Damian Paletta

Trump’s Fed chair choice largely down to Powell or Taylor

August 22, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.

President Donald Trump has largely settled on nominating either former investment banker Jerome "Jay" Powell or Stanford University economist John Taylor to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, three people...

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, R-N.C., on Capitol Hill in March.

Freedom Caucus leader warns: Don’t attach Harvey aid to debt-ceiling increase

August 22, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

The leader of an influential group of House conservatives warned GOP leaders Thursday not to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to an increase in the federal debt limit,...

Kim Turner holds her daughter Adelaide Turner Winn before a rally supporting paid family leave at City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

Trump’s budget proposal to include paid family leave

June 4, 2018 at 7:27 p.m.

President Donald Trump's budget proposal next week will include a new benefit for America's working parents, one Democrats have long championed and Republicans have long opposed: paid family leave. The...

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