Niv Elis
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GOP accedes to Biden's $1.5 trillion spending request for 2021
Senate Republicans negotiating spending levels for 2021 have accepted President Biden’s $1.5 trillion price tag for discretionary spending, and are now focused on allocating more of those funds toward defense spending. → Read More
Democrats shift tone on unemployment benefits
Some congressional Democrats who forcefully advocated for emergency unemployment benefits earlier this year are now signaling they’re willing to let a weekly supplement expire in early September. → Read More
Biden moves to undo Trump trade legacy with EU deal
President Biden’s newly unveiled deal to end a long-standing trade dispute with Europe marks his first major success in overturning former President Trump’s trade legacy. → Read More
GAO rules Biden freeze on border wall funds legal
The Government Accountability Office on Tuesday ruled that President Biden’s move to freeze border wall funds did not violate budgetary law, angering Republicans. → Read More
Four states emerge as test case for cutting off jobless benefits
Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri this week emerged as a collective test case for whether cutting off federal unemployment benefits will help push people back into the job market or contribute to a slowdown in the economic recovery → Read More
House Democrats to kick off $1.5 trillion spending process without budget
House Democrats on Monday moved to advance the annual appropriations process for 2022 without a budget resolution. → Read More
Economy adds 559K jobs in May, unemployment down to 5.8 percent
In a mild improvement over the previous month, the labor market added 559,000 jobs in May, according to Labor Department data released Friday. → Read More
Private sector added 978,000 new jobs in May: ADP
The private sector added a whopping 978,000 jobs in May, according to payroll comp → Read More
Biden sheds hawkish past on deficit with debt-laden budget
President Biden regularly fell on the hawkish side of fiscal debates during his decades-long Senate career, often going a step further than other centrist Democrats in his push to rein in deficits and debt. → Read More
Progressives rebuff criticism of Biden's budget
Progressives on Friday pushed back on criticism of President Biden's budget plan, → Read More
Biden's $6T budget foresees decade of trillion-dollar deficits
President Biden on Friday proposed a budget that would entrench deficits in excess of $1 trillion for the next decade, pushing the nation’s debt burden to record highs. → Read More
Key inflation measure comes in at 0.6 percent, above expectations
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, a key measure of inflation, rose 0.6 percent in April, according to Commerce Department data released Friday, higher than t → Read More
Biden budget expands government's role in economy
President Biden’s budget proposal sets the government to take on an expanded role in the economy for years to come, underscoring the White House’s desire to push forward with progressive policies that would reform taxes and the social safety net. → Read More
Unemployment claims hit new pandemic low of 406,000
Weekly initial unemployment claims continued their steady downward trend in the third week of May, hitting a new pandemic low of a seasonally adjusted 406,000, a drop of 38,000, or 8.6 percent, from the previous week. → Read More
Biden to propose $6T budget, increasing federal spending to highest sustained level since WWII: report
President Biden is set to propose a budget totaling $6 trillion in the coming days, The New York Times → Read More
Biden faces dilemma on Trump steel tariffs
CLEVELAND—President Biden faces a dilemma on whether to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports imposed on the European Union by the Trump administration. → Read More
On the Money: Tech giants face rising pressure from shareholder activists
Hello and happy Wednesday, and welcome back to On The Money. I'm Niv Elis, filling in for Sylvan Lane, with your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. → Read More
Democrat slams Yellen for failing to appear at hearing
House Small Business Committee Chair Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for failing to appear before the committee during a hearing on the Small Business Administration's COVID-19 programs. → Read More
On The Money: Biden administration launches trade dispute against Canadian dairy industry
Hello and happy Tuesday, and welcome back to On The Money. I'm Niv Elis, filling in for Sylvan Lane, with your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. → Read More
Warren urges Biden to replace Fed's Quarles in testy exchange
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday told Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles that she was recommending President Biden replace him when his term ends later this year. → Read More