Tag: Treasury Department

"We've always known that corruption is key to Vladimir Putin's continued power and the funding for his dangerous and destabilizing foreign policies," House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Ed Royce: Trump should sanction Russian oligarchs on Treasury’s list

Joel Gehrke · January 30, 2018 8:42 pm

Trump’s Decision to Postpone Russia Sanctions Splits Lawmakers Along Party Lines

Jenna Lifhits · January 30, 2018 7:34 pm

House GOP aides said the Treasury has not given them a specific date, but said the impression on the Hill is that Congress has more than just a week to deal with it. (iStock photo)

GOP sees late February deadline for debt ceiling

Pete Kasperowicz · January 30, 2018 6:36 pm

Steven Mnuchin declined to specify what those alternatives might be, saying his comments could rile markets. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steven Mnuchin says he has options for handling Fannie, Freddie

Joseph Lawler · January 30, 2018 6:13 pm

The Treasury Department's report on Russian oligarchs is not a sanctions list, however, many individuals on the list are subject to current U.S. sanctions. Parts of the Treasury report still remain unclassified. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump administration ripped off Forbes to help form their report on Russian oligarchs: Report

Tristan Justice · January 30, 2018 6:02 pm

Currently, the government is up against the debt ceiling. The Treasury is moving around accounts in order to pay bills as they come due. Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he will run out of options sometime in February. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steven Mnuchin: Trump would support replacing the debt ceiling with a bipartisan alternative

Joseph Lawler · January 30, 2018 4:40 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government was not planning retaliation against the U.S. despite being unhappy with the list.
(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Putin says Russia wants to boost US relations after Treasury targets oligarchs

Anna Giaritelli · January 30, 2018 1:10 pm

Although the Trump administration has missed deadlines to enforce sanctions on the Russian state, the State Department says sanctions currently in place are hurting Russia's defense industry. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

National Security

State Department: New sanctions are deterring Russian defense sales

Joel Gehrke · January 30, 2018 1:28 am

Treasury Sanctions More Russian, Ukrainian Entities Over Ukrainian Conflict and Crimea

Jenna Lifhits · January 26, 2018 9:05 pm

"I'm not going to give you tax advice ... but for small businesses, we have the lowest rate since the 1930s ... Go hire people and create a small business," Steven Mnuchin said. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

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

Joseph Lawler · January 26, 2018 4:14 pm

In this undated photo distributed Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, Kim Jong Un visits the Chemical Material Institute of Academy of Defense Science at an undisclosed location in North Korea.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

National Security

US targets North Korea’s chemical weapons program with new sanctions

Joel Gehrke · January 24, 2018 4:01 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that "a weaker dollar is good" for the U.S. economy, but expressed confidence that the dollar would strengthen along with the economy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steven Mnuchin: Weaker dollar is good for the US

Joseph Lawler · January 24, 2018 1:37 pm