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Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington

Government spending could be separated from GDP reports—doing so could distort a fundamental measure of the U.S. economy’s health

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

The executive order would streamline the permitting process for obtaining wood products.

Trump takes actions to increase lumber supplies and curb wood imports

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Dozens of eggs roll along a conveyor belt

The USDA says egg prices could jump another 41% this year. Just last month, the increase was predicted to be 20%

By Josh Funk, Josh Boak, and others

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump executive order directs government to consider copper tariffs—’It will have a big impact’

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Trump executive order aims to seize control from independent watchdogs — SEC, FTC, and FCC

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick watches after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Economist warns Trump plan for reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners could backfire: ‘A fundamental misunderstanding of how the global economy works’

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Trump agrees to one-month pause on Mexico and Canada tariffs after they pledge to boost border enforcement

By Josh Boak, Rob Gillies, and others

President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump admits Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his tariffs, but it will be ‘worth the price’

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

FILE – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens to a question as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Trump slaps new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, igniting trade war fears

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, and others

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says U.S. will hit Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on Feb. 1 but oil may be exempt

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump avoids detailing plans on taxing Chinese imports as he says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1

By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, and others

President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pledges ‘best first day’ of Day 1 executive actions to end ‘4 long years of American decline’

By Will Weissert, Fatima Hussein, and others