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Trump administration pulls federal approval of congestion pricing in New York City

Feb 20, 2025
New York became the first city in the country to implement congestion pricing in January.
New York is the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing.
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As federal data disappears, that comes at a cost

Feb 18, 2025
You can't manage what you can't measure. And under the Trump administration, a number of data sets that investors and businesses use have gone missing.
A CDC page with figures on health disparities among LGBTQ youth was taken down, then republished as a result of a court order — but with a note from the Trump administration at top.
Screenshot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

How blue state Republicans could shape Congressional legislation this year

Republicans have a slim majority in the House of Representatives — and those from liberal states could throw their weight around.
New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis could be among the GOP leaders from a liberal state that could have massive sway in the House of Representatives.
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The Trump administration has ordered the CFPB to stop its work. What does the agency do?

Feb 11, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates financial products on behalf of the public, has returned billions of dollars to consumers.
Supporters of the CFPB rally outside of its headquarters on Monday.
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Let's do the numbers on the end of protected status for Venezuelan immigrants

Feb 7, 2025
President Donald Trump is ending a program that's allowed hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants to live and work in the U.S.
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Trump wants lower yields on 10-year bonds. Can he make that happen?

Feb 6, 2025
The new administration hopes that energy dominance and government efficiency can bring down borrowing rates.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) with President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office. Bessent said the administration's policies will reduce 10-year bond yields.
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U.S. nonprofits still reeling from federal funding freeze

Feb 6, 2025
Courts have blocked the order, but some nonprofits have still had to furlough workers and put projects on hold.
Nonprofit projects ranging from environmental cleanups to health and mental health services have been impacted by Trump's attempted federal grants and funding freeze.
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Is the way Trump and Musk are running the economy even legal?

Feb 5, 2025
Kai Ryssdal speaks with an expert in constitutional and administrative law about how the Trump administration is running the economy.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, stand Behind President Donald Trump on February 3, 2025.
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A look at the economic impact of the 2017 tax cuts

Feb 5, 2025
The Trump administration said the tax cuts would pay for themselves, but according to a study “that's just not true at all."
Donald Trump signing into law the Tax Cut and Reform Bill, a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package, in December 2017.
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Why China's tariff reaction included an investigation into Google

Feb 5, 2025
The tech giant’s flagship search engine, along with YouTube, have been largely unavailable in China for years.
Google pulled out of China in 2019 after the country was implicated in a hack of Google’s corporate data.
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