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Two veteran House Democrats — previously allies — raise nearly $6 million fighting over the same New York seat

The bigger spender tends to win in politics, but a recent exception to this money-in-politics rule could come this week in a Democratic primary race featuring two longtime allies from New York City — Reps. Carolyn Maloney ...

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ADP retools economic indicator to create its own estimate of U.S. job growth

The giant payroll firm ADP said Tuesday it has revamped its U.S. employment report to be a stand-alone estimate of the health of the private-sector labor market.

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Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act. Here’s 江湖电竞最新版比赛(江湖电竞投注app网站)’s rundown of how it will affect your energy bills, investments and drug costs.

President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats' big economic package. Here's a guide, through 江湖电竞最新版比赛(江湖电竞投注app网站) reporting, of what's inside the legislation.

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Cheney loses to Trump-backed Hageman in Wyoming: Where the ‘Impeachment 10’ stand now

And then there were two. Following the defeat of Rep. Liz Cheney in Tuesday's Wyoming Republican primary by a Trump-backed challenger, just two GOP House members who voted to impeach the former president over the Jan. 6, 2...

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Midterm elections: This House seat may flip red for the first time in almost a century and indicate whether Republicans have ‘had a really good night’

A Republican last won an election for Indiana's first congressional district in the 1928 election, when Calvin Coolidge was president.

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Liz Cheney is on track to lose her primary in Wyoming. She might set her sights on the White House next.

Trump's most high-profile GOP antagonist is facing off against lawyer Harriet Hageman Tuesday, and the polls point to a convincing loss for the incumbent.

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Will the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation?

The Biden administration is poised to earn a political victory with the impending passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, but the debate over whether the law will actually do much to lower the cost of living for Americans ...

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House passes Inflation Reduction Act: What Democrats’ bill does for climate, drug prices and taxes

Here's a look at some of the major provisions in the bill, which could deliver some big changes for the U.S. economy.

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U.S. consumers likely got some relief from sizzling price increases in July but Fed won’t feel any better

Consumer price data is expected to show some moderation but the data is not expected to be encouraging for the Federal Reserve.

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Biden signs into law $280 billion package for chips, scientific research — here’s what’s in it

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan $280 billion bill focused on domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research.

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China halts U.S. climate-change talks after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit — 5 things to know

China and the U.S. share the top two spots as the world's greatest polluters. Their diplomacy is a key to curbing global warming.

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Stock-buybacks tax in, carried-interest section out — here’s what’s in Senate Democrats’ bill as it heads for passage

Senate Democrats continue to make progress with their $739 billion healthcare, climate and tax package, as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema looks set to support the measure.

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‘We expect it to be removed’: Democrats’ push to close ‘carried interest loophole’ in jeopardy as Sinema seeks to block effort

Measure to hike taxes on wealthy by $13 billion by taxing carried interest as income rather than capital gains seems doomed without Sen. Sinema's support.

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Gas stoves targeted as U.S. congressman alleges consumer watchdog has sat on decades of worrisome health data

As more cities ban new gas hookups in homes, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi writes to the Consumer Product Safety Commission over lack of venting and other concerns.

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Watchdog group’s ex-treasurer called for external audit. The group is now conducting one but says it’s not due to his efforts.

The Washington, D.C.-based Center for Political Accountability has a board member depart amid differences over conducting an external audit.

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Trump-backed Blake Masters looks set to win Arizona’s Republican Senate primary with $15 million in help from Peter Thiel

Arizona Republican Blake Masters is polling ahead of his nearest GOP rival by double digits in that state's Senate primary on Tuesday, and if he wins he'll have done so after millions of dollars' worth of backing from bill...

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Republicans still favored in midterm elections, but their chances for taking back Senate are dropping

Republicans are expected to score wins in this November’s midterm elections, but the GOP's odds for taking back control of the Senate have fallen significantly.

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Democratic healthcare and climate package looks likely to become law, but SALT issue presents hurdle, analysts say

Joe Manchin made a surprise deal with Chuck Schumer on a $739 billion healthcare, climate and tax package, but will it actually become law?

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White House pushed back on recession talk before latest GDP report

The Biden White House plays defense Tuesday before Thursday’s reading on U.S. gross domestic product, which showed a drop for the second quarter in a row.

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Student loan forgiveness: Republican opposition will face an ‘uphill slog’ in courts, experts say

Republicans are lining up to oppose further action to relieve borrowers of federal student debt, but they may be powerless to stop forgiveness in the courts.