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Senior Director of the Economic Program at Third Way. Former Senate Budget Committee Staffer. Budget process nerd. How can I help?

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Federal Saver’s Match, Coming in 2027, Could Boost Automated Retirement Savings Programs Nearly 57 million American workers—almost half of the private sector workforce—don’t receive retirement benefits at their workplaces. That lack of access affects their ability to save and plan for th...

oh was he just taking credit for SECURE 2.0? www.pew.org/en/research-...

25.02.2026 12:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hassett does have the president's ear these days

25.02.2026 12:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Bad policies and bad debt.

17.02.2026 14:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Build Back Better raises $2.1T and Trump's tariffs raise $2.6T.

Build Back Better raises $2.1T and Trump's tariffs raise $2.6T.

Fun discovery: on an apples-to-apples basis, Trump's tariff taxes are larger than the tax increases in the House-passed version of Build Back Better in 2021.

Of course, the distribution of Biden's tax hikes on corporations and millionaires are different from Trump's tariffs.

13.02.2026 20:32 👍 60 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 1

House now taking the first of two procedural votes which include language embedded by Republican leadership that would surrender congressional powers to block Trump’s tariffs until August. They’ve passed these measures several times over the past year; this extension expected to be a close vote

11.02.2026 01:40 👍 171 🔁 40 💬 3 📌 1
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In Trump’s Fraud Crackdown, Political Foes Face Harshest Scrutiny

NEW: In January, the White House promised to crack down on fraud. Weeks later, it has become weaponized, as President Trump uses claims of taxpayer theft to penalize Democrats, all the while he pardons his allies connected to the loss of millions in federal benefits

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

03.02.2026 12:55 👍 112 🔁 49 💬 13 📌 2
a graph of goods inflation driven by tariffs

a graph of goods inflation driven by tariffs

Amidst Trump's tariffs, goods inflation reached the highest levels since 2023 in data released today

While price increases are much lower than during the worst of the early pandemic, inflation for goods excluding food & energy is still higher than at any point during the 2010s

22.01.2026 15:22 👍 170 🔁 48 💬 7 📌 4

thank you Wendy!

20.01.2026 18:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorry I'm not following - do you mean we should be freaking out more? or that we should stop focusing on the bond yields? or both at the same time because bonds are missing it?

20.01.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

probably no relation

20.01.2026 17:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Like what can we even say? The president is threatening to harm our allies unless they agree to sell their land to us.

17.01.2026 18:12 👍 165 🔁 36 💬 6 📌 2
Careers Third Way is a national think tank and advocacy organization that champions moderate policy and political ideas. Our work on the center left acts as a critical bulwark against political extremism.

We're hiring at Third Way! Are you a health care wonk? Come be out newest Deputy Director for Health Care www.thirdway.org/careers#depu...

15.01.2026 14:01 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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CBPP’s @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest economic data from the December #JobsReport, zooming in on how tariffs have impacted jobs in the manufacturing sector.

09.01.2026 17:41 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 3
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Great piece by @josephpolitano.bsky.social on job loss in manufacturing, construction, & utilities. A lot of drivers but current policy is playing a major role.

America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs, by @JosephPolitano open.substack.com/pub/apricita...

06.01.2026 14:41 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Exercise is a good thing, and I'm gonna be hooting and hollering like a dang fool if I see you out there getting after it in whatever capacity, but if you use your physique or fitness to demean others, get fucked, truly

08.12.2025 23:28 👍 149 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 1

There are no trade deals anymore. Any “deal” made by Trump can and will be arbitrarily broken at any moment. No country or corporation can know what happens tomorrow.

08.12.2025 23:44 👍 285 🔁 69 💬 14 📌 1
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Trump Set to Cut Tariffs on Beef, Tomatoes as Prices Vex Voters President Donald Trump is slated to sign an order on Friday reducing tariffs on beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, according to a White House official, a move aimed at lowering costs on groceries as ...

THEY KNOW THAT TARIFFS RAISE COSTS ON CONSUMERS www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

14.11.2025 19:38 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z

05.11.2025 02:23 👍 5450 🔁 1128 💬 33 📌 182

Jay Jones (D) wins the race for Virginia attorney general, NBC News projects.

05.11.2025 02:40 👍 212 🔁 19 💬 4 📌 3
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BREAKING: Dem Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the race for New Jersey governor.

She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli to retain Democratic control of the governor's office as Dems win both of the year's gubernatorial races. 

Read more: politi.co/49xNGRV

05.11.2025 02:38 👍 255 🔁 30 💬 0 📌 4

The third woman in this photo is Rep. Chrissy Houlahan. She's also amazing and don't sleep on her political future either.

05.11.2025 02:38 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Imagine a D president were refusing to spend money Congress provided for priorities only important to Rs while also spending money on purposes he wanted that Congress didn’t even provide.

Would a funding bill that lets the president keep illegally ignoring the budget be “clean?” Of course not.

27.10.2025 17:55 👍 290 🔁 48 💬 4 📌 3
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Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

“If Congress lays down its arms on its most fundamental authority, I don’t know what leg they’re going to have to stand on,” said Brendan Buck, aide to former GOP House speakers Ryan and Boehner.

Agreed. It’s a baffling & frightening threat to the constitutional order.

wapo.st/4n5ksgv

14.10.2025 11:05 👍 87 🔁 30 💬 4 📌 2
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I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT
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10/2/25, 7:59 AM
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Donald J. Trump * C @realDonald Trump I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT 13 ReTruths 48 Likes 10/2/25, 7:59 AM こ

Russ Vought has carried out his section of Project 2025 essentially word for word, illegally manipulating and controlling spending inside the White House, overriding enacted laws, the will of Congress, and agency discretion.

His section is very short, and I recommend anyone profiling him read it.

02.10.2025 15:10 👍 99 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 1
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boo

02.10.2025 15:05 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Japan days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry after cyber attack Vast majority of factories of nation’s most popular beer have stopped work this week

Japan is just a few days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry as the producer of the nation’s most popular beer wrestles with a devastating cyber attack that has shut down its domestic breweries www.ft.com/content/bb86...

02.10.2025 11:30 👍 86 🔁 35 💬 8 📌 42

You know they made sure this wasn’t going to get shutdown.

24.09.2025 01:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I always wait until I get home at least.

17.09.2025 00:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Fed Shouldn’t Take the Political Bait The central bank can’t win a fight with the White House, but it can and should do a better job explaining its role.

I don’t expect markets, Congress, or the courts to come to the Fed’s rescue. My piece asks what can the Fed do now to try to protect itself from political control? www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

27.08.2025 11:45 👍 488 🔁 150 💬 14 📌 7
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

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