Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit.

The tariffs are a substantial new source of revenue for the federal government. The budget may start to depend on it.

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Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal

President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

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How Republicans Re-engineered the Tax Code

The product of years of Republican effort, the American tax code now blends traditional supply-side economics with President Trump’s populist 2024 campaign promises.

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Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for Trump Policy Bill, Making an ‘Agonizing’ Choice

The Alaska Republican, a frequent critic of the president who is often a swing vote, acknowledged the bill would harm Americans but backed it after winning carve outs for her state.

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Trump’s Big Policy Bill Puts U.S. on Perilous Fiscal Path

Among the most expensive pieces of legislation in years, the Republican legislation could reshape the country’s finances for a generation.

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Senate to Begin Votes on Trump Policy Bill, With Support Still in Doubt

Republicans delayed a rapid-fire series of votes on the measure until Monday morning as they grasped for the support to pass President Trump’s signature legislation.

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Republicans Prepare to Open ‘Pandora’s Box’ of Budget Gimmicks

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.

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Senate Republicans Want to Trim Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts in Domestic Policy Bill

G.O.P. senators are considering whether to further curb the president’s favorite tax cuts as they rewrite key portions of the sprawling domestic agenda bill passed by the House.

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Democrats Hate Trump’s Policy Bill, but Love Some of Its Tax Cuts

There’s an undercurrent of Democratic support for elements of President Trump’s tax agenda, a dynamic that Republicans are trying to exploit as they make the case for enactment of their sprawling domestic legislation.

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