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Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

The regulators' action comes just days after top regulators warned investors that they are watching closely for the possibility of fraud and scams in the rush toward cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Economy

SEC takes over assets of company claiming a $600 million ‘initial coin offering’

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January 30, 2018 3:41 pm

Throughout his two-plus years as speaker, Paul Ryan has been able to maintain a tenuous peace within the House Republican conference, a group of politicians with wildly divergent views and styles that proved unmanageable for Boehner and that might have been unable to settle on a leader if Ryan hadn't been drafted in 2015. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Economy

Paul Ryan gets it done

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January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will head her last Fed meeting this Tuesday and Wednesday. She will pass the reins on to Trump appointee Jerome Powell. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Business

Fed to debate impact of Trump tax cuts at Janet Yellen’s last meeting

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January 30, 2018 5:01 am

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Democratic attempts to circumvent tax law ‘dead on arrival,’ Kevin Brady says

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January 29, 2018 10:31 pm

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut unite sue the federal government over the state and local tax deductions. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in announcing the coalition, said that

Economy

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut unite to sue government over SALT deduction limit

Joseph Lawler -

January 26, 2018 5:34 pm

Economy

Steven Mnuchin offers advice on exploiting the biggest loophole in the new tax law

Joseph Lawler -

January 26, 2018 4:14 pm

On Friday, the Commerce Department issues the first estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the October-December quarter. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Economy

GDP growth slowed to 2.6 percent to end 2017

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January 26, 2018 1:31 pm

Forecasters had expected claims to tick up to around 240,000. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy

Jobless claims stuck near lowest levels in decades at 233,000

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January 25, 2018 1:32 pm

This bill will double the standard deduction, lower tax rates for all income brackets and dramatically increase the child tax credit, which will help millions of Americans keep more of their hard earned money. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Economy

Public split on GOP tax cuts one month in

Joseph Lawler -

January 24, 2018 5:44 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that

Economy

Steven Mnuchin: Weaker dollar is good for the US

Joseph Lawler -

January 24, 2018 1:37 pm

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