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As student loan repayments are set to restart, the Education Department looks to ease the transition

by Samantha Fields
Jul 3, 2023
For one thing: the first year after payments restart, borrowers who fall behind won’t be penalized.
Student loan borrowers demand President Biden use "Plan B" to cancel student debt Immediately at a rally outside of the Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C.
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Some prominent Republicans pivot on the economy

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 22, 2023
The group of GOP members, including Marco Rubio, announced a new stance on free market capitalism.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told the audience the GOP should be more skeptical of the free market — especially when corporations do things like move their factories to China.
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Why Republican consumers are glum and Democrats upbeat

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 31, 2022
Consumer sentiment increasingly splits along party lines, with partisans of whoever holds the White House far more optimistic.
Data shows consumer sentiment is increasingly split along party lines. Right now, the gap between political tribes is nearly 35 points, according to the University of Michigan's survey.
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Congress returns to funding, Build Back Better attempt

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 31, 2022
Talk of a Supreme Court nomination is on everyone's lips these days, but Congress has an economic laundry list to address.
With Congress back in session, Democrats will want another try at passing at least portions of the Build Back Better agenda.
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COVID & Unemployment

Nearly half of states will cut short federal jobless benefits

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 27, 2021
The economy is steadily improving, but we're not back to "normal."
Conservatives have argued that enhanced unemployment benefits were meant to buffer workers from the worst of the pandemic, which has now passed.
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3 states will exit federal pandemic unemployment programs. More are likely to follow.

by Samantha Fields
May 10, 2021
The Republican governors of Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina say the benefits keep people out of the workforce.
Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina are opting out, but the U.S. economy is down more than 8 million jobs since the pandemic hit.
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Consumer confidence shows wide partisan divide

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 4, 2021
Republicans are bumming and Democrats are buoyant after the Biden inauguration, according to Morning Consult, a reverse of the Trump years.
Political victory or defeat can translate into economic hope or despair.
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Republicans propose funding cuts to OSHA during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 11, 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has received more than 10,000 COVID-related complaints.
Loren Sweatt, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, responds to questions during a House subcommittee hearing on the federal government's actions to protect workers during COVID-19 on May 28, 2020 in Washington.
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Elections 2020

Oil and gas companies are donating more to Democrats

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 16, 2020
Oil and gas companies are trying to protect their interests if Biden wins.
Oil and gas companies are increasing their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year. Still, 85% of that industry's donations have gone to President Trump’s campaign or to Republican candidates and conservative causes.
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Republicans more upbeat on the economy than Democrats

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 11, 2019
New Pew survey: Most Americans say current economy helps the rich, hurts the poor and middle class.
Partisan views of the economy have historically been tied to the president.
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