Why Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill Is Worrying Bond Investors

Tax cuts pushed by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among the powerful market players who influence interest rates.

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Trump’s Tax Policy Collides with Market Reality

Another spike in Treasury bond yields puts lawmakers in a tricky spot as they push for big cuts that could drastically swell America’s debt pile.

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In Central Park, Trying for Peace Between Walkers and Cyclists

A tan lane will be for pedestrians. Two other lanes will be dedicated to low-speed and high-speed cyclists.

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Trump and Biden Backed Easing Marijuana Policy. What Happened?

Removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive class of drugs had rare bipartisan support last year. But the D.E.A. slowed the effort and legal challenges followed.

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Some Students Weigh Leaving the U.S. for College

Amid political attacks and funding cuts, some American students are changing their college and graduate school plans and heading to other countries.

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Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable.

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Senate Fight Over Gas-Powered Vehicles Is Also a Filibuster Showdown

Republicans have readied a plan to overturn California’s law phasing out gas-powered vehicles, using a statute aimed at striking down federal regulations. Democrats say it’s an end run around Senate rules.

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Text Messages Between Russian Spies, Annotated

The messages offer a glimpse at life deep undercover. Our correspondents break down four revealing exchanges.

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Trump to Press Ramaphosa to Pare Back Racial Equity Laws

In a White House meeting, the U.S. president is expected to point to alleged discrimination against white South Africans, a week after welcoming a group of them as refugees.

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Hong Kong Journalists Say Their Taxes Are Now Under Scrutiny

Several news outlets have been unreasonably subjected to tax investigations, according to the city’s journalists’ association, adding to pressures on press freedom.

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