Sam Sutton

New York

Fintech and Crypto Reporter at POLITICO

Co-Author at Morning Money Newsletter

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Economic fears mount as Trump tariffs are snarled in court.

1 week ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton |Daniel Desrochers |Adam Cancryn

The fear is that Trump will bristle at both adverse court rulings and perceptions on Wall Street that he’s ready to bail on his protectionist agenda. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 23. | AP Photo/Evan Vucci With President Donald Trump’s tariffs entangled in the courts, industry leaders are warning that continued confusion over his trade agenda could drag down an economy that was already in danger of slumping.
Crypto reckons with Trump’s growing industry ties

1 week ago | politico.com | Declan Harty |Sam Sutton

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Wall Street’s youth revolt

1 week ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton

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What the ‘big, beautiful bill’ means for economic growth

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton

The White House says the House GOP’s tax cuts will usher in an economic boom. Top economists say the upside is negligible. White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks as President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office. | Pool photo via AP President Donald Trump and top Republicans have heralded the “big, beautiful bill” as a catalyst for a massive economic expansion that will unleash corporate investment and household spending.
What the big, beautiful bill means for economic growth

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton

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Memecoin mania, $TRUMP style

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Declan Harty |Sam Sutton

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‘Money grab’: Why Wall Street donors are sweating the tax bill

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton

Top earners stand to gain under the megabill, but provisions targeting the philanthropies of industry titans are frustrating some GOP allies. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson speak with reporters as they depart a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol, May 20, 2025.
No Reservations: Europe bails on US travel in Trump 2.0

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton |Declan Harty

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How the bond market could hit the big, beautiful bill

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Sutton

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Debt cloud suddenly hangs over megabill talks

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Benjamin Guggenheim |Sam Sutton |Meredith Lee Hill

That message is being seen as vindication by some Republicans who have long warned about the nation’s unsustainable fiscal trajectory and who have vowed to seek massive spending cuts as part of the pending legislation. “If we don’t have a wake-up call now — all of us, Democrat, Republicans — I don’t know what it’s going to take,” said Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), one of a handful of conservative hard-liners who delayed a key House Budget Committee vote this weekend over spending concerns.