Molly Ball
Senior Political Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal
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3 weeks ago |
kcrw.com | Molly Ball
The House of Representatives began debating sprawling new tax legislation in Congress this week. President Trump touted it as "one big, beautiful bill" that will address spending, taxes, and national security. It focuses on extending the tax cuts created during President Trump's first term, increasing defense funding, and slashing federal spending across the board.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Molly Ball
Both parties’ transformations on tariff issues have been whiplash-inducing to longtime players in the trade space. “The shift in elected Republicans’ attitudes on tariffs has been one of the most remarkable I’ve seen on any issue,” said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a nonprofit supported by the steelworkers’ union that lobbies for protectionist policies. Read more:
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Molly Ball
As GOP bends to the president’s populist vision, laissez-faire is out of styleThis week, a Republican senator tried to get his colleagues to stand up for free trade—and failed. Just two fellow Republicans joined Sen. Rand Paul’s resolution to repeal the worldwide tariffs President Trump imposed last month in a Wednesday vote, while 49 opposed the move.
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1 month ago |
cn.wsj.com | Molly Ball
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Molly Ball
The White House tempered its position on key issues this week, as polling suggests voters are souring on Trump’s steering of the economyThis week, President Trump said he had “no intention” of seeking the ouster of the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell—despite having called for his “termination” just a few days earlier. Hours later, he allowed that tariffs on China were “not going to be that high”—weeks after escalating them to 145%.
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