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By using reconciliation, which was originally intended to rein in deficits, Republicans can pass the bill with a simple majority vote. But analysts expect it to lead to larger deficits.

Negotiations are possible between the US and Iran, but they will neither be easy nor likely to produce more than limited outcomes.

Supply-chain decoupling doesn't stop rival nations from hacking each other and can make it worse. A cyber-espionage expert explains what does work.

The founder of Americans for Tax Reform emerged in the 1980s as the fiscal conscience of American conservatism and continues to wield influence.

While Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of airstrikes, it isn't clear what specific measures, if any, the countries might agree to in order to keep the peace.

A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have remained detained in another African county, Djibouti.

Against the backdrop of US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, a scholar of presidential powers examines the history and current use of the laws around US military action.

The Trump administration is pulling back billions of dollars in industrial development money for carbon capture and storage projects. That may force industries to actually cut emissions instead.

A unanimous case decided by the US Supreme Court in 2024 could protect the First Amendment rights to free expression of many of the organizations targeted by the Trump administration.

'Bunker buster' bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran's nuclear program had been 'completely and fully obliterated.'