Trump calls for permanent tax cuts

Senate GOP leaders also aim to make the TCJA tax cuts permanent, which would raise the costs of tax reform unless a new scoring method is adopted.

Trump touts economic policy despite market turmoil

President Donald Trump said he inherited an “economic catastrophe” from his predecessor in a joint address to Congress, though markets fell Tuesday on fears of a budding trade war with Canada and Mexico.

A scandal-scarred Rhode Island bank moves to liquidate

Independence Bank can cease operations once it satisfies the conditions in an FDIC consent order. Liquidation would close out a five-year drama that began when regulators cited the bank for SBA lending irregularities.