Budget Battles
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Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages
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US Economy Stronger Than Previously Thought
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Harris Slams Trump’s Economic Plans, Pledges to Grow the Middle Class
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Trump’s Tax Cut Wish List Tops $11 Trillion
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Harris Prepares a New Economic Pitch
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Republicans Defy Trump on Shutdown Threat
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Speaker Johnson Scrambles for Plan B to Avoid a Shutdown
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Harris Tries to Flip Trump’s Biggest Advantages
Former President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this morning before heading to Walker, Michigan, for a campaign event, where he criticized Vice President Kamala Harris...
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Harris Slams Trump’s Economic Plans, Says She Will Grow the Middle Class
By Michael RaineyVice President Kamala Harris provided an overview of her economic plan Wednesday, expanding upon her vision of an “opportunity economy” built around a thriving middle class. In a speech at the...
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Congress Passes 3-Month Spending Bill to Avert a Shutdown Before the Election
Congress on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill funding the government through December 20, averting a shutdown of federal agencies at the end of the month. The bill keeps most government spending at...
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Moody’s Warns Growing Deficits Could Take a Toll on US Credit Rating
By Michael RaineyPolitical polarization could make it more difficult for the next administration in Washington to address the country’s deteriorating fiscal situation, and that may have negative implications for the...
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Johnson Will Rely on Democrats to Avoid a Shutdown
The House is set to vote on a stopgap funding bill Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown on October 1. It will use a procedure that requires a two-thirds majority for passage after conservative...
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Trying to Avoid 'Galactically Stupid' Shutdown, Congress Aims for 3-Month Funding Bill
By Michael RaineyThe House plans to vote this week on a bill that would extend federal funding for 12 weeks, heading off a potential government shutdown on October 1 while pushing the battle over 2025 spending levels...
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Republicans Defy Trump as Congress Works to Defuse Shutdown Threat
Congressional appropriators are reportedly preparing a bipartisan government funding bill to be voted on in the House early next week, moving ahead with a plan that always appeared to be the...
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Speaker Johnson Scrambles for Plan B to Avoid a Shutdown
Now what? That’s the question after House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert a government shutdown and enact a controversial voter ID requirement failed to pass Wednesday evening, with 14...
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House Torpedoes Johnson Plan to Avert a Shutdown
The House of Representatives on Wednesday evening rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, delivering an embarrassing blow to the Republican leader...
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Johnson Sets Up Doomed Vote on Funding Bill
By Michael RaineyHouse Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that he plans to go ahead with a floor vote on a continuing resolution that would fund the government for the first six months of the new fiscal year,...
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Biden Digs In as More Dems Call for Him to Drop Out
By Michael RaineyTen more Democrats added their names Friday to the list of lawmakers calling on President Joe Biden to step aside as their party’s nominee in the November election. The tally of Democratic members of...
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Top Dems Are Turning the Screws on Biden
By Michael RaineyAs President Joe Biden recovers from Covid in isolation at his beach house in Delaware, the list of prominent Democrats pressuring him to step down from his pursuit of a second term is growing longer...
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Influential Dem Calls for Biden to Drop Out
By Michael RaineyRep. Adam Schiff of California, the influential lawmaker known for leading a successful 2019 effort in the House to impeach former President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of...
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A Fiscal Twist as Judge Dismisses Trump’s Classified Documents Case
By Michael RaineyU.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday threw out the federal case involving former President Trump’s allegedly improper retention of dozens of classified documents, ruling that the appointment...
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House Republicans Fail to Pass One of Their Spending Bills
House Republican leaders’ aggressive drive to pass all 12 annual spending bills by the end of the month hit an unexpected pothole Thursday as the bill funding the legislative branch was defeated in a...