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  • Mitch McConnellPolitics

    The Senate just killed a plan to cut taxes for parents and small businesses, calling it ‘cash welfare’

    By The Associated Press and Kevin Freking
  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks to the podium at a campaign event Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)Politics

    Trump proposed excluding tips from federal taxes. Here’s what that would mean for workers’ take-home pay—and budget deficits

    By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson,Politics

    As U.S. debt soars past $34 trillion, Congress has killed off its plan to tackle the crisis

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Mike JohnsonPolitics

    Republican loss of Congress sealed as Democrats step in to save Mike Johnson’s speakership amid right-wing revolt

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonFinance

    Congressional leaders push out $1.2 trillion budget bill for a vote before shutdown deadline: ‘Even with bipartisanship, it’s going to be a tight squeeze’

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • TikTokPolitics

    House overwhelmingly votes to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A TikTok sign is displayed on their building in Culver City, Calif., March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)Politics

    TikTok bill that could lead to a U.S. ban is set to pass the House—but its path is uncertain in the Senate

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, arrives to meet with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 6, 2024. A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House. Lawmakers advanced legislation against TikTok Thursday as they voiced concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    House Republicans move forward with TikTok vote even after Trump comes out against possible ban because it would ‘make Facebook bigger’

    By Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks outside the chamber as he tries to assemble enough lawmakers to begin the final steps of completing a partial government funding bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Biden signs $460 billion spending bills package, averting a partial government shutdown

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • The TikTok logo is being displayed on a smartphone with TikTok visible in the backgroundTech

    TikTok clampdown bill is advancing quickly in the House: ‘This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it’

    By Kevin Freking, Haleluya Hadero, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by fellow Republicans, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The House is expected to vote to keep money flowing to scores of federal agencies before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. A significant number of House Republicans oppose the measure, forcing Johnson to use an expedited process to bring the bill up for a vote. That process requires two-thirds of the House to vote for the measure for it to pass. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    House passes $460bn spending package to fund the government through September and the Senate is expected to act before shutdown deadline

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Security advisers gave a briefingPolitics

    Fears about space-deployed Russian anti-satellite weapons spur vague warnings

    By Matthew Lee, Kevin Freking, and others
  • House blocks effort to boost SALT-cap deductionPolitics

    House scuttles hope of expanding tax deduction Republicans say penalizes married couples

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Stockton, Calif. Mayor Kevin Lincoln speaks during a news conference in Stockton, Oct. 4, 2022. House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs but they see recruiting women and minority candidates, along with veterans, as key to expanding their slim majority in November. Lincoln, an African-American and Hispanic mayor, is running for a House seat in California in November 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)Politics

    ‘We beat 15 Democrats…with a woman, a minority candidate or a veteran’: Why Republicans are working to recruit diverse candidates as they criticize DEI

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., walks on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas)Politics

    House passes $79bn bill to increase child tax credits and boost three key tax breaks for business

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press