Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans for undertaking a mid-decade redistricting effort in Texas, saying the move reveals concerns about the party’s economic message ahead of the midterms. “If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they'd be eager to defend it with the people and to defend at the ballot box next November,” Padilla...
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I think an investigation is certainly in order,” Padilla said in an interview on NBC News’s ‘Meet the Press.” Padilla noted he recently called for an investigation into potential violations...
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett signaled in a Sunday interview that he is open to succeeding Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he’s tapped to do so. In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Hassett said President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are in the process of finding a replacement...
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump's decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report is "way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did." During an appearance on ABC News's "This Week," Summers slammed the decision to fire Erika McEntarfer and said it...
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said on Sunday that a market reaction to President Trump’s tariff policies will not deter him from proceeding with his plans to levy fees on imports. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker asked the White House economic adviser whether Trump could change the...