Americans have turned pessimistic about the nation’s financial condition as inflation has persisted.
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Republicans push back on employer vaccine mandate in some states
Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general already are forming a wall of opposition to President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccinations or COVID-19 testing at all private employers of 100 workers or more.
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Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but talks drag on
The chamber prepared for votes now likely on Friday, and White House officials worked the phones to lock in support for the president’s signature proposal.
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Paid family leave, immigration, tax changes added to Biden bill
The flurry of last-minute additions comes as Democrats are desperate to deliver on the president’s signature domestic proposals after grim election results for the party in Virginia.
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Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, jolting Democrats
The loss in Virginia deepens the sense of alarm in the Democratic Party heading into next year’s midterm elections.
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Leaders dial up doomsday warning to kick-start climate talks
The conference aims to get governments to commit to curbing carbon emissions fast enough to keep global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels.
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Big, messy, complicated: Biden’s plan churns in Congress
Fallout was brutal Friday after the president’s $1.75 trillion framework, chiseled back from an initial $3.5 trillion plan, failed to produce ironclad support from two key holdout senators.
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Biden tells Macron U.S. ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
The U.S.-led submarine contract supplanted a prior French agreement to supply Australia with its own diesel-powered submarines.
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Pope told Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says
Some U.S. bishops have suggested that the president be denied the Catholic sacrament because of his support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
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Some billionaires vent over Biden plan imposing income tax on richest
ProPublica reported in June that some of the richest Americans have paid no income tax, or nearly none, in some years — including Elon Musk, who paid zero income taxes in 2018.