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There’s still time to make year-end moves to slash your tax bill or boost your refund, according to experts. Here are some options to consider.

The Biden administration and Democrats talked the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland. They’re now about to show whether a politically divided United States can walk the walk: and squeeze a $555 billion investment for clean energy through the narrowest of margins in the Senate.

The House has passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds President Joe Biden’s top priorities.

Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s choice to lead one of the nation’s top bank regulators, is set for a fiery nomination hearing.

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson has been confirmed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robinson 51-45 on Monday after President Joe Biden nominated her in August. The 13 federal courts of appeals, or circuit courts, are the...

Several Democratic donors have warned leaders that they may hold back on donations for next year’s midterm elections unless the party can get some big wins.

While the budget framework didn’t address changes to the limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, a provision may still make the final bill.

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in January the DOJ dropped a criminal probe of his trades after coronavirus briefings. But the SEC is still investigating them.

Middle-class U.S. households have limited financial assets and may face retirement insecurity, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has unveiled a plan to tax billionaires’ unrealized capital gains. However, if the proposal survives, it may face legal challenges.

Senate Democrats are eyeing a tax on billionaires to help fund their social spending package amid pushback on income and corporate tax hikes.

Former President Donald Trump struggled during his first year in office to get his nominees confirmed in a timely fashion in the Senate. It’s only gotten harder for the current administration.

Key Democrats are still fighting to change the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Here’s what to know.

New Yorkers have been hearing about President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ Build Back Better plan all over the news, but what is actually included in the bill and what the Empire State stands to gain might not be as clear. Vice President Kamala Harris visited New Jersey last week with the intention of promoting the Build Back Better Act…

Social Security checks will go out on time if the debt ceiling deal is approved by Congress. But the short-term agreement only postpones the uncertainty.

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s choices to lead the federal prosecutors’ offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The confirmation late Tuesday of Damian Williams as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan marks the first time the office will be led by a Black person. Breon Peace, who is also Black, will become U.S....

Congress has several high-stakes deadlines ahead of it that could hold implications for the country for years to come.

Frances Haugen unmasked herself Sunday as the source behind leaked documents at the core of a revealing Wall Street Journal series about Facebook.

Political infighting among Democrats is stalling the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would provide funding for internet access, Amtrak and much more. Progressives want to see more social programs added to the Build Back Better Plan first. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains what’s going on.

The House passed a debt ceiling suspension, but Senate Republicans will reject it as the default deadline approaches.