Treasury Secretary Bessent says Trump wants to lower coffee and banana prices 'very quickly'

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will take action to lower the prices of goods not grown in the US

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Zohran Mamdani's most popular policy proposal is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations, new poll finds

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Mamdani's most popular proposal, according to the poll, is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations.

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Trump wants to issue $2,000 tariff checks. He can't do that by himself.

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Both the House and the Senate would need to approve any tariff-based checks from the government. Many in the GOP have already said they're opposed.

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Trump recommends $10,000 bonus to air traffic controllers who didn't call out sick during the shutdown

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The president sharply criticized air traffic controllers who took time off during the shutdown, saying he's "NOT HAPPY" with them.

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Washington just moved one step closer to ending the longest government shutdown in US history

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Senators arrived at Capitol Hill for a rare weekend session on Sunday.

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The Trump administration orders states to reverse full SNAP benefits sent for November

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Donald Trump on November 7, 2025.
The Trump administration has paused SNAP payments amid the government shutdown.

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Trump says a tariff dividend of 'at least' $2,000 will be paid to most Americans

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting.

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Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go

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An individual looking at someone else sitting on top of a pile of cash and sitting on a golden chair

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ICE’s Biggest Contractor Seeks Ankle Monitor Revenue Amid Government Shutdown

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Raul Lopez, 47, wears an ankle monitor as he stands at home in Richmond, Calif., on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.

Meta details $600 billion US investment pledge that led to a hot-mic moment between Zuckerberg and Trump

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Mark Zuckerberg and President Donald Trump first publicly discussed Meta's US investment plans during a White House AI dinner.

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