Trump administration

Now a Fox Business host, Duffy while in Congress sat on the Financial Services, Budget and Joint Economic committees.

The report found that the White House Office of Management and Budget played a key role in prodding HUD to add additional requirements for Puerto Rico to access the disaster aid.

A federal watchdog is looking into former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision to roll back the U.S. Federal Reserve’s emergency lending programs at the end of 2020, an issue that has become a point of partisan tension in Congress.

“I couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command," said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

The Federal Reserve has returned about $42 billion to the U.S. Treasury, and will soon transfer another $20 billion in excess funds connected to emergency lending facilities that stopped offering new loans last month.

The Senate voted to advance Christopher Waller’s nomination to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, clearing the way for final confirmation Thursday.

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander joined Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine in disapproving of Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve Board, adding drama to a confirmation vote that had been targeted for this week.

The Senate could take up President Donald Trump’s outstanding two nominations to the Federal Reserve board next week, according to Sen. John Cornyn.

Although short-term volatility is certain, experts consider whether the long-term outlook would change depending on the winners.

President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after one of his closest aides, Hope Hicks, had fallen ill with the coronavirus.

Legislation signed into law Thursday keeps the government open and federal transportation funding flowing.

Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, doesn’t yet have enough support in the Republican-controlled Senate to win confirmation, said Sen. John Thune, the chamber’s No. 2 GOP leader.

A group of former Federal Reserve officials and staffers, including former Vice Chairman Alan Blinder, published an open letter Thursday calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judy Shelton to the central bank’s Board of Governors.

Two more Republican no votes will sink the nomination, if Democrats remain steadfast in their opposition.

The next stimulus package will help municipalities and those who are struggling the most, but won't be as generous as the first package, economists predict.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said he will vote against Judy Shelton, one of two Trump administration nominees to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Philip Howard, chairman of Common Good, discusses the need for such an agency to cut through red tape as the country rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.

The new federal COVID-19 relief package probably won’t be the last boost the U.S. economy will get, economists say.

Tom Kozlik from Hilltop Securities explores the effects of Washington variables such as political risk on states and localities. He also discusses rating agencies and muni disclosure. Paul Burton hosts.

President Donald Trump said he called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday to thank him for his efforts to fight an economic slowdown from the coronavirus outbreak.