By Tami Luhby Parents can now check their eligibility for the expanded child tax creditĀ and manage their payments,Ā which begin next month, using two online tools the Internal Revenue Service debuted on Tuesday. AnĀ eligibility assistantĀ allows families to determine whether they qualify for the advance credit by answering a series of questions. Eligible parents will get $300
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By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox Senate Democrats suffered a loss on Tuesday when Republican opposition sunk their signature voting and election bill during a key test vote, underscoring the limits of the party’s power with the narrowest possible Senate majority. A procedural vote to open debate on the legislation was defeated by a tally
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By Ryan Young, Dakin Andone and Pamela Kirkland Deborah Roberts grew up in a family of gun owners. But it wasn’t until March this year that the 68-year-old finally pulled the trigger and purchased her own firearm. “I think the rhetoric and how things are stirred up in the country just made me feel like,
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By Maegan Vazquez President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention — with a particular emphasis on gun crimes — amid a nationwide surge in violent crime that’s emerged as an area of concern for the White House. Biden is expected to address recent spikes in shootings, armed robberies
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By Devan Cole A Senate committee hearing on a bill to grant statehood to Washington, DC,Ā grew tense for a time on Tuesday when one of the panel’s Republican lawmakers clashed with the city’s mayor on the key Democratic priority, which has gained momentum in recent years. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told DC Mayor
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By Julia Horowitz After months of failing to break out, Amazon’s stock is close to a record high. Thank Prime Day, the annual sales bonanza that kicks off Monday. What’s happening: In 2020, analysts estimated Amazon’s Prime Day notched sales of $9 billion to $10.5 billion. The sales rush as the economy reopens could encourage
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By Marianne Garvey and Stella Chan George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don CheadleĀ andĀ more starsĀ hope to make Hollywood more inclusive by exposing students to entertainment industry jobs during high school. The industry veterans are backing a magnet program in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) where curriculum will center around film and television production.
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By Lisa Respers France Will Smith is excited for you to read his memoir. The superstar put up a few posts over the weekend on his verified Instagram account regarding his forthcoming autobiography, titled “Will.” In one, SmithĀ used a filter to give him a Disney character style faceĀ — noting that it was “weird” — to
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By Leah Asmelash Across the world, sports fans are starting to see a trend emerge: Their favorite athletes are getting injured. Numerous NBA stars have missed playoff games this spring with a variety of nagging injuries. Most recently, Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers hurt his knee in the midst of a game, an
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Analysis by Ronald Brownstein The huge voter turnoutĀ over the past three elections could scramble the usual dynamics of midterm voting — potentially providing Democrats their best chance to avoid losses next year that could cost them control of the House, the Senate or both. The president’s party has almost always lost ground in the first
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