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In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear …
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In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear …

Garbage, feces and needles run through the rivers in Missoula, Mont. On the streets of San Francisco, tents are so thick that sidewalks in the Tenderloin neighborhood have become “unofficial open-air public housing.” In Portland, Ore., a blaze shut down an on-ramp to the Steel Bridge for several days in March after campers tunneled through […]

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Senate Democrats Pass Debt-Ceiling Hike Hours Before Dire Deadline
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Senate Democrats Pass Debt-Ceiling Hike Hours Before Dire Deadline

Senate Democrats voted to lift the debt ceiling on Tuesday to save the US from economic catastrophe. The vote fell along party lines and sends the ceiling hike to the House for final approval. The ceiling is expected to be hit on Dec. 15, making the Tuesday vote key to avoiding recession. Loading Something is […]

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GOP Officials Are Urging Republican Voters to Back Democrats in 2022
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GOP Officials Are Urging Republican Voters to Back Democrats in 2022

Two Republicans are urging voters to ensure “rational Republicans” don’t lose the “GOP civil war.” They are the Trump official turned critic Miles Taylor and former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. In a Monday op-ed article they said electing “moderate Democrats” was necessary in the short term. Loading Something is loading. Two GOP officials have urged […]

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Democrats’ Tax Plans Worry High-Income Business Owners
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Democrats’ Tax Plans Worry High-Income Business Owners

The largest closely held businesses would face a series of overlapping tax increases under Democratic proposals, leading to heavier burdens on high-income owners of partnerships and S corporations. The plan, detailed in September by the House Ways and Means Committee, seeks to raise about $2 trillion over a decade to expand the social safety net […]

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