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    Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump everyday as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC

    Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump everyday as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC

    “His opinion matters if it’s good, if it’s based on data,” Hassett said.

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    December 14, 2025

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    Trump sets auto tariffs at 25%, drawing swift backlash: ‘The tariffs announced today will harm—not help,’ says world’s largest business association

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    Trump administration can stop approving new refugees but it has to allow in ones already accepted, court rules
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    Trump administration can stop approving new refugees but it has to allow in ones already accepted, court rules

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    U.S. Vice President JD Vance and wife change their Arctic itinerary—much to the relief of Greenland and Denmark
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    U.S. Vice President JD Vance and wife change their Arctic itinerary—much to the relief of Greenland and Denmark

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    Trump administration looks to claw back $11.4 billion in COVID funding from state and local health departments
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    Trump administration looks to claw back $11.4 billion in COVID funding from state and local health departments

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    Trump signs order to make voters show proof of citizenship in elections, with swift pushback expected from states which set their own voting rules
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    Trump signs order to make voters show proof of citizenship in elections, with swift pushback expected from states which set their own voting rules

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    Trump SSA nominee and self-proclaimed ‘DOGE person’ gets Senate hearing as Democrat decries ‘wholesale effort to dismantle Social Security’
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    Trump SSA nominee and self-proclaimed ‘DOGE person’ gets Senate hearing as Democrat decries ‘wholesale effort to dismantle Social Security’

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    Supreme Court weighs fate of $8 billion telecom subsidy that funds phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

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    JD Vance will join wife’s Greenland trip while island government says it has ‘not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official’
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    JD Vance will join wife’s Greenland trip while island government says it has ‘not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official’

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    Denmark speeds up plans for mandatory military service for women, due to ‘current defense and security policy situation’
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    JD Vance says the Suez Canal only matters for European trade. He is both correct and mistaken at the same time, a top strategist says

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    China swoops in to replace Asian USAID projects axed by Trump

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    Tesla analyst says CEO Elon Musk is ‘back in charge’ after surprise all-hands meeting, and investors are rewarding the company’s stock

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    Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to privatize the U.S. Postal Service after years of billion-dollar losses. Unions say it’s a ‘terrible idea’

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    Dalio warns GOP of ‘dire’ debt as lawmakers weigh tax cuts

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    Trump downplays leaked group texts with 18 senior officials and a reporter as not ‘serious’ while Democrats blast ‘utterly unprofessional’ lapse
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    Trump downplays leaked group texts with 18 senior officials and a reporter as not ‘serious’ while Democrats blast ‘utterly unprofessional’ lapse

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    Walmart heiress worth $17.8 billion quietly enters political discourse with New York Times ad declaring ‘the dignity of our country is not for sale’ 

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    Trump administration’s use of disappearing Signal messages to discuss military strikes not allowed under record law, experts say

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