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For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts

Jacob Bogage
Nov 07, 2024 8:12 am - President-elect Donald Trump is poised to push swiftly for new tax cuts if Republicans win full control of Congress, further slashing corporate rates and extending trillions of dollars of other cuts even as the national debt soars.
Slightly more American apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels

By MATT OTT
Nov 07, 2024 8:02 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels.
Restaurants, other services still in grip of high inflation even as overall rate slows

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Nov 07, 2024 7:39 am - While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high. That has put a strain on consumers eating out, servicing their cars and paying for various kinds of insurance.
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan

By SIMINA MISTREANU
Nov 07, 2024 7:31 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a pres...
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down

By JULIA FRANKEL and MELANIE LIDMAN
Nov 07, 2024 7:23 am - Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.
An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Nov 07, 2024 7:18 am - Dozens of Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a nighttime attack that lasted eight hours, authorities said Thursday, as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Nov 07, 2024 7:12 am - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump’s presidential election victory this week.
Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Nov 06, 2024 2:27 pm - Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president.
Voter anger over economy boosts Trump in 2024, baffling Democrats

By Jeff Stein
Nov 06, 2024 1:16 pm - Widespread voter anger about the economy appeared to boost former president Donald Trump in Tuesday’s election, emerging as one of Democrats’ chief liabilities even with low unemployment and robust growth.
Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again

By JILL LAWLESS
Nov 06, 2024 1:06 pm - The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time will prove as destabilizing as many American allies fear.

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