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US Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Get Tougher to Navigate

April 1, 2023
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Claiming a tax credit for your electric vehicle may soon get more complicated. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the proposed guidance on March 31. They result from provisions in last year’s Schumer-Manchin bill, which some call the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA). The original electric vehicle tax credit, which ranged from…

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On COVID, Trump and DeSantis Converged and Diverged

March 31, 2023
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In recent weeks, both former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have touted their own handling of the COVID pandemic while criticizing each other’s response to the crisis. It’s only natural in the slow run-up to 2024. Everyone wants to be able to say they got COVID right—and hindsight is always 20/20. On…

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After 13 Years, ‘Obamacare’ Offers Broken Promises and Costly Consequences

March 31, 2023
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A review of former President Barack Obama’s health care law 13 years after its adoption shows a history of broken promises and costly consequences. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—more commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare”—was signed into law by Obama on March 23, 2010. Among the many promises Obama made…

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DOJ Sues Rail Company Over Pollution from Ohio Derailment

March 31, 2023
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern Railway over the pollution caused in East Palestine, Ohio, by the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials. The complaint (pdf), filed March 31 in the Northern District of Ohio, seeks to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for “unlawfully polluting the nation’s…

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White House Says It Wasn’t Given Advance Warning of Trump Indictment

March 31, 2023
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The White House was not tipped off about the indictment against former President Donald Trump, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on March 31. “All of us, including the president, found out about the news yesterday just like every other American through the news reports,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. White House chief of staff Jeffrey Zients alerted…

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Biden Says He Has ‘No Comment on Trump’ After Indictment

March 31, 2023
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President Joe Biden and the White House have declined to comment on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Thursday indictment of former President Donald Trump. As he traveled from the White House to Mississippi to survey tornado-ravaged portions of the state on Friday, Biden was asked by reporters about Trump being charged. He declined to answer….

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White House Won’t Say Whether Biden Supports Gun Confiscation

March 30, 2023
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In a press briefing on March 29, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre would neither confirm nor deny that President Joe Biden’s proposed “assault weapons” ban could involve gun confiscation. The comments came two days after a 28-year-old woman shot and killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville,…

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LIVE NOW: White House Holds Daily Briefing (March 30)

March 30, 2023
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 30. …

White House Holds Daily Briefing (March 30)

March 30, 2023
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 30. …

Pentagon Media Briefing (March 30)

March 30, 2023
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Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media at 1:30 p.m. ET on March 30. …