On The Money: Trump appeals to Supreme Court to keep tax returns from NY prosecutors | Pelosi says deal on new NAFTA 'imminent' | Mnuchin downplays shutdown threat | Trump hits Fed after Walmart boasts strong earnings

Happy Thursday and welcome back to On The Money, where we would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in the Oval Office. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet […]

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Protestors hurl petrol bombs in Hong Kong

Protests in Hong Kong once again reached a crescendo very early Sunday morning as protestors hurled petrol bombs at police who shot tear gas canisters in return, Reuters reports. The riot happened near Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Kowloon district. Unrest has rocked the former British colony for upwards of five months, but some believe that soldiers from China’s […]

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Trump to tour Apple factory with Tim Cook on Wednesday

President TrumpDonald John TrumpGOP divided over impeachment trial strategy Official testifies that Bolton had ‘one-on-one meeting’ with Trump over Ukraine aid Louisiana governor wins re-election MORE will tour an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday.  White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed an Austin American-Statesman report that the tour would occur […]

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California sues EPA over Trump revoking emissions waiver

California and 22 other states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, challenging President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump opens new line of impeachment attack for Democrats Bloomberg to spend 0M on anti-Trump ads in battleground states New witness claims first-hand account of Trump’s push for Ukraine probes MORE’s decision to block the state from setting tougher […]

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Overnight Energy: House Science Committee hits EPA with subpoenas | California sues EPA over Trump revoking emissions waiver | Interior disbands board that floated privatization at national parks

SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE… SUBPOENAS: The House Science Committee has formally issued two subpoenas to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding answers on various scientific rulemakings that lawmakers argue have been unnecessarily delayed. The Committee on Science, Space and Technology sent the subpoenas to EPA late Friday afternoon, fulfilling a months’ long threat to […]

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House, Senate announce agreement on anti-robocall bill

Key lawmakers in the House and Senate on Friday announced they have drawn up a bill to stave off the scourge of robocalls in the U.S., expressing optimism that the negotiated legislation “can be signed into law by the President.”  The long-awaited anti-robocall bill, which has not been made public in its final form yet, would allow telephone carriers to […]

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Top House Democrats ask for review of DHS appointments

The heads of the House Oversight and Reform and House Homeland Security committees called Friday for an official review on the legality of two top appointments this week at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Reps. Bennie ThompsonBennie Gordon ThompsonTop House Democrats ask for review of DHS appointments Bipartisan bill to secure election tech advances to House […]

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