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“For decades, working Americans have seen their wages flatline," Hawley said in a statement. One major culprit of this is the failure of the federal minimum wage to keep up with the economic ...

Mathurin was the leading scorer in the game with 27 points in just 22 minutes. Credit where credit is due, The Ringer 's Bill Simmons called this.

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Really Screws the Poor The president’s latest round of tax cuts for the rich will be funded, in part, by taking money from the poorest 30 percent of American ...

Federal tax breaks have fueled a boom. The House bill would end that immediately. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington Over the past two decades, more than 5 million U.S. households from ...

In a 68-30 vote, the US Senate chose to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, more than a month after it was introduced. Speaking from the ...

The bill may still be revised by the Senate before it moves to a final vote. But it is a picture of how President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans want to reshape U.S. energy policy.

Trump’s relationship with Musk, the world’s richest man and the largest Republican donor during the 2024 presidential campaign, shattered on Thursday in an exchange of public insults between ...

Pro & College Sports Rumors around Bill Belichick leaving UNC — for one NFL job — are beginning Updated: Jun. 05, 2025, 4:19 p.m. | Published: Jun. 05, 2025, 3:24 ...

President Donald Trump’s tax bill would reduce taxes by $3.7 trillion but increase the national debt and cause more people to lose health insurance, according to the CBO.

Bill Belichick (Photo via Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Bill Belichick has many interests at the moment. And, while you may have forgotten that he’s a college football coach, given that he’s been in ...

A clash over the reconciliation bill’s effect on the federal debt imperils efforts to pass the sweeping Republican tax and spending bill in the Senate. The reconciliation legislation, the One ...