Poverty Rate Was Stable Before Trump’s Safety Net Cuts Gained Force

New York Times - Sep 15, 2026

Median household income rose to a record $87,460 in 2025, according to annual Census Bureau data on the financial well-being of Americans.

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This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.

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Sep 16, 2026

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President Trump on Wednesday praised Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, blaming the board instead for the interest rate increase. “I'm relying on Kevin, but he's got a very tough board,” Trump told reporters after landing in North Carolina. “He's got a board that was put there by a lot of other people.” “I told Kevin,...

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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday the central bank is keeping tabs on rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We care very much about what's happening in artificial intelligence,” Warsh told reporters, after the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by a quarter point. The Fed chair noted he is interested in how...

Trump offers fiery response to Federal Reserve rate hike

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Amazon increases minimum starting pay, adds new discount for employees

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Amazon increases minimum starting pay, adds new discount for employees

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EU chief wants Canada as bloc's first associate member

Sep 16, 2026

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, amid concerns over rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) and surging bond yields. During the nearly three-hour-long hearing, Bessent brushed off concerns about AI and defended his department’s intervention in the bond market. But that did not stop Democrats on the panel from taking him to task on...

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