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Bessent asks Congress to drop 'retaliatory' tax as Republicans struggle to rewrite bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday asked Republicans in Congress to remove a "retaliatory tax" proposal that ...
Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.
GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows ...
Sweeping GOP budget bill illuminates the central fault line in the modern Republican coalition
The sweeping Republican budget bill advancing through Congress illuminates the central fault line in the modern GOP electoral ...
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Chair tells Congress tariffs are key reason Fed is holding rates
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell evokes a more collegial era on Capitol Hill as he talks interest rate cuts.
Budget office ignores rhetoric, says GOP megabill would add $3.4 trillion to the debt
The more Republicans insist that their far-right legislation would shrink the deficit, the more the CBO's arithmetic points ...
Trump's budget plan shifts wealth from young to old, analysts say
U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut legislation would effectively transfer wealth from younger Americans to older ...
The US is in a Mental Health Crisis. Congress’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Only Make It Worse.
The US is in a Mental Health Crisis. Congress' Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Only Make It Worse. Sponsored by National ...
Senate version of Trump’s budget bill would raise the debt ceiling by $5 trillion—what it could mean for your wallet
Senate Republicans are backing a budget package that would raise the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, the largest increase in U.S ...