There are signs that non-rich Americans are growing less tolerant of tax cuts that mainly boost the wealthy’s bottom line.
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Historically, wishful thinking has blunted pushback.
Changes to the tax code may strike a blow to the charitable world.
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Giving could decline by $21 billion or more per year.
Most of the growing number of jobs in the solar industry have more to do with maintaining and installing panels than manufacturing them.
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The Trump administration can boost domestic solar panel manufacturing without slapping duties on all imports.
People praying on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Wondering why Jerusalem matters so much? A 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service explains what you need to know.
A big part of that check is being drawn from middle-class accounts.
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The American middle class has been on a rocky ride during the 20th century, surging after World War II but falling since the 1980s. The Republican tax plan may be its death knell.
U.S. immigration law has a complicated history with keeping families together.
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A scholar explains why the president’s plan to overturn his predecessor’s rule would be a big mistake and disproportionately harm women.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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America’s understanding of justice may be compromised, which is a more fundamental issue than enforcing the law.
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House recently after returning from Camp David in Maryland.
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Trump generates chaos every day yet there is scant information in any of it Nonetheless, there are hints about his mental health, the consequences of the Russia probe and the power of women in 2018.
Comb Ridge near Bluff Utah.
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The Trump administration recently reduced the size of Bears Ears in Utah, opening millions of acres to mining and other uses. This threatens Indigenous heritage and can be seen as a form of violence.
Donald Trump’s policies represent a particular attack on American youth and children, particularly those who are disadvantaged.
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Call it Fascism, American-Style. Donald Trump’s embrace of authoritarian ideals has extended to a veritable war on America’s youth.
Sen. Chuck Grassley recently seemed to suggest some poor people spend all their money on “booze or women or movies.”
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As the GOP prepares to slash spending to pay for tax cuts, lawmakers have been bringing up claims about the poor that don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has promised support for scientific research as the United States under President Donald Trump has made moves to change leadership and cut funding for scientific agencies and programs. The men are seen in this file photo at the White House last February.
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Canada must take the lead as a global champion of science as America under President Donald Trump presses its assault on fact and knowledge.
Human memories are malleable. U.S. President Donald Trump seems aware of this truism as he effectively moulds and shapes American minds with deceptions and exaggerations.
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He’s not dumb. He’s not crazy. Donald Trump is instead a mind manipulator, using his Twitter magic wand to exploit so-called malleable memory effect that helps him achieve ultra-right goals.
Supporters of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments during a rally Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 in Salt Lake City.
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President Trump signed an order on Dec. 4 to drastically reduce the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. Four legal experts explain why this action is likely to be reversed.
Making sense of the Department of Energy’s plan.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission normally works in obscurity, but is in the spotlight as it considers a proposal to support coal and nuclear power plants that are having trouble competing.
A Democratic aide carries a chart past the Senate chamber.
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While much has been written about why the GOP’s tax plan would exacerbate income inequality, there are two reasons it’s even worse than you think.
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, center.
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It hasn’t always been, writes legal expert.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell celebrates the passage of the tax bill.
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The tax bill that just cleared the Senate contains sweeping changes to nearly every facet of American life.
Protesters voice their disapproval of the Republican tax bill on Capitol Hill.
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Far from dispelling the notion among Americans that the system is ‘rigged’ against them, Republican tax plans are more likely to make matters worse.
An anti-war protester wears a mask showing US President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany.
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A former diplomat and foreign policy expert explains just how easily the president could bypass objections to war, from Congress to dissenting generals.