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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Renting a Car? 3 Things Your Credit Card Doesn’t Cover
If you’re renting the car with a credit card, you may be able to say ‘no’ to the supplemental insurance and the fee that comes with it, but there are some exceptions.
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Millennials Hit the Brakes on an Automotive Rite of Passage
Saving up to purchase your first vehicle used to be a rite of passage for teenagers and young adults, but fewer than four in 10 Millennial drivers now contribute financially to the purchase of their...
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Taking a Summer Road Trip? 9 Must-Have Items for Your Car’s Emergency Kit
Road service provider AAA said it expects to rescue 7 million drivers this summer.
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Why 2017 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year to Buy a Car
By Janna HerronThe record-setting car-buying boom appears to be over—and that’s good news for anyone in the market for a new set of wheels. Thanks largely to cheap gas and auto loan rates near historic lows, U.S...
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The Next Financial Bubble? Auto Loans Soar as Delinquencies Rise
By The Fiscal Times StaffAmerica’s love affair with the automobile may be reaching dangerous new heights. Auto loans are hitting record levels, and delinquencies are rising.
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The 15 Best Cars of 2017
New car sales have remained strong in 2016, although it’s unclear whether they’ll break the record 17.5 million units sold last year. Sales have been boosted by a strengthening economy, rising wages...
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3 Unexpected Big Deals You’ll Find Awesome This Weekend
You probably think of Black Friday as the best day to find discounts on popular holiday items and gifts like apparel and electronics, but in recent years several other types of merchants have gotten...
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Why Your New Vehicle Could Get Stuck at the Car Wash
By Ciro ScottiYou’ve probably seen those TV ads featuring a dofus dad (why is it always a dad?) who is saved from a fender-bender by his self-braking car. Turns out that same dude could have a tough time getting...
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9 New Cars Selling at Big Discounts in 2016
Fall is always a good time to negotiate the price of a new car, since dealers want to get rid of their current inventory to make room for next year’s models. Slideshow: 9 New Cars Selling at a Big...
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Hope Your Car Seats Are Comfy: Americans Spend Nearly 300 Hours a Year Driving
Despite the rise of car-sharing, telecommuting and urban living, car ownership is still the norm in America. Nearly nine in 10 U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in their home,...
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Are Electric Cars Running Out of Juice Again?
By ReutersRecent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time and may never be...
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GM Loses Car Sales Crown to Toyota
By ReutersToyota Motor Corp regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker in 2012, posting record-high sales and beating rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.
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Why Americans Still Don’t Drive Electric Cars
By Julie Halpert, The Fiscal TimesEven with generous tax breaks for electric vehicles and a push from the Obama administration, sales for electric cars are stubbornly low. What will it take to get America driving electric?
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Detroit Auto Show: Sportscars Are Hot, Electric Is Not
By ReutersThe message from automotive CEOs at the opening of this year's Detroit auto show is deceptively simple: Sportscars are hot, electrics are not.
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The New Luxury Car: High Performance, Lower Gas Costs
By Julie Halpert, The Fiscal TimesCar enthusiasts used to be more interested in how fast a car could accelerate than its fuel economy. But that's starting to change.