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WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leaders left members from both ends of the party unsatisfied with their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” touching off a fast round of new negotiations to hit their self-imposed deadline of putting the bill on his desk by July 4.
Federal student loan borrowers could benefit from the extension of a rule regarding employers helping workers pay off their loans.
Senate Republicans have released their version of the tax legislation. It included some significant changes from the House version of the tax bill.
The current version of the Senate bill would scale back the tax break outlined in the House’s version of the bill, which passed last month.
The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to approve legislation Tuesday that would regulate a form of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins, the first of what is expected to be a wave of crypto legislation from Congress that the industry hopes will bolster its legitimacy and reassure consumers.
A plurality of voters oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted earlier this month.