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One way to fix the child care crisis: Look to the tax law

But a small but important provision in last year’s tax law, designed to spur investment in under-resourced communities,…

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The White House says socialism is a threat. It’s right

Who would have thought that an attack on socialism would be so controversial?

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Reduce China trade deficit by exporting more, not piling on more tariffs

The Trump administration’s anti-trade actions, intended to radically shake up world trade, may be having unintended consequences.

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Are Beijing and Washington headed toward a new Cold War?

The president has imposed an escalating series of trade tariffs on Beijing, which has reciprocated against U.S. exports.

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McConnell says it out loud: Republicans are gunning for Social Security, Medicare and Obamacare

Is Sen. Mitch McConnell deliberately trying to throw the election to the Democrats?

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A booming economy won’t make next state budget less taxing

Inslee says Washington’s super-charged economy is not generating enough revenue to cover the demand for services from the…

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Who will hold Saudi feet to the fire? Not Trump, apparently

Instead, the administration looking to give them an off-ramp, a route to escape responsibility.

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Can we blame these hurricanes on climate change? Not so fast

It’s true that many climatologists are projecting gloom and doom. But they’re not all relying on the same…

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Donald Trump goes low, and Elizabeth Warren joins him

On Monday, I lost a great deal of respect for Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

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If Mattis goes, Trump will miss him

In another era, being called a Democrat by a Republican president would be worth its weight in Sunday…

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The flaws and falsehoods in Trump’s health care argument

Trump chose to attack Democrats by spinning a string of misrepresentations and falsehoods.

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Beto O’Rourke’s run matters even if he loses

O’Rourke’s extraordinary political success is all the more poignant because it comes after a wave of public polls…