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California’s $18 Billion Budget Hole Puts Newsom’s Presidential Ambitions At Risk – Financial Freedom Countdown
California is staring at an $18 billion deficit for 2025, the fourth shortfall in a row and a sharp reversal…
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CBO Cuts Trump Tariff Savings By $1 Trillion; Raising New Alarms Over U.S. Debt – Financial Freedom Countdown
The Congressional Budget Office delivered a major blow to the Trump administration’s fiscal arguments this week, quietly shaving $1 trillion…
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119,000 Jobs Added As Unemployment Rises; Trump Hails Report While Democrats Warn Of A Slowdown – Financial Freedom Countdown
After a 43-day government shutdown that froze federal data releases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics finally issued the September jobs…
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Trump Eyes $1.7T Student Loan Sell-Off As Warren Warns Of ‘Giveaway To Wealthy Insiders’ – Financial Freedom Countdown
The Trump administration is weighing a move that could upend the federal student lending system: selling the government’s $1.77 trillion…
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Trump Says $2,000 Tariff Checks Could Arrive By Mid-2026; But Treasury Warns Of Congressional Hurdles – Financial Freedom Countdown
President Donald Trump offered his clearest timeline yet for the proposed $2,000 “tariff dividend,” telling reporters on Monday, Nov. 17…
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After 50-Year Mortgage Backlash, Trump Floats New Fixes: Assumable Loans, Portable Rates, Even a Capital-Gains Break
The affordability crisis has grown too loud for any political figure to ignore, and Donald Trump has begun signaling that…
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Millions Could Miss Out On A New $1,000 Federal Retirement Match. Check If You Qualify – Financial Freedom Countdown
Beginning in 2027, millions of lower- and moderate-income savers will qualify for what financial researchers are bluntly calling “free money.”…
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Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan Promises Relief But Critics Say It’s A Debt Trap In Disguise – Financial Freedom Countdown
President Donald Trump has floated what he calls a “game-changing” solution to America’s housing crisis: a 50-year mortgage. The idea,…
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Warren Pushes For Tax Breaks On Student Loan Forgiveness As Borrowers Start Getting Relief – Financial Freedom Countdown
Student loan forgiveness has resumed after months of uncertainty, but a new problem could be waiting around the corner. A…
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Trump Floats $2,000 ‘Tariff Dividend’ For Americans But Treasury Downplays Talk Of Actual Checks – Financial Freedom Countdown
President Donald Trump’s latest social media announcement; a promise to send Americans a $2,000 “dividend” from tariff revenues has generated…
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