22 h. ago These Republicans Savaged Their Party’s Bill, Then Voted for It

Many Republicans had harshly criticized President Trump’s marquee bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net programs — almost right up until the moment they voted for it.

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36 h. ago Trump Policy Bill Stalls as Johnson Works to Wear Down G.O.P. Resistance

After a day of paralysis, the House remained frozen in place overnight as party leaders labored to address the concerns of Republican holdouts to the party’s major policy bill.

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57 h. ago Solar Industry Says Republican Policy Bill Would Cede Production to China

A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy.

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63 h. ago Dem Rep. Frost: There Are 20 House GOP No Votes on Big Beautiful Bill

Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said Tuesday on MSNBC's "The Briefing" that President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" domestic policy package passed by the Senate has at least 20 Republican Representatives who are currently no votes. The post Dem Rep. Frost: There Are 20 House GOP No Votes on Big Beautiful Bill appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path

Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country’s finances for a generation.

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7 d. ago With Trump Bill, Republicans Try to Change the Way Budgets Work

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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7 d. ago Republicans Prepare to Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Budget Gimmicks

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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8 d. ago Republicans Say Tax Cuts Will Spur Growth. It Hasn’t Worked in the Past.

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.

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8 d. ago Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.

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1 week ago Freddie O’Connell Confronts the Limits of Political Power in Nashville

Freddie O’Connell, a policy and transit wonk, is under Republican scrutiny for his response to immigration enforcement in his left-leaning city.

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2 w. ago Republican Rep. Mike Lawler discusses U.S. policy toward Iran

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., who is also on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about U.S. policy toward Iran.

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2 w. ago A solar panel recycling scheme would help reduce waste, but please repair and reuse first

Australia's rooftop solar industry has renewed calls for a mandatory recycling scheme to deal with the growing problem of solar panel waste. Only about 10% of panels are currently recycled. The rest are stockpiled, sent overseas or dumped in landfill.

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2 w. ago Business Lobbyists Scramble to Kill $100 Billion ‘Revenge Tax’

Critics contend that the measure will scare off the foreign investment that President Trump wants to attract.

Economics