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Bipartisan tax bill clears key congressional hurdle, teeing up potential House vote

WASHINGTON — A $78 billion tax package with major benefits for companies took a significant step towards becoming law on…

Unredacted complaint alleges Meta knew of ‘huge volume’ of child sexual harassment on its platforms

WASHINGTON — A new legal filing about child exploitation on Meta‘s Facebook and Instagram apps alleges a 2021 internal company…

Global shipping delays cast shadow over strong December jobs report

WASHINGTON — The strong December jobs report released Friday capped off a year of economic wins for the Biden administration.…

House panel subpoenas Vanguard, Arjuna in ESG ‘collusion’ probe

WASHINGTON — A House panel subpoenaed The Vanguard Group and Arjuna Capital on Monday, the latest step in its yearlong…

Former researcher alleges Harvard forced her out to preserve Facebook donations

WASHINGTON — Social media researcher Joan Donovan says she knows the exact moment her career began to go off the…

In Congress and in class: Rep. Don Beyer works toward master’s degree in AI

WASHINGTON — Don Beyer isn’t the average student at George Mason University. He’s 73 years old. He prefers a notebook…

Crypto ally Rep. Patrick McHenry fights for industry-backed regulation bill

WASHINGTON — One of crypto’s most powerful allies in Congress is fighting this week to make sure that an industry-backed…

Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Celeste Maloy won Utah’s 2nd Congressional District seat on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe, the Associated Press…

Yellen says high food and rent prices key factors in voters’ negative economic outlook

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pointed to the consistently higher prices that Americans pay for food and rent today,…

GOP House Ethics chair files new bid to expel George Santos after scathing report alleges theft

The Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee on Friday filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress…