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House Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting restrictions in new government funding bill

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original…

North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson called himself a “black NAZI” and said “slavery is not bad” in years-old…

Republican House speaker floats deregulation and tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign’s proposed economic…

Harris pledges to ‘earn the vote’ of Black men, as Trump makes gains

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday laid out how her economic proposals could specifically help young Black men, a key…

Trump, who signed SALT deduction cap into law, now vows to ‘get SALT back’

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he would “get SALT back” if reelected, apparently suggesting that he would…

Harris’ rise in polls sparks wave of wealth transfers to kids

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the…

JD Vance repeats inflated immigration figures rejected by experts

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made a dubious immigration claim Thursday as he blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for…

Gilead says its twice-yearly shot cut HIV infections by 96% in trial

Gilead‘s twice-yearly shot reduced HIV infections by 96% in a second large study, the company said Thursday. The positive phase-three…

Trump wants to make IVF free. Democrats, Republicans and experts are dubious

Former President Donald Trump says that he wants to make in vitro fertilization treatments free of cost, either by requiring…

JD Vance false conspiracy about Haitian immigrants is ‘dangerous,’ Biden NSC spokesman says

A Biden administration official on Tuesday said it was “dangerous” for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio…