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The tax law’s new way of measuring inflation could take a toll on taxpayers
The use of the chained consumer price index to determine when to adjust tax brackets and eligibility for deductions, is expected to push more people into higher tax brackets.
7 years ago
The delicate and draining task of tending to America’s fallen troops
It's part of war the public rarely sees.
7 years ago
Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents
Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.
7 years ago
Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare
Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.
7 years ago
Jury acquits all 6 defendants in first inauguration trial
The case could have major implications for the government's strategy for prosecuting more than 150 others charged for their actions that day.
7 years ago
2017 U.S. crime rates expected to show drop-off
The biggest drop is projected in the murder rate, which the report estimates will decline by 5.6 percent.
7 years ago
Congress scrambles to keep government running before Friday deadline
House Republicans unveiled a spending bill early Thursday morning that would push a deadline to fund the government back, from midnight on Friday to Jan. 19.
7 years ago
Judge declares mistrial in conspiracy case against Bundys
A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case against rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and another self-styled militiaman.
7 years ago
Trump celebrates legislative win after Congress passes $1.5 trillion tax cut bill
Congressional Republicans delivered on their first major legislative accomplishment of the Trump era on Wednesday, when the House voted 224-201 to pass the tax package.
7 years ago
Senate approves landmark tax overhaul, bill returns to house
Republicans in Congress approved a sweeping and controversial $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, with the Senate voting early Wednesday along straight party lines to move the measure
7 years ago
Charts: See how much of GOP tax cuts will go to the middle class
The average household would get a tax cut of $1,610 in 2018, a bump of about 2.2 percent in that average household's income, according to a report released Monday.
7 years ago
Amtrak train hurtles off overpass; at least 6 people killed
An Amtrak train hurtled off an overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least 6 people, authorities said.
7 years ago
Airport power restored in Atlanta but thousands are stranded
People traveling through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport struggled to get home Sunday after a power outage there forced hundreds of flight cancellations.
7 years ago
3 ways Trump or his allies might try to disrupt the Mueller Russia probe
Here, we consider a few ways the White House or its allies could disrupt the special counsel probe.
7 years ago
Sudden power outage brings Atlanta airport to a standstill
In a news release Sunday evening, the utility said the "the issue may have involved a fire which caused extensive damage in a Georgia Power underground electrical facility."
7 years ago