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Alongside its allies, America should seize China’s holdings of U.S. Treasury and other state treasuries’ obligations, said Gordon Chang.

Hundreds of community banks across America are bypassing big banks on Wall Street to fuel the economic rescue of the nation’s economy, steering more than $4 billion in loans to small businesses across the country.

President Donald Trump’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration has already on its first day pushed out more than $620 million to small businesses nationwide mostly through community banks.

The coronavirus relief bill signed into law on Friday includes payments to help most people, except for people who owe child support.

“We absolutely believe in keeping the markets open,” he said. “Americans need to know that they have access to their money.”

Tech giants including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook are lobbying the FCC to allocate 1,200 MHz of spectrum on the 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi, meaning that they will be able to use it for free, without a license. An auction for spectrum usage could generate billions for the government.

The U.S. Treasury Department this week handed over highly sensitive and closely held documents to Republican leaders in the Senate as part of a months-long probe into Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the allegedly corrupt Ukrainian company Burisma where he worked.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions against Iran targeting its billion-dollar metals industry, including the largest manufacturers of steel, aluminum, copper, and iron in the country. The new sanctions also named several senior regime officials involved with Tuesday’s missile attack on Iraqi bases.

Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed by U.S. forces at the direction of President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, was sanctioned by the Obama administration in 2011 for his role in a foiled terror attack on Washington, D.C.

Treasury Department Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Monica Crowley has been vindicated by Columbia University after a years-long investigation ultimately concluded she did not plagiarize her thesis, despite allegations by CNN and other establishment media outlets that she did.

Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department Monica Crowley told Breitbart News that President Donald Trump’s “economic freedom agenda” has sparked the highly successful economic growth that has now led to the lowest unemployment rate in half a century.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday – the 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis – that the reward for information leading to the recovery of missing American Robert Levinson has been increased to $20 million. Levinson disappeared in Iran in 2007 at the age of 58.

Alfredo Ortiz of Job Creators Network writes about the approaching $23 trillion federal debt and laments how no one seems to worry enough to do something about it. Ortiz suggests only a constitutional amendment will fix the problem.

Some American workers are planning to protest the Angolan government’s delegation’s planned visits to New York City and D.C., Breitbart News has learned.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced a crackdown on the “Chinese drug kingpins fueling America’s deadly opioid crisis.” The individuals and organizations designated for Treasury action deal in powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl and carfentanil, which are often mixed into other street drugs without the knowledge of customers, resulting in countless deaths by overdose.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated budget projections on Wednesday incorporating interest costs on federal debt that are already out of date.

The White House and Treasury Department are considering a number of actions to protect American business interests in Angola, multiple senior administration officials tell Breitbart News.

WASHINGTON (AP) — US names China a currency manipulator after Beijing pushes down the yuan.

Obama-era officials confirmed that the New York Times’ hit piece, which claimed that the Trump administration deliberately delayed the Harriet Tubman $20 for nefarious reasons, is indeed fake news, according to a recent report from the Washington Post.

The House Ways and Means Committee has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS in an effort to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns, according to emerging reports. 

The U.S. Treasury is denying a piece from the New York Times which accused the Trump administration of delaying the release of the $20 Harriet Tubman bill and doing so for political reasons.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) proposed legislation Wednesday to save $150 million by allowing the U.S. Mint to change the composition of coins.

Monica Crowley, one of the most effective advocates for the Trump administration on television, may become top Treasury flak.

Cain never stood a chance of getting votes from Democrats. Now that four Republican senators oppose his nomination, he is sunk.

President Donald Trump’s administration has provided the nonprofit foundation arm of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) with more than $111 million in a variety of taxpayer-funded grants and contracts.

“Once this Pandora’s box is opened, the ensuing tit-for-tat will do lasting damage to our nation,” the president’s lawyer said

The U.S. has sanctioned a “vast network” of 25 people and entities in Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, who they accuse of helping Iran exchange over one billion dollars to finance Iranian military operations across the Middle East. 

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Thursday against two Chinese shipping companies that helped North Korea evade its own sanctions.

Will the Democrat-controlled House be willing to give Trump a clean debt ceiling raise or are we in for another showdown?

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Friday against six Venezuelan government officials loyal to dictator Nicolas Maduro for their role in blocking humanitarian aid shipments in February.

Democrats looking to score points against President Trump this week focused attention on data from the government that showed refund checks going out to early filers were smaller than they were a year ago.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin praised President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday for commitment to bipartisanship, national security, and protecting American workers.

The production and sale of oil by the Maduro regime in Venezuela have slumped dramatically since the United States imposed its latest round of sanctions on the country’s vital oil industry.

The Associated Press on Thursday reported a group of hackers linked to Iran attacked U.S. officials over the past month in an apparent effort to retaliate for sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States.

CNN reported on Monday that a source “briefed on the investigation” into the October 2 murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi provided some details about the audio recording of Khashoggi’s death, claiming his last words were, “I can’t breathe.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “whole of government effort” to take down the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug operation.