prices in check.
New energy projects are coming to small towns. Where will workers live?
by
Caitlin Tan
Jul 11, 2023
The Biden administration is eyeing nuclear as one solution to ‘clean’ energy, but as a new nuclear plant moves into a rural community in Wyoming, there's another challenge — housing shortages for workers.
As student loan repayments are set to restart, the Education Department looks to ease the transition
Jul 3, 2023
For one thing: the first year after payments restart, borrowers who fall behind won’t be penalized.
Some U.S. manufacturers are still benefiting from Trump-era tariffs
Jun 16, 2023
The Biden administration hasn’t removed Trump’s tariffs on steel or aluminum — to the benefit of some U.S. manufacturers.
Biden plan to end homelessness is missing a crucial ingredient: more money
May 30, 2023
Getting an unhoused person into a home can cost $10,000 a year — and more than 580,000 people are unhoused on any given night.
The debt limit is not a tool for "extortion," Biden adviser Lael Brainard says
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Sarah Leeson
Apr 26, 2023
The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.
After Norfolk derailment, Biden wants more funding for the EPA
by
Ali Budner
Mar 16, 2023
The White House is proposing $12 billion to fund the agency, nearly 20% more than the EPA’s budget this year.
For public good, not for profit.
EPA proposes new limits on forever chemicals in drinking water
by
Lily Jamali
Mar 16, 2023
PFAS are linked to health issues including cancer. Critics are concerned about the costs of complying with the proposed standards.
Buckle up for a big economics week in Washington
Mar 6, 2023
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies on Capitol Hill tomorrow and Wednesday. President Biden is set to release a budget outline on Thursday, and we get February jobs numbers this Friday.
Biden administration makes a long-term bet with its CHIPS plan
Mar 3, 2023
But will it work out as the President hopes?