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Civil rights leaders, lawmakers slam Trump budget bill during Essence Fest in New Orleans
The Rev. Al Sharpton and several U.S. representatives, including New Orleans' Troy Carter and Texas' Jasmine Crockett, voiced ...
They will ‘pay’: Dems on warpath vs. deficit-busting MAGA budget - that some in GOP ‘don’t like'
The House narrowly passed Republicans' massive tax and spending bill to advance President Trump’s agenda. The Congressional ...
Is a stimulus check coming? What to know after Congress passes spending bill
Republicans' sweeping spending bill has passed Congress and is now heading to President Donald Trump's desk for signature.
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‘Nonpartisan’ Congressional Budget Office Is Not So Nonpartisan After All, New Report Shows
The supposedly “nonpartisan” Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which provides Congress with cost estimates for its policy proposals, may not be ...
Democrat-controlled budget office wrongly analyzed Trump's big bill, missed record savings, White House says
White House says the CBO’s analysis is wrong because it assumes that Republicans in Congress will fail to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.
How many people will lose health care coverage in New Jersey after Trump budget bill?
More than 350,000 eligible New Jersey residents will lose health care coverage because of Medicaid cuts included in Donald ...
Dozens gather in Davenport to protest Trump budget bill
Dozens gathered at the MLK Interpretive Center in Davenport, protesting the continuing actions of the Trump administration.
I’m an Economist. The GOP Budget Undeniably Takes From the Working Class and Gives to the Rich
Take one jarring symmetry: the spending cuts to health care and food assistance programs in the bill will average about $120 ...