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A broad majority of Americans reject the Democrat push to shut down the government, a shock New York Times/Siena Poll found.

The Democrats’ stopgap spending bill counterproposal would add $1.5 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years, according to an analysis.

Tuesday, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Ford CEO Jim Farley praised the Trump administration’s tariffs on heavy-duty trucks and said he was “very optimistic” about working with the administration to address the parts tariffs as a “headwind.”

President Trump says it is “probably likely” that the federal government will be shut down, blaming Democrats for offering a nonnegotiable plan.

Ford and General Motors have introduced new programs aimed at extending the use of the $7,500 U.S. tax credit on electric vehicle leases beyond the subsidy’s expiration date. EV companies including Tesla have been desperate to secure car sales before the expiration of the tax credit, demonstrating their importance in the EV buying decision.

Daniel Ek will step down as CEO of Spotify, the streaming music giant known for censoring conservatives and squabbling with artists over royalties. Ek will become executive chairman as his top executives Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström take over as co-CEOs on January 1, 2026.

The White House set a 10 percent tariff on timber and lumber imports and a 25 percent duty on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture.

For decades, American companies made a straightforward calculation: They would share their technology with Chinese partners in exchange for access to the world’s largest consumer market and its low-cost labor.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) will introduce a bill on Tuesday that would sharply reduce the number of H-1B migrants working in U.S. white-collar jobs.

Britain’s leftist government won the national elections on a pledge for no new taxes on working people but now refusing to rule them out.

Congressional Democrats appear hellbent on shutting down the government to prevent a short-term extension of spending levels originally set by a Democrat president.

The once-promising field of computer science is experiencing a significant shift, leaving even top graduates from elite schools like UC Berkeley struggling to find employment, according to a leading professor in the field.

The Labor Department said it would suspend publication of the monthly jobs report and other major economic data if the government shuts down, including the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index, cutting off critical information for businesses, investors and

The National Association of Realtors said Monday its Pending Home Sales Index increased 4.0 percent to 74.7 from July

America’s coal industry, which is critical to the nation’s success, is getting big help from President Donald Trump’s administration in the form of a $625 million investment. 

Vice President J.D. Vance expressed confidence that the Trump administration’s TikTok deal will effectively separate the app from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and ensure the security of U.S. users’ data.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has accused rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI of stealing trade secrets with the help of former Musk employees, according to new court filings.

The speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, threatened foreign countries on Sunday that choose to abide by restored United Nations sanctions on the rogue state, insisting Iran will enact a “reciprocal response” to reduced economic engagement.

A bipartisan pair of Senators is asking 10 major CEOs to explain why they are hiring Indian and Chinese H-1B migrants instead of skilled American professionals.

President Donald Trump is delivering to help the “everyday American,” Joe Lavorgna, counselor to Secretary Scott Bessent at the U.S. Department of Treasury, said.

“The golden era is here,” Joe Lavorgna, counselor to Secretary Scott Bessent at the U.S. Department of Treasury, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday, detailing the positive economic news and the execution of President Donald Trump’s economic vision.

Tax breaks will extend to people who do not even realize it yet, Joe Lavorgna, counselor to Secretary Scott Bessent at the U.S. Department of Treasury, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday.

James Baker, the FBI’s top lawyer during Russiagate and later a key operative inside Twitter’s pre-Musk  censorship apparatus, has resurfaced on the board of a fresh institutional effort to lock down online speech.

Meta  is set to launch paid, ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram for users in the United Kingdom. The UK government welcomes the option of a paid social media subscription, saying that it “moves Meta away from targeting users with ads as part of the standard terms and conditions for using its Facebook and Instagram services, which we’ve been clear is not in line with UK law.”

Florida has filed lawsuits against pornographic gaming platform Nutaku and payment processor Segpay, alleging they violated the state’s age verification law.

The prices of goods affected by tariffs fell in August, crushing the hopes of everyone at the Cato Institute.

President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary has issued new regulations to remove almost 200,000 dangerous migrant truck drivers from the nation’s highways.

Peter Navarro, senior counselor to President Donald Trump for trade and manufacturing, predicted that the government of India would soon have to choose between its alliance with the United States and profitting from business with Russia and China during a special Founders Roundtable on Breitbart Fight Club on Thursday evening.

Elon Musk’s Tesla is calling on the EPA to uphold the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, warning that repealing these standards threatens the electric automaker’s investments and its alleged fight against “climate change.” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has labeled the rules as the “holy grail of the climate change religion.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday approving a proposed deal that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States. The deal is not final until China agrees to it — but details of the new operation are taking shape.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Tuesday.

Core inflation slowed down in August,  the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge showed Friday, suggesting President Trump’s tariffs are not creating significant price pressures for American households.

President Donald Trump dealt California Governor Gavin Newsom a defeat this week as California regulators voted to repeal a mandate that required trucking fleets to purchase zero-emissions, electric-powered vehicles.

Peter Navarro, senior counselor to President Donald Trump for trade and manufacturing, during a special Founders Roundtable on Breitbart Fight Club said that President Donald Trump has proven the country could use tariffs to reduce its trade deficit.

A bipartisan who’s who of the economic establishment has fired a fusillade of foolscap at the Supreme Court, insisting that President Trump must not be allowed to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

U.S. companies are importing migrants via the H-1B visa program to police Americans’ speech and workplaces, says Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO).