White House news and trends

What Amazon, Meta, Uber, Anthropic and Others Want in the US AI Action Plan
artificial intelligence // April 25, 2025

As the White House finalizes its AI Action Plan, several tech giants, AI startups and even financial institutions are weighing in. Amazon, Anthropic, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral AI, Uber, CrowdStrike and JPMorgan Chase are among the thousands that have voiced their views on how the U.S....

Business Leaders Voice Concerns About Tariffs
Economy // April 08, 2025

Some business leaders are reportedly voicing concerns about tariffs after seeing the impact the policy has had on the stock market. They are doing so publicly after initially working through trade groups or in meetings with Trump administration officials, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported...

White House Gives Federal Agencies Greater Flexibility in Adopting AI
artificial intelligence // April 07, 2025

Federal agencies now have greater flexibility in adopting artificial intelligence (AI), the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Monday (April 7). The OMB released two revised policies on federal agencies’ use of AI and federal procurement Monday, at the direction of President...

Musk to Leave DOGE Position in May, Retain Supporting Role
Politics // April 03, 2025

Elon Musk will reportedly leave his advisory role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the coming weeks and take on a supporting role. Bloomberg Markets reported this in a Thursday (April 3) video, citing a Politico report and adding that the end-of-May departure...

Interviews & Exclusives
Government Exit Packages and Defunding May Mute Financial Regulators

January 31, 2025
The shakeup on Capitol Hill — still ongoing, as the Trump administration settles in for its second round, as the new Congress has been seated — will extend to financial regulations. These disruptions will likely touch the very structure of those agencies — the FDIC and the CFPB chief among them. The recent news regarding […]

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year Reflect Growing Impact of AI

November 28, 2023
The very phrase artificial intelligence (AI) itself promises two things: intelligence and artificiality. And while it is the leverageable machine intelligence that businesses and organizations want, it is the inherent artificiality of...

Quick Reads
Amazon: No Plans to List Trade War-Related Surcharges

April 29, 2025
Amazon says it has no plans to display import-related charges on its website following White House protests. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said in a statement provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (April 29). “This was never approved and is […]

Business Leaders Voice Concerns About Tariffs

April 08, 2025
Some business leaders are reportedly voicing concerns about tariffs after seeing the impact the policy has had on the stock market. They are doing so publicly after initially working through...

White House Gives Federal Agencies Greater Flexibility in Adopting AI

April 07, 2025
Federal agencies now have greater flexibility in adopting artificial intelligence (AI), the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Monday (April 7). The OMB released two revised policies...

Musk to Leave DOGE Position in May, Retain Supporting Role

April 03, 2025
Elon Musk will reportedly leave his advisory role at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the coming weeks and take on a supporting role. Bloomberg Markets reported this in...