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Trump Administration Ramps Up Its Fight to Wipe Out a Federal Agency

The Trump administration is escalating its fight to kill the federal agency responsible for managing the government’s 2.1 million civilian employees, The Washington Post’s Lisa Rein reports . The...
House Passes $1 Trillion Spending Package, but Larger Spending Fight Still Looms

The House on Wednesday passed a nearly $1 trillion spending package by a 226-203 vote largely along party lines. “But it’s far too soon to declare victory in averting the fiscal cliff that looms just...

Reparations for Slavery Get a Fiery Hearing in Congress

The House held on Wednesday the first hearing in more than a decade on reparations – the idea that the descendants of slaves in the U.S. should receive some kind of compensation for the suffering...
Poll of the Day: What ‘Medicare for All’ Means

Medicare for All means different things to different people. A new poll from the Democratic pollsters at Navigator Research finds that nearly 75% of Democrats believe the term refers to a health care...
Fact Check: Trump Defends Rising Deficit and Debt

In an interview with ABC News, President Trump — who as a candidate in 2016 said he could eliminate the national debt in eight years or at least reduce it in chunks — defended its continued rise...
Trump Promises ‘Phenomenal’ Health Care Plan Soon

In part of his extensive, wide-ranging interview with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, President Trump again called Obamacare a disaster and said he plans to release a new health care plan in the...
Corporate Tax Receipts Continue Their Slide

“Federal tax payments by big businesses are falling much faster than anticipated in the wake of Republicans’ tax cuts, providing ammunition to Democrats who are calling for corporate tax increases,”...