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America Is Writing Checks That Mere Optimism Won’t Cover

Don’t bet the house on a rosy future.

What Would the Economy Look Like Under a Second Trump Term?

Much would depend on Congress and the cabinet, but financial forecasters aren’t optimistic.

What Would the Economy Look Like Under a Second Biden Term?

In all likelihood, it would amount to more of the same. We could do worse.

NASA Goes Back to the Drawing Board for Mars Sample Return

The agency will seek new ideas for its Mars Sample Return program, expected to be billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule.

As Speaker, Johnson Advances What He Once Opposed, Enraging the Right

Now that he is the leader, the Louisiana Republican has found himself bowing to governing realities that are now his problem.

Biden Promises to Make Caregiving More Affordable if Re-elected

The president pledged to make adjustments to child care and elderly care support as he laid out proposals for his budget during a speech...

Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace

President Biden wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of...

How Patty Murray Won $1 Billion for Child Care as Congress Is Deadlocked

A self-described “mom in tennis shoes,” now the Senate Appropriations Committee leader, managed to win an increase in child care subsidies in a spending...

The Great Tension Inside the Trump G.O.P.

How long can a populist party support a libertarian Congress?

Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall

President Biden has called for $5 trillion in new taxes on corporations and high earners. But his record so far is as a net...

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