US Congress
Trump’s supporters should be careful what they wish for
At stake in this case is nothing less than effectively modifying the Constitution to grant vast unilateral powers over the economy to the executive branch
US travel group warns Congress of Thanksgiving chaos amid government shutdown
The shutdown is estimated to cost the US economy between US$7 billion and US$14 billion
No GDP data released as US shutdown bites
The world’s biggest economy has already delayed reports on employment, trade, retail sales and others
Millions of acres of public land sales slated for US tax Bill
Around 1.2 million hectares of land owned by the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service would be mandated for sale
Trump warns of tariff ‘disturbance’ as he defends economic plans
Trump’s speech comes at a pivotal moment, with data showing new strains on the economy as factory activity stagnates, inflation simmers, consumer confidence ebbs and stocks lag behind equity markets i...
Trump wants to kill US$52.7 billion semiconductor chips subsidy law
PRESIDENT Donald Trump called for an end to a landmark US$52 billion semiconductor subsidy programme that’s spurred more than US$400 billion in investments from companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Man...
US House passes budget blueprint geared to deliver Trump’s agenda
The US House of Representatives passed on Tuesday a budget blueprint designed to deliver President Donald Trump’s hardline agenda on immigration, tax reform and deep government spending cuts.
US House is Democrats’ last hope after losing Senate
The party needs a net gain of just four House seats to wrest the slim majority from Republicans
Trump’s Republicans win control of US Senate, make gains in House
REPUBLICANS won control of the US Senate with victories in West Virginia and Ohio on Wednesday (Nov 6), ensuring Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.
Is the price of Ozempic really so outrageous?
Pharma companies need revenue cushions so they can spend future decades developing new drugs