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President Donald Trump isn’t exiting the Iran nuclear agreement entirely, but he does want to enlist allies to put more teeth in it and push Congress to take stronger actions to hold the Islamist dictatorship accountable. In a speech from the White House, Trump denounced the deal entered under President Barack Obama, but said, “What’s…

The Trump administration announced Thursday night that it will cease making payments to a subsidy that helps low- to moderate-income individuals purchase Obamacare health insurance plans. The U.S. government cannot lawfully continue making the cost-sharing reduction payments that help prop up the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced in a statement. President Donald Trump’s…

Unable so far to achieve even a partial rollback of Obamacare from Congress, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could make it easier for some consumers to buy insurance across state lines—potentially increasing competition. “Insurance companies will be fighting to get every single person signed up … and you’ll get such low…

President Donald Trump talked mostly about tax cuts and tax reform, addressing supportive truckers Wednesday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania—but also referencing Iran, a trade deal, and a mystery country that formerly didn’t respect the United States but does now. “To summarize, our plan goes from eight tax brackets down to four, expands the zero tax bracket…

Republican lawmakers are asking leaders of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Export-Import Bank. “We are writing to express our support for President Trump’s nominees to the Export-Import Bank, and especially his nomination of Scott Garrett to be the bank’s next president,” 26…