Political and Legislative
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Pelosi Declines to Voice Support For the Gas Tax Holiday
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Democratic leaders will gauge the party’s support for President Biden’s…
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Republican Senators Risk Backlash Over Gun Safety Legislation
A number of Senate Republicans are making a rare break with the National Rifle Association…
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January 6 Committee Postpones Hearings Until July
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is pressing pause…
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Senators Boast a Bipartisan Breakthrough on Gun Legislation
Senate negotiators on Tuesday reached a long-awaited deal on a bipartisan gun safety bill to take firearms…
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Biden Is Expected to Call For a 3-Month Gas Tax Suspension
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel…
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SCOTUS Limits the Scope of a Federal Gun Crime Law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of a federal statute that requires stiff…
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Biden’s China Tariff Policy Could Affect Relationship With Union Allies
President Biden is facing a tough decision on whether to lift some Trump-era tariffs on China, a…
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Economists Look Past the Federal Reserve to Battle Inflation
Economists are looking beyond the Federal Reserve and thinking outside the box of monetary policy…
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Lawmakers Push to Reform the 13th Amendment on Juneteenth
Members of Congress and others, pointing to the Juneteenth holiday, are pushing for the expansion…
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Biden Will Meet With Economic Powers to Launch New Climate Initiatives
On Friday, President Biden is meeting virtually with world leaders on climate issues, and is expected to…
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