House Rejects Farm Bill May 18, 2018 By Amanda Becker and Susan Cornwell The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a sweeping $867 billion farm bill on Friday after Republican leaders failed to appease...
IRS Asked to Clarify Trump Tax Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses April 26, 2018 By Amanda Becker The Republican tax law’s new deduction for pass-through businesses, intended to help small businesses, was “ill thought through” and will...
Republican Farm Bill Calls for Changes to Food Stamps, Renewal of Crop Insurance April 13, 2018 By Amanda Becker and Mark Weinraub Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Thursday called for changes to the government’s food assistance program for the...
House Passes Tax Cut Package; Debate Moves to Senate November 17, 2017 By David Morgan and Amanda Becker Congressional Republicans took an important step on Thursday toward the biggest U.S. tax-code overhaul since the 1980s as the House...
House Approves $36.5B Disaster Aid with Puerto Rico, Wildfires, Flood Insurance Funds October 12, 2017 By Amanda Becker The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved $36.5 billion in emergency relief for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico and other areas...
Senate Republicans Eye ‘Skinny’ Repeal of Obamacare July 27, 2017 By Amanda Becker and Yasmeen Abutaleb U.S. Senate Republicans begin their final push on Thursday to unravel Obamacare, seeking to wrap up their seven-year offensive against...
Labor Department Seeks to Delay Broker Fiduciary Rule for 60 Days for Review March 1, 2017 By Amanda Becker and Susan Heavey The U.S. Labor Department has taken a first step toward possible derailment or dilution of its controversial rule on retirement...
Trump Labor Chief Nominee Puzder Dodges Disability Bias Suit for Now February 13, 2017 By Amanda Becker Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder, the controversial business leader expected to undergo a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing next week, will...
Labor Nominee’s California Company Wins Discrimination Trial Delay February 10, 2017 By Amanda Becker Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder, the controversial business leader expected to undergo a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing next week, will...
Clinton Was Urged to Back Reinstating Glass-Steagall Wall: Wikileaks October 11, 2016 By Amanda Becker and Luciana Lopez A longtime political adviser to Hillary Clinton last year urged her presidential campaign to support a new version of a...