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The Federal Reserve, under pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rates and bend to his will, just got an ...

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Tax receipts dipped unexpectedly last year. The Biden administration blames Republican tax cuts, but the truth is more complicated. By Jim Tankersley Jim Tankersley covers economic policy and writes ...