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Direct File wrapped: The stats on year one
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Stanton and Ciscomani lead bipartisan border trip
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After TikTok, are more Big Tech hits coming?
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Walmart recently removed college degree requirements from the majority of their roles and is investing $1 billion in career-driven training to prepare associates, like Sarah, for their future careers. Learn how Walmart is turning skills into careers.
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Dick Durbin swipe fee hearing remains in limbo
Durbin isn’t sure whether he has the votes to subpoena a quartet of executives representing the aviation and payments industry.
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Tom Cole makes his mark on earmarks
Tom Cole is shaking up the earmark process, and Democrats aren’t happy about it, claiming this is all about cutting off funding to LGBTQ-related projects.
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The US economy is on a tear. Will it keep up?
The American economy is on a hot streak. We’ll have a better idea of just how hot it is — and whether that might be a problem — later this morning when the Commerce Department releases Q1 GDP data.
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Vulnerable House Democrats urge Biden for action on border
The Biden administration has long been considering using executive actions to mitigate illegal crossings but hasn’t yet officially announced any measures.
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Ways and Means GOP names 2025 tax policy groups
House Ways and Means Committee Republicans set up 10 working groups for different parts of the 2017 GOP law set to expire.
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Walmart, one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, is investing $1 billion in helping associates grow careers based on their real-life skills. Learn how Walmart is helping associates build careers, with or without a degree.
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Inflation isn’t going away soon. What does it mean?
The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation index came in hotter than expected in March, showing that price increases have ticked up slightly from earlier this year.
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Democrats press CFPB to finish crackdown on overdraft fees
Led by Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker, the Democrats asked Chopra to “act with urgency to finalize this rule.”
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After TikTok, are more Big Tech hits coming?
While tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid was at the center of the national security supplemental Congress passed this week, it’s a potential TikTok ban that’s capturing many Americans’ attention.
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Jim Jordan ramps up his inside game
In October, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan suffered the most humiliating defeat of his political career.
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