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The 'Mega IRA' Cap Is Back: What High Earners Should Watch in 2026

New rules could force high-income savers to withdraw "excess" retirement funds. Here is why the bill matters — even if it doesn't pass immediately.

Kiplinger

When campaign rivals become Senate colleagues

ANALYSIS — There might be some awkwardness for Michigan’s and Ohio’s Senate delegations next year. If Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown win in November, they’ll be serving alongside the senators who defeated them in 2024. But, surprisingly, such scenarios aren’t entirely unusual. We’ve had more than…

Roll Call

The ghost of “60 Minutes”

Former correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi may be teaming up to get the last word

Salon

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100% tariff threat looms over India as US senate passes Russia sanctions bill

The US Senate passed a sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy sector. This legislation grants the President power to impose tariffs on major oil buyers. India and China are among the top five purchasers of Russian oil. The bill aims to reinforce support for Ukraine and pressure Russia. It now moves…

The Economic Times

Senate Finance Democrats Ask the Public to Describe Their Health Coverage Problems

Senate Finance Democrats released a request for information on health coverage reform, with responses due October 2. Here is what an RFI does.

Medical Daily

Senate Finance Democrat Opens Inquiry into Federal Decisions on Kratom and Flavored Vapes

A Senate Finance ranking member has opened an inquiry into federal decisions on kratom and flavored vapes, requesting documents by August 31.

Medical Daily

Senate Finance Committee Probes FDA and CDC Over Alleged Vape Industry Cash Swaps for Lax Nicotine Rules

Senator Ron Wyden investigates potential quid pro quo between the Trump administration and tobacco and kratom industries, questioning policy shifts following significant industry donations.

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Trump's tech ties blamed for AI inaction by MAGA Republicans and Democrats

Concerns are rising over President Trump's administration's limited AI response. This follows recent AI agent security breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic. Critics point to significant donations from tech firms to Trump's reelection efforts. These ties allegedly influence the administration's approach to AI regulation. Voluntary cybersecurity tests for AI models have…

The Economic Times

IRS modernization bill approved by Senate panel

The Senate Finance Committee advanced a bipartisan tax administration package Thursday aimed at modernizing the IRS, improving customer service and strengthening taxpayer rights. The committee voted, 26-1, to approve the sprawling tax modernization bill, which encompasses a laundry list of tax provisions including some proposals that have already gotten backing…

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Jay Clayton heads toward DNI confirmation vote

The Senate is on track to vote next week on President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, after he cleared a key committee hurdle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture on the nomination Wednesday, a day after the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced it 9-8…

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How Outdated EBT Cards Are Fueling a Surge in SNAP Benefit Theft

Every month, one in eight Americans, 42.4 million people, use a government-issued EBT card to buy food. It is similar to credit and debit cards,...

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Unaffordable affordable housing

A $15 billion federal tax credit helps developers build homes that are no cheaper than the market rate

Salon

Trump administration asks Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant kids facing deportation

Immigration rights experts worry that the recent inquiry is the latest sign Trump is interested in transferring unaccompanied minors to the state, where it is easier to quickly deport them.

The Texas Tribune

More than half of children in ICE immigration courts are representing themselves, DOJ data shows

More than 750,000 children are facing deportation under Donald Trump’s administration

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Artificial intelligence becomes ripe target for taxes

Some progressives are floating various plans to spread the wealth of the AI boom in the run-up to the midterm elections this fall, with proposals ranging from taxes on AI tokens to an excise tax on the energy used by data centers. But other stakeholders are urging a more cautious approach, and…

The Economic Times

Jeffrey Epstein files: Who is Leon Black? Why is billionaire investor in trouble?

Epstein files: Lawmakers emerged from the closed-door voluntary interview with Black saying he refused to answer questions about non-disclosure agreements, prompting the committee to issue a subpoena about the NDAs

The Independent UK

Billionaire Leon Black defends paying Epstein $158 million: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’

Black is mentioned repeatedly in files that the Department of Justice has released related to the Epstein investigation

The Independent UK

ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concerns

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices

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Leon Black accused of stonewalling Congress as Epstein hearing ends abruptly

House committee subpoenas billionaire over nondisclosure agreements after he reportedly refused to answer questions

The Guardian - US

Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

Wyden says in letter addressed to Robert F Kennedy Jr that HHS is preparing an ‘unprecedented legal framework’

The Independent UK

US Senator warns of administration plan to hastily remove over 500 unaccompanied migrant children

A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday

Reason

Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats

Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.

Reason

Congress Should Be in No Rush To Renew FISA's Section 702 Surveillance Powers

It’s long past time to open federal surveillance powers to scrutiny and reform.

Reason

Two Senators Offer a Bipartisan Solution to Censorship by Proxy

The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.

Roll Call

Bipartisan bill targets government censorship threats

A Biden-era push to remove certain social media posts about COVID-19 and the 2020 election and more recent pressure by the Trump administration against TV broadcasters have brought together a bipartisan Senate duo to try and prevent indirect government censorship. Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Ron Wyden,…

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