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After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.
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U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday released a revised version of their blueprint to advance President Donald Trump's tax cut agenda that moved closer to a House of Representatives goal of $2 trillio...
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it is also hitting some of the world's poorest nations hardest.

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