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Big issues, surprise races and ticket-splitting: 5 things to watch in the battle for Congress

The close and uncertain battle for the White House has taken center stage this year.

10-year Treasury yield posts huge leap to 4.43% on Trump win, possible GOP Congress sweep

The pop for bond yields comes as the Trump win carries expectations that more tax cuts and steep tariffs could widen the fiscal deficit and reignite inflation.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Capital gains tax hikes 'entirely off the table' under President-elect Trump, Republican Congress, economist says

Higher capital gains taxes are unlikely under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress, experts say.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Rep. Jim Jordan leaves the door open for special counsel Jack Smith to testify before Congress

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, on Sunday said that he and his House Republican colleagues are “not taking anything off the table” related to investigating ...

Politics - NBC News - November 10

What to expect when President Trump tries to make tax cut promises reality, even with GOP sweep in Congress

Trump promised tax cuts for individuals and businesses. With deficit hawks in the GOP and bond market fixated on rising debt, a GOP sweep may not be enough.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Democrat Janelle Bynum flips seat to become Oregon’s first Black member of Congress

Bynum says ‘we believed in a vision’ and victory is boost for party after longtime Democratic seat turned red in 2022. Janelle Bynum will serve as Oregon’s first Black member of Congress after the ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Trump eyes bypassing Congress if Republicans don’t sign off on his Cabinet picks

How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?

32 state attorneys general call on Congress to pass Kids Online Safety Act

A bipartisan coalition of more than 30 attorney generals is urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) this year, stating the legislation will “establish better safeguards for minors ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

2 women told Congress that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, their attorney says

A lawyer for two women says his clients told a House committee they were paid to have sex with President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, and to travel with him on multiple ...

Mace says anti-trans bathroom bill is response to Sarah McBride coming to Congress

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told reporters that her effort to ban transgender women from female bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol was "absolutely" in response Sarah McBride's election as the first openly ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Rep. Mace says Capitol restroom bill targeted 1st transgender member of Congress

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is the first transgender member of Congress.

Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after he withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general amid sexual misconduct ...

I’m Puerto Rico’s new representative in Congress; we should put statehood aside

Pablo Hernández Rivera, the newly elected resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, has pledged to prioritize economic development and equal treatment in federal programs over the sterile status ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

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