The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is changing leadership regardless of who wins the election as Chairman Tom Carper, a champion of the Biden administration’s tax and infrastructure policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act, will not be returning to Congress next term. “As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I’m
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If any two beliefs are shared by both critics and admirers of former President Donald Trump, they are these: His whims were frequently hamstrung by the people who surrounded him during his first term in office, and that won’t be allowed to happen again. Trump’s victory in 2016 appeared to surprise his campaign as much
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The major proposals pitched by the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump would both expand the federal budget deficitthough Trump’s plans would require significantly more borrowing over the next decade. Trump’s proposals would add an estimated $5.8 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to the Penn Wharton
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Unless you’re living under a rockor just don’t watch TVyou’re probably familiar with the mugshot and fingerprint steps of booking. Fewer are aware of the latest addition: the mouth swab. On Friday, Herbert Stanback pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run that killed Ruth Buchanan 32 years ago. Investigators with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified Stanback by
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close video We’re seeing crisis level deficit spending right now: Adam Kobeissi The Kobeissi Letter Editor-in-Chief Adam Kobeissi discusses the growing government debt, arguing it’s a crisis growing over the longterm. As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump have laid out competing economic visions for the country. 
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2.8K A few years ago, an expat friend of mine asked if I could transport some cash to her passport country, to which I was traveling. I agreed, not thinking much of it. Since we were both incredibly underpaid English teachers at that time, I expected that she would be sending only a few hundred
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close video Nvidia buy on dips strategy is still working: Beth Kindig I/O Fund lead tech analyst Beth Kindig explains what caused a recent pullback in Nvidia’s stock price on ‘Making Money.’ Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia released its latest second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, which beat analysts' estimates as the company's AI-driven momentum continued. Wall
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Tensquare, a national charter school support organization, and its partner Karl Jentoft for acting as a municipal advisor on eight municipal bond issuances for eight separate charter schools in Minnesota. Without admitting or denying the findings, Tensquare had been ordered to pay $51,716 in disgorgement, $9,523.59 in prejudgement
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Mortgage rates fell last week for the fourth straight week, but neither current homeowners nor homebuyers seemed particularly impressed. Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.5% last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks, before many people know theyre pregnant, further decimating abortion access in the South. The bill passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon in a 7040 vote. DeSantis signed it into law hours
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