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Feb 5, 2025

So, about those tax cuts from Trump’s first term…

Some of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts are set to expire this year. We take a look at their economic impact. Plus, the legal outlook on Elon Musk gaining access to the Treasury’s payment system.

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So, about those tax cuts from Trump’s first term… — Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Is the way Trump and Musk are running the economy even legal?
by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Kai Ryssdal speaks with an expert in constitutional and administrative law about how the Trump administration is running the economy.
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The services part of the economy is growing much faster than the part that makes things
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
ADP estimates that the services sector gained 190,000 jobs in January and the production sector lost 6,000.
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Loss of costly homes in urban areas made LA wildfires a financial disaster
by Caleigh Wells
Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
A UCLA report estimates $75 billion in insured losses alone, far more than the next four most destructive California wildfires combined.
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A look at the economic impact of the 2017 tax cuts
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The Trump administration said the tax cuts would pay for themselves, but according to a study “that’s just not true at all.”
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This couple took living on the water to a whole new level
by Nicholas Guiang
Courtesy Sarah Jones
In 2021, Sarah and Brandon Jones moved to a floating cabin on Lake Fontana in western North Carolina. Even after renovations, living on the water was cheaper than land.
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