From The Fiscal Times
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Dems Help Save Johnson's Aid Package for Israel, Ukraine
Yuval RosenbergApril 19, 2024The House took a significant step Friday toward passing a long-delayed $95 billion package of foreign aid bills,
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Johnson Rejects a Rule Change Proposed to Protect His Speakership
Yuval RosenbergApril 18, 2024House Republicans continued to snipe at each other Thursday as party leadership continued to propel a $95 billion
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Supply-Siders Pitch Trump on a Flat Tax
Michael RaineyApril 18, 2024A group of conservative advisers long associated with Republican economic policies are reportedly encouraging
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Johnson Pushes Ahead on Foreign Aid Plan, Angering Hardliners and Risking His Job
Yuval RosenbergApril 17, 2024House Speaker Mike Johnson plowed ahead Wednesday with a slightly modified plan to deliver aid to Ukraine, Israel
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt Over Foreign Aid Plan, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
Yuval RosenbergApril 16, 2024House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he will not give up his gavel after a second member of his
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Biden Admin Releases Draft of Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Michael RaineyApril 16, 2024The Department of Education on Tuesday released a first set of draft rules for President Joe Biden’s proposed plan
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Nearly 1 in 4 of Those Removed From Medicaid Now Uninsured
Michael RaineyApril 15, 2024Millions of Americans have been removed from state-level Medicaid programs over the last year, following the
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Aid to Israel, Ukraine
Yuval RosenbergApril 15, 2024Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel this weekend has ramped up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to
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Former Biden Administration Economists Launch New Budget Lab
Yuval RosenbergApril 12, 2024A huge tax fight is looming as a slew of 2017 Republican tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025 — and
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Biden Administration Forgives Another $7.4 Billion in Student Debt
Michael RaineyApril 12, 2024President Joe Biden on Friday announced another round of student loan forgiveness, part of a piecemeal effort that
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Trump Throws Johnson a Lifeline: ‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’
Yuval RosenbergApril 12, 2024Still facing a threat from his own party to oust him from his job, House Speaker Johnson scored some MAGA cred
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Baltimore Bridge Disaster Could Wipe Out Federal Emergency Fund
Michael RaineyApril 11, 2024The effort to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge could overwhelm a key federal emergency fund that is