Budget Battles
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Trump's Legacy: $7.8 Trillion Rise in Debt
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Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’
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Trump Impeached Again: What's Next?
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America’s Infrastructure Gap Will Hit $5.6 Trillion: Report
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Trump Impeachment Could Delay Biden Stimulus
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Biden Calls for Trillions More in Covid Relief
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Dems Pledge $2,000 Checks as Biden Agenda Gets a Boost
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Why Biden’s Ambitious Covid Relief Plan Could Get Cut in Half
By Michael Rainey and Yuval RosenbergPresident-elect Joe Biden’s plan to “rescue” the American economy proposes $1.9 trillion in federal spending to fund a national vaccine program, boost unemployment benefits, provide additional direct...
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Will the New Congress Do Anything to Lower Drug Prices?
More than 100 pharmaceutical companies raised the prices of 636 drugs in the first week of January, according to the advocacy group Patients for Affordable Drugs . The vast majority of the price...
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Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled an economic relief package that calls for $1.9 trillion in aid, including money for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans as well as $350 billion in...
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Trump Admin Makes Major Changes to Covid Vaccine Rollout
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced some major changes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout strategy, saying it would release all available doses and calling on states to start vaccinating...
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Trump Administration Hands Republicans a Big Win on Medicaid Funding
By Michael RaineyThe Trump administration delivered a long-sought victory to Republicans late last week by approving a request from Tennessee to receive Medicaid funding as a block grant. As part of a 10-year “...
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Biden’s Agenda Gets a Boost With Democratic Control in Washington
By Michael RaineyThe Democratic sweep of the runoff Senate elections in Georgia may not have gotten as much coverage as the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob Wednesday, but the results will have a powerful...
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Trump Caves, Signs $2.3 Trillion Year-End Covid Relief and Spending Package
After five days of drama and uncertainty created by his demands for the massive year-end Covid relief and government funding bill, President Trump on Sunday unexpectedly signed into law the package...
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Some Said the Vaccine Rollout Would Be a ‘Nightmare.’ They Were Right.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health NewsWASHINGTON — Even before there was a vaccine, some seasoned doctors and public health experts warned, Cassandra-like, that its distribution would be “ a logistical nightmare. ” After Week 1 of the...
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House GOP Blocks $2,000 Relief Checks Sought by Trump
In a final bit of pre-Christmas political theater, House Republicans on Thursday blocked an attempt by Democrats to approve the $2,000 stimulus payments President Trump demanded this week. After...
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Why the Stimulus Deal Isn't Done Yet
Congress is still scrambling to finalize another Covid relief deal, with negotiators haggling over elements of the legislation and billions in spending ahead of a Friday night deadline, when...
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Election Results Signal Less Stimulus, More Gridlock
By Michael RaineyAlthough the final numbers aren’t in yet, it looks like the 2020 election will deliver a divided Congress to whichever party claims the White House. Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” fell by the...
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Birx Contradicts Trump, Warns Pandemic Entering ‘Most Deadly Phase’
Dr. Deborah Birx, a top White House adviser on the coronavirus task force, warned Monday that the pandemic is entering its “most concerning and most deadly phase” and called for “much more aggressive...
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Judge Blocks ‘Public Charge’ Rule for Immigrants
By Michael RaineyA federal judge has halted an effort by the Trump administration to deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid and housing assistance. U.S. District Judge...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Sets New Record
The United States keeps setting troubling Covid-19 records. The number of daily cases hit a new high of 88,521 on Thursday, up nearly 83% over the last month, and the weekly case count rose to 536,...
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Pelosi and Mnuchin Battle Over Stimulus Failure
With five days to go before Election Day and no chance of a coronavirus relief package getting done before then, President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven...