Tag: bill
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Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud
Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, where a jury convicted Hwang in July on 10 criminal charges including wire fraud,…
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Bill Clinton says 2024 race will come down to whether election is fair
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Former President Bill Clinton said while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday that the 2024 election will come down to whether there is a fair and transparent vote tally. Asked by NBC News about what will decide the outcome, Clinton responded, “Who wants it bad enough and whether we can…
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Trump pitches plan to hire more border agents after opposing bipartisan bill that would do the same
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after successfully thwarting a bipartisan measure that included staffing increases. The proposal would include the hiring of 10,000 new agents, a 10% raise for existing agents, as well as…
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GOP senator eyes health care overhaul and extending Trump tax cuts in one big 2025 bill
As Donald Trump calls for overhauling the Affordable Care Act with a new health care system, one Republican senator running for an influential leadership position says the party should combine that pursuit with a major tax bill in the new year. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told NBC News after the vice presidential debate in New…
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The politics of tariffs are complicated. A Democrat just introduced a bill to make Trump’s proposals law.
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — Former President Donald Trump calls himself a “tariff man” and says the taxes on imported goods “are the greatest thing ever invented,” so it’s no surprise Vice President Kamala Harris has attacked the centerpiece of the GOP nominee’s economic agenda as bad policy. What’s more surprising, however, is that one House Democrat…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. The bill would have created a process for families to file a claim with the state if they believe the government seized their property through…
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House poised to pass a bill to avert a shutdown after dropping Trump voting plan
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday is poised to pass a funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week after it removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. House Republican leaders, facing defections within their ranks, plan to rely heavily…
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House to take up new funding bill as some Republicans fear a ‘galactically stupid’ shutdown
WASHINGTON — The House plans to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill as the clock ticks down and Donald Trump pressures Republicans to shut down the government without policy concessions they have no realistic chance of achieving. Defying Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struck a deal with the White House and top…
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Mike Johnson announces vote on bill to avoid government shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday the House will vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open through Dec. 20. If the measure goes into effect, the government would avert a shutdown that is set to begin at the start of next month without congressional action. In a letter to…