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Democrats see Trump’s big bill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy
07/04/2025 08:57am • WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa (AP) — It is big and it is beautiful, President Donald Trump says. But for many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on Thursday represents the key to the Democratic Party's resurgence. Even before the fina
China shows signs of tackling the price wars that are taking a toll on its EV industry
07/04/2025 01:59am • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is signaling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country's electric car market. China's industrial policy has engineered a remarkable transformation to electric vehicles in what is the world's largest auto market. In so doing, it ha
What's in Trump's big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law
07/03/2025 10:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP's self-imposed deadline of July 4th. At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks
John C. Harris, California horse breeder with ties to 2014 Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 81
07/03/2025 10:17pm • COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — John C. Harris, a breeder of thoroughbreds whose Harris Farms foaled and raised 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome and 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow, has died. He was 81. He died Wednesday, according to Harris Farms. No cause of death or location was provided. Har
The Latest: House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
07/03/2025 07:21pm • House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a poten
Ukraine's European backers mull their options after the US pauses weapons shipments
07/03/2025 03:18pm • AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — In the windswept gardens of a Danish chateau, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some of Ukraine’s main European backers weighed options on Thursday for filling the gap after the Trump administration paused weapons shipments to his country. The U.S. move affects high-demand
Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump's desk
07/03/2025 03:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed the massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump calls “beautiful,” getting it to his desk a day before the July 4 deadline that he had set. The 887-page bill includes spending cuts, tax breaks, military spending, money for deporta
Brescia, the club that Roberto Baggio ended his career with, has license revoked for bankruptcy
07/03/2025 07:30am • ROME (AP) — Brescia, the club that Roberto Baggio ended his career with, had its national license revoked and was kicked out of Serie C on Thursday after going bankrupt, the Italian soccer federation announced. Brescia owner Massimo Cellino’s failure to pay back millions in
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House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session
07/03/2025 02:12am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, GOP leaders working almost around the clock to persuade skeptical holdouts to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline. A proced
11 of the Best Investing Books for Beginners
07/02/2025 08:00pm • Books can hold decades of earned knowledge in the span of a few hundred pages. When it comes to understanding finances, fewer decisions are easier, cheaper or more impactful than the move to educate yourself with a great investing book. Money touches everything we do, so learning how to properly inv
What Trump's Big Beautiful Bill could mean for families' budgets
07/02/2025 08:00pm • The tax bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22 includes some big changes for families. It increases the child tax credit, introduces a new tax-deferred account with government contributions for new babies, expands eligible expenses for health savings accounts and proposes a tax bre
Tariffs Are Impacting Gen Z Spending. Here's How They Can Financially Cope
07/02/2025 08:00pm • The economic news has been nerve-racking in recent months, with nonstop talk of tariffs, AI taking away entry level jobs and even worries about the high price of eggs, though they've fallen some in the last several weeks. And if you're a member of Gen Z, you already face some financial challenges in
How Does Citi Flex Plan Work?
07/02/2025 08:00pm • Citi Flex Plan is a service that lets Citi credit card holders tap into their line of credit in creative ways. With Citi Flex Pay, cardholders can split a large purchase into fixed monthly payments. With Citi Flex Loan, cardholders can borrow from their available credit but avoid a cash advance fee.
Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home in hopes of reviving the village
07/02/2025 05:05pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV's hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb's board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will breathe new life into a village saddled with financial woes. Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chape
Diddy's trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
07/02/2025 05:00pm • A New York City jury’s decision Wednesday to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention. O.J. Simpson In
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