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and one that we believe may signal an important redirection of DEA policy.

senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, a nomination still in question after an unsteady performance by the candidate before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that focused in part on his past criticism of Israel. “This trip is a signal that the president has an int...

…secuted - based on the evidence and the public interest in enforcement - were prosecuted. State and federal prosecution offices have distinct professional cultures and are responsive to different constituencies and modes of political supervision, which increases the independence...

Tax Policy: TRIP has a ~25% tax rate. Trump’s tax plan calls for a reduction in the business tax rate from 35% to 15%, with elimination of most corporate tax deductions/credits (except for the R&D credit). While it’s unclear what elements of the tax plan will eventually be execut...

OOK Ok On February 3, the White House hosted a carefully orchestrated meeting of one of the newly organized business councils, the president’s Strategic and Policy Forum. It was a group of highly placed CEOs and weighty business types brought together by Blackstone chief Stephen...

Debt - In the case of the federal government, the total value of outstanding bills, notes, bonds, and other debt instruments issued by the Treasury and other federal agencies. That debt is referred to as federal debt or gross debt. It has two components - debt held by the public...

responsible for national policy on the environment: “We

the Tax Policy Center released a study indicating that capping itemized deductions at $25k

negative or near-zero central bank policy

even though it is not clear that the net impact of Trump policy is

a retreat from the US Treasury’s “strong dollar” policy by the new

perhaps tighter monetary policy and some protectionist’s measures.

monetary policy or moral suasion of the banks.

while in Asia the shocks to monetary policy are the

we expect Russian foreign policy to become more conciliatory