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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Trump Touts Covid Response as Cases Surge to New Highs
President Donald Trump on Friday broke a week-long public silence, appearing in the White House Rose Garden to tout his administration’s pandemic response even as the coronavirus rages across the...
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With Trump on Sidelines, It's Now Pelosi vs. McConnell on Coronavirus Stimulus
The players in the coronavirus stimulus negotiations may be changing, but the stalemate remains the same. The Trump administration is reportedly stepping back from the talks, leaving it to Senate...
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We’re Entering ‘Covid Hell’
The Covid-19 pandemic is raging across the United States, and the numbers are simply staggering: New cases have topped 100,000 a day for seven straight days as of Tuesday, with an average of 119,000...
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Supreme Court Signals Support for the ACA
By Michael RaineyThe Supreme Court heard arguments in a Republican challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act Tuesday, and while we won’t know the court’s ruling until next spring, most observers...
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Biden Warns of ‘Dark Winter,’ Urges Americans to Wear Masks as Covid Cases Top 10 Million
President-elect Joe Biden made clear Monday what he sees as Job. 1: addressing the coronavirus pandemic that just reached a new milestone, topping 10 million confirmed cases. After a victory speech...