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Republicans' plan to slash corporate taxes may not go down easily for Americans who believe businesses should pay their fair share.
Industry groups and other sectors of society are gearing up to fight proposed changes to the personal income tax.
The president's refusal to condemn the "Unite the Right" gathering in Virginia has begun pulling private disdain into the open.
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would not rule out a "military option" in Venezuela.
Both conservative Republican and liberal Democratic administrations have seen more Americans use Medicaid, Vox reports.
Several of McConnell's GOP colleagues threw their support behind him following Trump's attacks.
The White House plans to release a brief document in early- to mid-September outlining a framework for overhauling the U.S. tax code.
Since Ronald Reagan's 1980 election, every new president has scored a major early legislative victory except one. That's Trump.
The escalating saber rattling between the U.S. and North Korea has raised prospects of an economic confrontation between the U.S. and China.
A plan to slash legal immigration backed by President Donald Trump would cause U.S. GDP and jobs to dip over time, a Wharton analysis says.
Opioid companies will likely face more federal lawsuits this year, Vox reports.
At a time when North Korea tensions are escalating, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson is warning about readiness.
"I was trying to first of all defend John's position," Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson tells CNBC.
Trump slams Senate Republicans for failing to pass an Obamacare repeal plan.
Wisconsin Sen. Johnson suggested McCain's brain tumor and after-midnight timing affected his vote against the health care bill.
Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona is worried about "nationalism," "populism" and "xenophobia," Vox reports.
In the messy fight over tax reform, all sides can agree on one point: The U.S. tax system is way too complicated.
Fifteen months before 2018's midterm elections, key indicators from past elections look bleak for Republicans, but the political landscape has changed.
The potential for Congress to not raise the government's debt ceiling may begin to weigh on equity and currency markets.
Danny Tarkanian will challenge Sen. Dean Heller in the Nevada GOP primary next year.
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