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Byline: KEVIN FREKING

07 Oct

Default crisis dodged — for now — with Dem-GOP debt accord

published on October 7, 2021 - 2:25 PM

(AP) — Senate leaders announced an agreement Thursday to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented

08 Feb

Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt

published on February 8, 2021 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and

19 Sep

Trump’s tariffs could sow trouble for GOP in farm districts

published on September 19, 2018 - 12:37 PM

(AP) — In the aptly named Harvester Restaurant, wheat farmer Roy Dube makes clear he’s no fan of President Donald

29 Aug

Tariffs on imported newsprint nixed in win for US newspapers

published on August 29, 2018 - 1:02 PM

(AP) — In a victory for the American newspaper industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday blocked tariffs imposed

11 Jul

Senate calls for more say on tariffs in bipartisan vote

published on July 11, 2018 - 1:35 PM

(AP) — Lawmakers went on record Wednesday to express their frustration with the Trump administration’s growing use of tariffs as

06 Jun

Key Senate Republicans seek to challenge Trump over tariffs

published on June 6, 2018 - 12:58 PM

(AP) — Key Senate Republicans are pushing longshot legislation that would require Congress to sign off on President Donald Trump’s

16 May

Senate Democrats push to reinstate ‘net neutrality’ rules

published on May 16, 2018 - 12:47 PM

(AP) — Don’t expect the House to go along with the Senate’s expected passage of legislation that would revive an

24 Apr

Senator warns bankers that Dodd-Frank relief could stall

published on April 24, 2018 - 12:44 PM

(AP) — A Democratic senator who supports rolling back some of the financial rules put in place after the 2008

18 Apr

GOP’s regulatory fight goes to another level over car loans

published on April 18, 2018 - 12:46 PM

(AP) — The GOP-led Senate voted Wednesday to block Obama-era guidance a consumer protection agency issued five years ago to

12 Apr

Lawmakers say Trump exploring rejoining Pacific trade talks

published on April 12, 2018 - 1:10 PM

(AP) — President Donald Trump has asked trade officials to explore the possibility of the United States rejoining negotiations on