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Eleanor Mueller

Eleanor Mueller

White House Reporter, Semafor

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Eleanor Mueller reports on the White House for Semafor with an emphasis on economic policy. She previously reported on Congress for Semafor, as well as for POLITICO’s financial services and other economic policy teams. Before that, she reported on labor for POLITICO. An alumna of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, she is originally from the other Washington, where she got her start as a high school student reporting for the Kirkland Reporter.

‘We all agree that big government is bad, but…’: White House shrugs off Republican clashes over childcare

The still-unreleased plan has opened a divide over the party’s philosophy and raised questions about its effectiveness.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Treasury to buy back triple the bonds

The Treasury Department will buy back up to three times its usual amount of long-term debt tomorrow as the Trump administration continues trying to bring borrowing costs down.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Sam Wolfe/Reuters

Trump moves to ban Canadian imports

The decision to ban Canadian imports like alcohol, whey, and motorcycles is the latest escalation of the countries’ trade war.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney
Chris Tanouye/Reuters

Key law enforcement group flips on crypto bill

The National Sheriffs’ Association is dropping its opposition to landmark cryptocurrency legislation.
Catherine Cortez Masto
Al Drago/Reuters

House Republicans vent tariff frustrations

In a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Republican Study Committee members were “freewheeling in their expressions,” one Republican lawmaker said.
Jamieson Greer
Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Congress rejected Pentagon office’s equity power

Congress has already conveyed to the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital that it lacks the legal authority to seek equity stakes in private companies.
The Pentagon
Carlos Barria/Reuters

Trump’s Venezuela deal draws scrutiny of obscure Pentagon office

It was “never the intention” to take US government stakes in private companies, one former Office of Strategic Capital official said.

More Kalshi politician bans could be coming

The prediction market said it would ban former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., for life — a Kalshi first.

Republicans’ economic optimism is ‘starting to fade,’ economist says

Semafor sat down with The Conference Board Chief Economist Dana Peterson on the sidelines of Kansas City Fed’s annual economic policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

The Fed ‘has been a little too quiet’ on Treasury, former Fed official says

Semafor sat down with former Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on the sidelines of the conference he once hosted.

Warsh’s hawkish turn meets its skeptics

The new Federal Reserve chair’s first speech at the Jackson Hole conference featured surprising candor about his views of inflation. Whether he acts is another matter.

Warsh expected to skirt Fed independence at conference

The Federal Reserve chair’s critics hope he takes the opportunity to show his independence from the president.

Senate Republican floats new tariffs on South Korea

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is urging US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to consider imposing tariffs on South Korea over its treatment of Coupang.

Fed’s Warsh faces high stakes ahead of Jackson Hole conference

The Federal Reserve chair will have his biggest audience yet when he delivers the keynote speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual conference.

US eyes potential bans on Canadian imports

President Donald Trump has already pledged to hike tariffs on Canadian steel to 50%, beginning Jan. 1.

Lobbyists go to work for Canada tariff carveouts

The US levies on wine, dairy and more affect only a sliver of goods, but they could have an outsize impact on select states.

Remembering America’s queen of country music

WNYC’s nine-part podcast ‘Dolly Parton’s America’ explores the life and impact of the music icon.

Canada strikes back with tit-for-tat tariffs

Canadian officials announced they plan to impose tariffs on $20 billion of US goods in retaliation for new US levies.