Tag: Joseph Lawler

Five questions Ben Carson can expect to face in his HUD hearing

Five questions Ben Carson can expect to face in his HUD hearing

Joseph Lawler · January 12, 2017 5:01 am

"That’s the kind of person you want to deal with," Thomas Donohue said about the president-elect. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chamber chief impressed with Trump’s ability to change his mind

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2017 5:32 pm

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue's blessing of the Trump transition during his annual speech was part of a larger roll-out (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

US Chamber of Commerce ‘encouraged’ by Trump business focus

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2017 3:26 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke out against Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday night, labeling him "menacing," and declined to discuss the dossier that emerged Tuesday night containing unsubstantiated claims that the Russians have compromising information about Trump that could leave him open to blackmail. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

Koch backed study: GOP tax plan worse than the recession

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2017 4:23 am

Thomas Donohue, the Chamber's president and CEO, wrote in an op-ed published in the Financial Times that President-elect Trump's selections of business executives for Cabinet positions is a source of optimism for businesses, and that a business attitude toward the presidency could benefit the U.S. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Chamber of Commerce warms up to Trump

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 9:49 pm

The central bank sent $92 billion to the Treasury last year, down from $97.7 billion in 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fed payments to banks rise $5.2 billion

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 6:02 pm

There were just 1.3 jobless workers for every advertised job opening in November, the Department of Labor announced Tuesday, a level not seen before this year in 16 years. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Unemployed workers per job opening falls to lowest level since 2001

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 3:46 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen has indicated that the plan for the balance sheet is to begin to allow securities to mature and the portfolio to shrink after some unspecified number of rate hikes. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fed is ‘running the economy hot,’ official warns

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2017 11:00 pm

Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Ben Sasse want President-elect Trump to fire Richard Cordray, center, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and are not waiting until Trump takes the oath of office to tell him so. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Mike Lee, Ben Sasse call on Trump to fire consumer bureau chief

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2017 9:57 pm

Julian Castro, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, announced Monday the second rate cut in two years on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama administration cuts premiums on federal mortgage insurance

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2017 6:12 pm

Since September 2015, the labor force has swelled by nearly 3 million, and the participation rate has ticked up by 0.3 percentage points despite the thousands of boomers retiring every day. (M. Spencer Green/AP Images)

Trump could preside over years of falling unemployment rates

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2017 5:01 am

"Mr. Trump must make it clear to the American people that he will keep the promises he made during the campaign and veto any legislation that cuts Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Sanders’ weapon against GOP entitlement reform: Trump

Joseph Lawler · January 8, 2017 10:39 pm