The U.S. African Development Foundation, known as USADF, had millions of dollars worth of grants and projects halted by the administration in March. The federal agency’s board is fighting back in court.
Direct File, now in its second year, lets some taxpayers electronically file their returns directly with the agency for free. Some are calling for it to be discontinued, saying the price tag may not be worth it.
The president’s executive orders calling for an end to DEI across the federal government is set to change the way tens of billions of dollars in federal contracts are awarded.
Stephen Nowland, courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Businesses, consumers and the Fed are moving carefully because of uncertainty, says Raphael Bostic. “When the fog gets thicker, you're going to pull over and wait.”
If U.S. products get too expensive in China, American farmers are worried about losing a key market for things like chicken feet that people in many other countries don’t eat but are hugely popular in China.
Universities have long issued bonds to raise money, but the amount being issued has nearly doubled in recent years —and is increasing as government funding is paused.
Chad Bown of the the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains the trade deficit and foreign investment “open loop” system. But wait, there’s more!
