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Here’s What’s in the Bipartisan Spending Bill to Prevent a Partial Shutdown

Democrats rejected almost all of House Republicans’ marquee policy demands. But G.O.P. negotiators forced some spending cuts, including to the E.P.A. and the F.B.I.

Trump’s Tax Cut Fueled Investment but Did Not Pay for Itself, Study Finds

The most detailed research yet on corporate response to the 2017 Republican tax law shows modest gains for workers and high cost to the...

Ozempic May Blow the Federal Budget

Ozempic threatens to bust the national budget. That may finally force the government to address the problem of overly expensive medical treatments.

A Tax Sunset Will Change What You Owe the I.R.S.

Important regulations expire at the end of next year, thwarting tax planning and creating a monumental fiscal challenge for Congress.

Johnson Floats Short-Term Spending Bill to Avert Partial Shutdown

The Republican speaker, who has come under bipartisan pressure to strike a deal that his far-right members are resisting, is weighing a temporary funding...

ICE Considers Slashing Detention Capacity Because of Budget Shortfall

The agency has circulated a money-saving proposal after Republicans in Congress blocked a bill that would have provided billions in funding.

I.R.S. Commissioner Aims to Show Progress Amid Threats of Budget Cuts

Daniel Werfel will try to persuade skeptical Republicans on Thursday that funding the tax agency is a good investment.

Neither Trumpism Nor Bidenomics Has an Answer to Inflation

A post-neoliberal agenda, tilted left or right, has no answer whatsoever to inflation.

To Save Museums, Fund Them Like Highways

Midsize cultural venues are teetering on the brink. To save them, we need to fund them like other forms of essential infrastructure.

Why the Cost of Biden’s Climate Law Keeps Going Up

Forecasters say the president’s clean-energy incentives will be more effective than they had originally expected, in part because of new federal regulations.

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