Republicans Begin Effort to Sell Tax Law in Trump Policy Bill to Las Vegas Voters

With lawmakers out of Washington for a five-week summer recess, a field hearing in a swing state gave G.O.P. lawmakers a controlled environment for pitching a measure that polls show is unpopular.

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Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94

As the dean of New York’s delegation and the first Black chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he was a powerful political force for decades.

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Republican Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’ spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.

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G.O.P. Tax Bill Expected to Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’ spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.

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A $5 Billion Federal School Voucher Proposal Advances in Congress

A provision in the House Republican budget bill would provide public money for private education and home-schooling, something many Democratic-led states have resisted.

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Republicans Lay Out Early Plans to Extend and Expand Trump Tax Cuts

House Republicans rolled out the first pieces of a roughly $4 trillion tax cut they hope to pass, including measures that would last just for President Trump’s term.

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The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.

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