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  • FILE – President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to trim deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. That’s according to an administration official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the figures being released Thursday. The level of deficit reduction is significantly higher than the $2 trillion worth of deficit reduction that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)Politics

    Biden to propose budget that aims to cut deficits by $3tn in challenge to Republicans

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Biden hints at billionaire tax and ‘making people pay a fair share’ as he gets ready to unveil his new budget

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    Biden’s chips incentives attacked as ‘woke’ by Republican senators

    By Josh Boak, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.Environment

    White House complains that rail companies can be fined no more than $225,000 for safety violations involving hazardous materials

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • The Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill.Politics

    Forget about the economy improving this year. Higher unemployment and stagnation are likely, Congressional Budget Office says

    By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others
  • Lael BrainardFinance

    Biden names Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard as new head of National Economic Council

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • US President Joe Biden speaks during a State of the Union addressPolitics

    6 key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech: Including calling out billionaires and a potential new reelection campaign slogan

    By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, and others
  • US President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. – President Biden is headed to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Joe Biden’s plan to seek a second term faces a harsh reality: Only 37% of Democrats think he should, new poll shows

    By Josh Boak, Hannah Fingerhut, and others
  • Elvis Presley (1935-1977), American rock 'n' roll legendTech

    What if Shakespeare, Elvis or Elon Musk delivered the State of the Union address? ChatGPT provides some idea

    By Calvin Woodward, Josh Boak, and others
  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet YellenPolitics

    Janet Yellen says she has taken ‘extraordinary’ measures to give lawmakers more time to raise the debt ceiling

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • Janet YellenPolitics

    Janet Yellen’s Treasury just started ‘extraordinary measures’ to stop the U.S. from running out of cash and defaulting on the national debt

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters during a visit to the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation incubator at the Center for Innovative Technology campus in Herndon, Va., Oct. 21, 2022.  Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)Politics

    How bad would it be if the U.S. fails to raise its debt limit?

    By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at Mar-a-lago on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote Tuesday, Dec. 20, on whether to publicly release years of Trump’s tax returns — returns that Trump has tried desperately to shield. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)Politics

    Trump’s tax returns could soon become public as congressional committee prepares to vote on release

    By Josh Boak, Meg Kinnard, and others
  • Janet Yellen, Lynn MalerbaSuccess

    The U.S. dollar will feature its first ever signature by a woman, Janet Yellen. And she won’t be alone.

    By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others
  • President Joe BidenPolitics

    ‘Moving in the right direction’: President Biden says the economy is growing after avoiding a rail strike but inflation remains a threat

    By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, and others