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With Debt Ceiling Deal in Hand, McCarthy and Biden Turn to Task of Selling It
A day after striking a deal in principle with President Biden to raise the debt limit, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his leadership team began an all-out sales pitch on Sunday to…
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Tennessee Drag Law Sows Fear Among Performers Ahead of Pride Month
Renae Green-Bean had started taking precautions in public even before the Tennessee legislature approved a law in March limiting where “adult cabaret” can be performed.Ms.…
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White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default
President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping some government spending…
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Trump Calls Paxton Impeachment Proceedings ‘Very Unfair’
Former President Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that the impeachment proceedings against Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, were unfair and vowed to fight against…
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Reparations Are a Financial Quandary. For Democrats, They’re a Political One, Too.
What should Americans pay for the legacy of slavery and a century of Jim Crow segregation?For decades, the question was mostly academic. Then it was seized on by Democrats and…
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Billionaires Worth More Than the United States’ Cash Balance
Just how empty is the Treasury cash coffer? For comparison, $38.8 billion is on par with the gross domestic product of Bahrain and Paraguay and lower than the net worth of more…
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Inflation Inched Higher in April, Reflecting Challenge for the Fed
A measure of inflation most closely watched by Federal Reserve officials picked up in April, reflecting the difficult path ahead for economic policymakers as they weigh whether…
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How the Employee Retention Tax Credit Became a Magnet for Fraud
In early February, federal prosecutors in Utah accused Zachary Bassett and Mason Warr of cheating the United States government out of millions of dollars. The accounting firm…
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Biden Unveils a National Plan to Fight Antisemitism
The Biden administration released the country’s first national strategy for combating antisemitism Thursday, calling on government, law enforcement and schools to crack down on…
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After Twitter Launch Glitches, DeSantis Plans Traditional Campaign Stops
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida plunged into his first full day of presidential campaigning on Thursday after his sputtering Twitter rollout the night before, holding a series of…
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