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President Trump hosted a tax reform roundtable at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. The president heard from local business owners, real estate developers, and casino and…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument for South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case concerning whether a state can impose a sales tax on internet purchases from companies with no physical location in that state. In…

Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Robert Jackson made remarks and took questions at a Center for American Progress event about Wall Street, tax policy and corporate…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other Republican leaders talked about the week’s legislative agenda, including legislation to address separating migrant parents from their children when…

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Senator John Thune (R-SD) spoke on the chamber floor about the economic gains he believes are due to President Trump’s policies.

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on the question, “What was the impact on your paycheck of the tax cut passed at the end of 2017?”

Economists, authors, and journalists talked about the increase in long-term unemployment and the ways jobs, training and wages in the U.S. could change in the future. Topics included past…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced another interest rate hike, bringing the federal funds rate to a range of 1.75 to two percent. This was the second rate hike in 2018 and the…

During the daily White House briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders answered several questions on President Trump’s decision to cancel the White House visit of the National Football…

John Murphy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vice president for international policy, talked about his organization’s concerns that new Trump administration metal tariffs announced May 31 on…

Andrew Puzder talked about his new book, The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left’s Plot to Stop It, on his view that President Trump’s strong support of American capitalism has…

Bloomberg reporter Katia Dmitrieva spoke by phone about the May 2018 jobs report. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, the lowest rate in the U.S. since 1969, and 223,000 jobs were…

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the unemployment rate, which dropped to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent in May, the lowest rate in the United States since…

White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow spoke with reporters about the latest jobs report and the president’s break from protocol in which he posted a tweet about the report…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter testified on the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget for the department. Secretary Mnuchin testified first on the agency’s…

Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon talked about her agency’s priorities and the effects of the 2017 Republican tax reform law.

This portion of the Center for American Progress' 2018 Ideas Conference included panel discussions on the state of the economy and the rule of law during the Trump administration. Among the…

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes discussed his plan to reduce poverty and strengthen the middle class by offering working people a guaranteed income paid for by the one percent. He is…

Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke about the need to lift the middle class and how this group of people play a vital role in the nation’s economy. His comments were part of a keynote…

Two panels of experts, including former government officials, talked about transformation of the middle class due to the changing economy. This event was part of a Brookings…