Senate fails to advance major tax bill that would expand Child Tax Credit

Washington — A major tax package that would bolster the popular Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday in the face of widespread Republican opposition, despite clearing the House by wide bipartisan margins earlier this year.  Known as the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act

Trump, Back in Pennsylvania After Assassination Attempt, Contrasts His Track Record With Harris’s

The former president switches gears from Biden to Harris as presumed opponent for the presidency. HARRISBURG, Pa.—Eighteen days after surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump returned to this coveted swing state on July 31, a key point in the 2024 presidential race. “Our resolve is unbroken, and our will is undeterred,”

Trump, Back in Pennsylvania After Assassination Attempt, Contrasts His Track Record With Harris’

The former president switches gears from Biden to Harris as presumed opponent for the presidency. HARRISBURG, Pa.—Eighteen days after surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump returned to this coveted swing state for a rally on July 31, a key point in the 2024 presidential race. “Our resolve is unbroken, and our

U.S.-Russia prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan

The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in Russia including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a senior administration official confirms.  The swap would be part of an