As Democrats work to figure out how to raise revenues to pay for their social spending agenda, a new tax on billionaires has emerged as a serious consideration, but it is already receiving opposition from Republicans and skepticism from some Democrats and tax policy experts. What is a “billionaires tax,” …
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Columnist Nicholas Kristof is leaving the New York Times as he considers running for governor in Oregon. His departure is the surest sign yet that he plans to make a full pivot from journalism to politics. Kristof has been on leave from his column as he mulled the bid. According …
Read More »Former President Trump’s White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, says he will not comply with a House committee’s demand for records and testimony related to the January 6 Capitol riots. The January 6 select committee issued subpoenas in late September to four of Mr. Trump’s former aides and close allies, …
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Democrats dominate politics in California and no Republican has won statewide since 2006. But the upcoming recall election on September 14 is presenting a serious political challenge to Governor Gavin Newsom. President Joe Biden campaigned on the eve of the polls opening for the governor in Long Beach, California. Days earlier, Vice …
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Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday the Senate is moving “full speed ahead” on a sweeping $3.5 trillion spending package, rejecting a suggestion from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, whose support for the plan is crucial, that Congress take a “strategic pause” on the legislation. “We’re moving full …
Read More »One of the two Republicans who sit on the House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol said a GOP colleague is “using language that seems intended to incite violence.” “I think every member ought to condemn that, and I’d like to see Leader McCarthy very …
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The Treasury Department runs into an important deadline this weekend, when a 2019 suspension of the government’s debt limit — known as the debt ceiling — expires Saturday. That forces the Treasury Department to perform what are called “extraordinary measures” so the government can continue paying its obligations as lawmakers …
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Chance the Rapper is apologizing for defending Kanye West’s embrace of President Trump. West made headlines on Wednesday when he posted a picture of himself in a “Make America Great Again” hat that had been signed by Mr. Trump. West had previously said that he would have voted for Mr. …
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