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EXCLUSIVE: Trump and lawmakers celebrate affordability wins, tout American manufacturing comeback during Ford visit

President Donald Trump visited a Ford plant in Michigan to showcase how his administration and…

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SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda chronicles family’s journey from internment camps to the federal government

Two generations ago, Mark Uyeda’s grandfather lost everything when he was sent to an internment…

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Op-Ed: Bonnie Glick: Thanks Obama: Democrats in the wilderness

As part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping electoral victory, he won in regions once thought…

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Op-Ed: Alex Titus: Howard Lutnick is the right pick to run the Commerce Department

The new Commerce Secretary, who will also help to oversee the Office of the U.S.…

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Editorials

Rep. French Hill demands Biden financial regulators “immediately cease all ongoing rulemaking actions”

Rep. French Hill (R., Ark.) demanded that the Biden administration’s financial regulators “immediately cease all…

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Interview: “Be present and engage”: House GOP Chairwoman Lisa McClain on how Republicans can build on 2024’s successes

Michigan housed multiple competitive races in 2024, including for president, Senate, and House —  some…

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Op-Ed: Comptroller Elise Nieshalla: Restoring America’s financial solvency

As hard as our states work to be fiscally responsible and pass balanced budgets, we…

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Op-Ed: Rep. Trey Gowdy: Patent proposals would be an early misstep for the new administration

Regrettably, a trio of patent proposals, recently introduced in Congress, would set back our intellectual…

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Op-Ed: Rep. Richard Hudson: Americans agree that “we can’t afford four more years of this”

Recently, Gov. Tim Walz said the quiet part out loud, declaring that “we can’t afford…

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Editorials

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra attacks financial services firms by name — after promising not to “prejudge”

Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and a board member…