This article is on the page FiscalData of Treasury.gov, the website of the US Treasury.
It explains every thing you need to know about the National Debt (or National Deficit). Very good economic lesson. Though it talks about the US Federal government, it is very much true to all governments of the world as far as economic principles and fiscal policies are concern.
President Donald Trump is on the verge of hitting America’s three biggest trading partners with sweeping tariffs, a far more aggressive use of his favorite economic weapon than anything he did during his first term.
It’s an enormous gamble, arguably a bigger one than any economic policy Trump enacted during his four-plus years in the White House. And this strategy has the potential to upend the thing many voters care about the most: the economy and the cost of living.
But Trump’s tariffs pose a big risk: They could backfire, lifting already-high consumer prices at the grocery store, rocking the shaky stock market or killing jobs in a full-blown trade war.
Good morning. Today, my colleague Peter Baker reflects on President Trump’s first week back in office. We’re also covering South Korea, the Covid lab leak theory and a parenting poem. —David Leonhardt
President Trump in the Oval Office. Doug Mills/The New York Times
Testing the limits
By Peter BakerI’m the chief White House correspondent.
On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re going to do things that people will be shocked at,” he declared. Of all the thousands of words that Trump uttered during his fact-challenged, talkathon-style opening days as the nation’s 47th president, those may have been the truest. Tiếp tục đọc “New York Times newsletter – January 26, 2025 – President Trump’s first week back in office”→
The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.
Trump Signs Executive Orders at Inaugural Celebration
President Trump signed several executive orders in front of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
“So I am revoking nearly 80 destructive, radical executive actions of the previous administration, they’ll all be null and void within about what, five minutes. Is that them over there? Five minutes.” “The first item that President Trump is signing is the rescission of 78 Biden era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and others.” [cheering] “Thank you, sir.” [cheering] “The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty.” [cheering]
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meets with reporters after he was elected to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Tiếp tục đọc “Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him”→
Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket
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Getty Images Voters were disappointed about the economy and their finances, all of which fueled a desire for change. And Trump cleaned up with “change” voters.
Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket
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Getty Images Voters were disappointed about the economy and their finances, all of which fueled a desire for change. And Trump cleaned up with “change” voters.