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The jobs report has good news for Biden.

Slowing job growth and rising worker participation follow the president’s road map for economic transition

Biden’s Student Loan Plan Sets Off Fierce Debate Among Economists

Liberals and more moderate Democrats are arguing over the impact on inflation, the federal budget deficit and high earners.

Biden’s Big Dreams Meet the Limits of ‘Imperfect’ Tools

The student loan plan is the latest example of Democrats practicing the art of the possible on the nation’s most pressing economic challenges and ending…

Biden Student Loan Plan Squarely Targets Middle Class

President Biden is offering what independent analyses suggest would be his most targeted assistance yet to middle-class workers — while trying to repair what he…

Economic Aid, Once Plentiful, Falls Off at a Painful Moment

Food insecurity is rising again as relief provided by President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package wanes.

Biden Signs Climate, Health Bill Into Law as Other Economic Goals Remain

The bill is the latest victory for the president on overhauling the physical economy, but he has found less support for plans to help workers.

Biden Signs Expansive Health, Climate and Tax Law

The president returned briefly from vacation to sign a bill that passed the House and Senate on party lines after more than a year of…

July Jobs Report Suggests Biden Is Right about a Recession

But the unexpectedly strong employment growth reported for July also appeared to contradict forecasts that the economy was cooling off.

Analysis Deems Biden’s Climate and Tax Bill Fiscally Responsible

Despite Republican claims, the new legislation would be only a modest corporate tax increase, Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation found.