Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
- Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy - The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”
- Fed Pick Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is leading the search for the next Federal Reserve chair, could face President Trump’s wrath if the person chosen does not quickly lower interest rates.
- For ‘No Tax on Tips,’ the I.R.S. Gets Intimate - The Trump administration wants to exclude earnings from “pornographic activity” from a new tax break for tips. Will the I.R.S. know it when it sees it?
- Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends - David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.