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25 February 2021

Donald Trump’s allies are still playing an outsize role in the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, widely known as CPAC. [...]

Alaska has a new election system. Could it protect Murkowski from pro-Trump backlash?

25 February 2021

While Murkowski’s vote to convict Trump drew the ire of his allies, Alaska’s new election system could help mitigate the consequences of her decision. [...]

Democrats want to revive earmarks — will they further empower lobbyists?

24 February 2021

Democrats plan to revive congressional earmarks after a decade-long moratorium on the funding practice. [...]

Trump raised record money for state parties, then his RNC took it back

24 February 2021

Republican state parties across the country are condemning GOP lawmakers who go against Donald Trump after putting their financial fortunes in the hands of the former president. [...]

Unions spent big to boost Biden. Will he return the favor?

19 February 2021

“I make no apologies. I am a union man. Period,” Biden told supporters at his first campaign rally in 2019. [...]

How soon might you receive a $1,400 stimulus check?

2 March 2021

Congress could pass the $1.9 trillion relief bill by mid-March, experts say. Here's what you need to know. [...]

6 Dr. Seuss books will stop being published due to racist images

2 March 2021

Dr. Seuss – who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904 – is No. 2 on Forbes' list of highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020. [...]

Elizabeth Warren unveils proposal to tax "ultra-millionaires"

2 March 2021

The proposal would implement a 2% tax on households worth more than $50 million — but the plan faces hurdles. [...]

Biden supports Amazon workers' vote in pro-union video

2 March 2021

In an unprecedented video message, the president urged management to back off and let workers decide. [...]

Warren Buffett has made $100 billion on his investment in Apple

2 March 2021

The iPhone maker now makes up 40% of Buffett's $280 billion investment portfolio. [...]

Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama

2 March 2021 - Michael Corkery and Karen Weise

A vote on whether to form a union at the e-commerce giant’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has become a labor showdown, drawing the attention of N.F.L. players, and the White House. [...]

How Can Biden Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs? Weaken the Dollar

1 March 2021 - Noam Scheiber

Critics of a strong currency say it hurts American factory workers by making imports cheap. [...]

Warren Revives Wealth Tax, Citing Pandemic Inequalities

1 March 2021 - Jim Tankersley

A tax on the net worth of America’s wealthiest individuals remains popular with voters, but has yet to be embraced by President Biden. [...]

They Were on Equal Footing. Then the Ground Shifted.

27 February 2021 - Nelson D. Schwartz and Alyssa Schukar

A year of pandemic restrictions has meant some friends are flush and others foundering. [...]

Stimulus Checks Helped Personal Income Surge in January

26 February 2021 - Sydney Ember and Ben Casselman

Personal income and spending both surged in January as a new round of government checks hit Americans’ bank accounts. [...]