News & Updates:

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  Companies are paying less after the GOP tax cut, and it’s showing in the deficit
  In a discussion on the GOP Tax Cuts, Wharton Professor of Accounting and Taxation, Jennifer Blouin, defends the claim that if US companies that have outsourced to other countries, return to the US, these gains will offset the current rise in the deficit.
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  Trump threatens military action on Mexico to combat immigration
  Present Trump threatens military action against Mexico over immigration disputes; Trump issues 5% budget cuts from cabinet members; After Hurricane spike, jobless claims decrease again; Leading indicators suggest a robust US economy. 
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  National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration reevaluates performance standards on autonomous vehicles
  US considers deregulating autonomous vehicle performance standards; Interior Department stiffens standards on the application of research; Unemployment hits record lows; Due to surges in the economy, trade deficit rises. 
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  Deficit reaches sky high level
  The CBO announces sky-high deficit figure; The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the manufacturing of e-cigarettes; US business prices fall in August; Household incomes rose 1.8%. 
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  GOP Representatives argue that Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional
  Several Republican state attorneys general will argue before a federal judge that the Affordable Care Act, without the tax penalty and individual mandate, is unconstitutional; Facebook and Twitter executives testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in regards to international election interference; US Trade deficit rises; Despite current affairs, oil prices drop.