High inflation, ghostly downtowns and a resurgent virus have rattled consumers and created new obstacles as the president tries to push his broader economic agenda....
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing competition among businesses after some economists warned that declining competition was hobbling the U.S. economy’s vitality....
President Biden signs an executive order which includes initiatives to encourage federal agencies to monitor how tech companies grow through mergers....
The president’s aides say they have found ways to replace lead pipes, wire homes for broadband and build charging hubs for electric cars, for less money than initially proposed....
Experts say a period of costlier fuel is likely to be brief. But if consumers start to assume otherwise, it could mean problems for Biden and the Fed....
An economic analysis of the bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Joe Biden embraced is more positive than a similar review of Biden’s original plan. ...
Senate Republicans plan to present Biden with their latest counteroffer on Thursday that could include as much as $1 trillion focused on roads, bridges, pipes and other forms of traditional infrastructure....
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell seemed to signal over weekend that he was inching upward on his ideal cost for an infrastructure planUS bans sex discrimination against LGBT people in healthcareTrump’s grip over Republicans hardensSign up to receive First Thing...
Later this week, Biden plans to host his first meeting with top congressional leaders from both parties as well as another meeting with lawmakers focused on his jobs and infrastructure plan....
Biden is helping pull the economy from its COVID downturn. But some conservatives and businesses fear he could smother growth with new constraints. ...
President Biden is outside Pittsburgh to outline his infrastructure plan, which includes an increase in corporate taxes and plans to address longstanding social and economic problems....
President Biden is outside Pittsburgh to outline his infrastructure plan, which includes an increase in corporate taxes and plans to address longstanding social and economic problems....
The president will begin selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes....
The president will need to make rapid, strategic choices to advance his “Build Back Better” agenda, possibly including dropping some campaign plans to salvage the rest....
Joe Biden’s vaccine announcement created optimism, but a rebound must be sustainableCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJoe Biden’s announcement that the US will have enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American by the end of May has contributed...
Mr. Biden’s bottom-up $1.9 trillion aid package is a sharp reversal from the tax cut bill that was President Donald J. Trump’s first big legislative victory....
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The shift to clean energy won’t kill jobs so much as change jobs. The alternative is a society wracked by climate degradation and dim economic prospects. ...
President Biden is expected to address the nation’s economy, hours after the Senate backed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and the release of the monthly jobs report....
New projections from the independent Congressional Budget Office fuel Republicans’ calls for “targeted” economic aid — and Democrats’ push to go big....
President Biden ordered the reopening of Affordable Care Act exchanges and moved to restore coverage mandates and Medicaid plans undermined by his predecessor....
