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1 week ago | 
eu.northjersey.com | Paul Davidson |Bailey Schulz |Andrea Riquier |Rachel Barber
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady again Wednesday and kept its forecast for two cuts this year as officials struggled to balance the dual hazards of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs - higher inflation and a weaker economy. The decision leaves the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% for a fourth straight meeting.
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1 month ago | 
sg.finance.yahoo.com | Paul Davidson |Bailey Schulz |Rachel Barber |Andrea Riquier |Medora Lee
“We are going to need to see how this evolves. There are cases in which it would be appropriate for us to cut rates this year. There are cases in which it wouldn't. And we just don’t know until we know more about how this is going to settle out and what the economic implications are for employment and for inflation,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
greatfallstribune.com | Paul Davidson |Bailey Schulz |Rachel Barber |Andrea Riquier |Medora Lee
Paul Davidson Bailey Schulz Rachel Barber Andrea Riquier Medora LeeUSA TODAYWASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is still firmly in wait-and-see mode. The Fed left its key interest rate unchanged again Wednesday and gave no hint it plans to lower it soon as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs raise the risks of both another inflation spike and recession. But officials signaled they're growing increasingly concerned about both hazards.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Rachel Barber |Mary Ann Koruth |Margie Cullen
President Donald Trump's administration is cutting about half of the U.S. Education Department’s workforce, including cuts in divisions that oversee federal student loans, according to administration officials Tuesday. The Education Department, among other things, oversees federal student loans held by nearly 43 million people, or one in six American adults, according to the Congressional Research Service.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
telegram.com | Rachel Barber |Mary Ann Koruth |Margie Cullen
Rachel Barber Mary Ann Koruth Margie CullenUSA TODAY NETWORKThe Trump administration is cutting about half of the U.S. Education Department’s workforce, including cuts in divisions that oversee federal student loans. There are over 900,000 student borrowers with $32.1 billion in student loan debt in Massachusetts. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that the agency will continue to deliver funding mandated by law, which includes federal student loans.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
autos.yahoo.com | Rachel Barber
Rachel Barber, USA TODAYDecember 2, 2024 at 12:34 PM·2 min readThe two men President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency may have an unlikely ally in Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive independent from Vermont. Tech billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy have laid out plans to slash government spending with the new department including mass firings of federal workers.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rachel Barber
What's the value of face-to-face meetings, water cooler conversations, and easily observed productivity? It's nearly 2025 and the return to office debate is still raging. While President-elect Donald Trump plans his return to the Oval Office, the leaders of his newly proposedDepartment of Government Efficiency are telling federal workers to return to their own.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Rachel Barber
After President-elect Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk to join him in his second administration, the tech billionaire's businesses are booming, with one exception. The world's richest man, according to Forbes, will lead Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, alongside fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. The pair made their fortunes in the private sector over the last several decades and played big roles in the former president's 2024 reelection campaign.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Marina Pitofsky |Phillip Bailey |Karissa Waddick |David Jackson |Francesca Chambers |Rebecca Morin | +8 more
Editor's note: This page reflects the news from the campaign trail for the 2024 election from Tuesday, Oct. 29. For the latest news on the presidential election, read USA TODAY's live election updates for Wednesday, Oct. 30. Just one week until former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off on Election Day. Trump on Tuesday held a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
aol.com | Rachel Barber |David Oliver
October 7, 2024 at 2:07 PMAfter witnessing the havoc Hurricane Helene wreaked on Asheville, North Carolina, Shirley Rotolo, 55, died unexpectedly from a suspected heart attack in her home just north of the city that is still without power and water. In the early morning on Sept. 28, Rotolo died in her son Ulisse’s arms after her family could not call for emergency medical services because they did not have cell service.
