McDonald's Tweet Blasts President Trump, And Is Quickly Deleted
McDonald's says its account was "compromised." The tweet drew a wide range of responses — from pledges to eat a Big Mac today to calls for a boycott.
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Trump Unveils 'Hard Power' Budget That Boosts Military Spending
President Trump's budget blueprint calls for a 10 percent increase in military spending, along with deep cuts in foreign aid and the Environmental Protection Agency.
How To Spend A Trillion Dollars
President Trump says he wants to spend a trillion dollars on infrastructure. It's such a big number that it's hard to wrap your head around it. We try to figure out what that actually buys.
Episode 522: The Invention Of 'The Economy'
A hundred years ago, nobody talked about "the economy." That's because easy ways to measure and talk about it hadn't been invented. On today's show: how we started boiling nations down to a number.
Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates By 0.25 Percent
The Federal Reserve announced it has raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, and bank policymakers project at least two more rate increases this year. Chair Janet Yellen spoke with journalists about the Fed's reasoning.
Federal Reserve Raises Key Interest Rate, Signals 2 More Increases This Year
The Fed also said it is looking to increase rates three times in 2018, as inflation approaches the central bank's target annual rate of 2 percent and the unemployment rate appears stable.
In 2005, Trump Was Hit With A Tax That He Now Wants To Abolish
The alternative minimum tax was passed to target the ultrawealthy, but today it is more likely to affect the upper middle class.
Applying For College Aid Just Got Harder
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool has been temporarily disabled for security concerns. Without it, many at-risk students will have a harder time finishing their paperwork.
Emails Reveal Monsanto's Tactics To Defend Glyphosate Against Cancer Fears
Internal emails show Monsanto executives scrambling to counter a U.N. agency's finding that glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, can cause cancer. One email proposed "ghost-writing" scientific papers.
U.S. Indicts 2 Russian Security Officials Over Yahoo Hack
The two defendants are officers of the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB. They were indicted along with two criminal hackers over a 2014 breach involving at least 500 million Yahoo accounts.