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Trump aides explore plans to boost Musk effort by wresting control from Congress
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The White House could challenge a 1974 law that blocks presidents from choosing which programs to fund.
DirecTV says it will walk away from Dish deal after bondholders’ rejection
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DirecTV said it will abandon a plan to buy its satellite television rival after some bondholders refused to accept a steep discount on Dish parent EchoStar’s debt.
House narrowly rejects bill to give U.S. new power to vet nonprofits
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Some Democrats worry the bill could give the incoming Trump administration broad new power to leverage the IRS against nonprofit organizations seen as political opponents.
Democrats make last stand for unions ahead of Trump administration
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The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled to ban employers nationwide from forcing workers to attend anti-union meetings.
GM recalls 462,000 pickup trucks and SUVs over transmission issues
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A transmission issue in some diesel engine vehicles can cause harsh shifting and rear-wheels to lock, according to documents filed with regulators.
Live commerce surges as shoppers fork out cash online in real time
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Live commerce surges as young male shoppers fork out cash online. TikTok Shop is already riding the boom, and Twitch may be the next frontier for shoppers with interests from gaming to personal grooming.
San Francisco bests Oakland in battle over airport names
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Judge temporarily bars airport officials in Oakland from using San Francisco Bay as part of its name.
6 tips for picking the best health plan during open enrollment
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The key to optimizing your medical coverage in the coming year — be it private employer, self-purchased or Medicare — comes down to asking the right questions.
Right before the election, inflation picked up
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Economists expect Wednesday’s report will show inflation edged up at a 2.6 percent annual rate in October, compared with a 2.4 percent gain in the prior month.
Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to oversee ‘drastic’ changes to U.S. government
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President-elect Donald Trump picked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new commission on cutting government spending and regulation.
These tax cuts will go away without action by Congress and Trump
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President-elect Donald Trump pledged to renew the tax cuts that he enacted in his first term, but keeping them around could add trillions to the federal deficit.
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say
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The president-elect promised to ‘save’ the social media app, which faces a deadline early next year to find a non-China-based owner.
Internet outage hits Verizon Fios customers across Northeast
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Customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest lost internet access briefly before service was restored early Tuesday.
Trump pledged more tariffs. We have no idea what they will do.
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The calculus of tariffs has always been far more complicated than their effect on consumer prices — and even that is not as perfectly understood.