Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Trump Lashes Out, Vows to Appeal Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump today vowed to appeal his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made to silence an adult film star’s story about a sexual encounter...
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After the Capitol Attack: What Happens Next
The fallout from Wednesday’s chaos at the Capitol continued Thursday — and will likely be felt for some time. Here are the top developments: Congress certifies election, Trump says he will leave:...
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How Do We Respond to the Trump Insurrection?
Today, January 6, 2021, is a date which will live in infamy, to borrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s words after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. Only today’s horrifying attack on American...
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Here’s How to Tell If John Kelly Really Has the White House Under Control
By Rob GarverPresident Trump’s decision to replace former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, until recently the head of the Department of Homeland Security, is...
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US Seen as Major Global Threat Along with ISIS, Climate Change: Pew Poll
A new Pew Research Center poll of nearly 42,000 people across 38 countries found the threat of climate change is nearly as great as terrorism from ISIS. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that...
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If Demographics Is Destiny, 80 Million Millennials Will Decide America’s Future
By Liz PeekIt wasn’t James Comey that torpedoed Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. It wasn’t Jeremy Corbyn who upset Teresa May. It wasn’t fed-up workers who gave the National Front their best-ever showing in...
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Time for Trump to Face It: From Now on, Every Week Is ‘Russia Week’
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration’s efforts to keep Russian interference in last year’s election out of the headlines are being overwhelmed by events, as another week ostensibly dedicated to a different issue...
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As Puerto Rico Votes on Statehood, Economic Distress Looms Large
By Leslie Picker, CNBCSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The question of "status," whether Puerto Rico should be admitted as a U.S. state, remain a commonwealth or seek sovereignty — has been an undercurrent of every major policy...
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Democrats May Be Blowing Their Best Chance for a Big Win Against the GOP
By Eric PianinDemocrats are improving their standing on the issues nationally, but the party is holding back on spending in a key congressional race in Georgia.
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The Fight Over the 2020 Census Could Determine Which Party Controls Congress
By Jay L. Zagorsky, The ConversationJohn H. Thompson, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, just resigned amid a funding fight over the 2020 Census . Since it comes at the same time that the president fired the director of the FBI ,...
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Many of the Rich in Congress Get Richer
By The Fiscal Times StaffEven a dismal economy didn’t prevent rich lawmakers on Capitol Hill from becoming richer. Congressional members’ personal wealth collectively increased by more than 5 percent between 2007 and 2010,...
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The Ryan vs. Biden Debate: All Heat, No Light
By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Timesice President Joe Biden set a confrontational tone in the Thursday vice presidential debate, referring to Republican opponent Rep. Paul Ryan as a “friend” whose arguments were “malarkey” when his...
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If Romney Wins, Will His Tax Plan Survive?
By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal TimesRepublican Mitt Romney’s signature campaign issue is his plan to cut tax rates by 20 percent across the board to jumpstart the economy. Should he be elected, what are the odds that he will be able to...
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Ryan v. Biden: In 9 Rounds, Who Will Lose It First?
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesJim Lehrer, veteran PBS newsman and the most experienced debate moderator in America, has some sage advice for the moderator of tonight's VP debate, Martha Raddatz of ABC News, as well as the other...
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6 Things to Watch for in Tonight’s Veep Slugfest
By Eric PianinNew polling showing the presidential race is tightening is putting added pressure on Vice President Joe Biden to deliver a strong performance tonight against Republican vice presidential nominee Paul...