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How Donald Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Associated Press
Trump Administration
July 16, 2025

Ousting Powell risks setting off market panic

Many remember solid economy under Donald Trump, but his record also full of tax cut hype, debt and disease

Associated Press
Trump Administration
May 20, 2024

His tax cuts never delivered the promised growth. His budget deficits surged and then stayed relatively high under Biden. His tariffs and trade deals never brought back all of the lost factory jobs.