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Stimulus checks were wildly popular with Americans — but Biden's expanded child tax credit payments just aren't
Democrats are banking on it as a political winner, but there are signs giving people money has limi…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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JD Vance says pumping more oil will make housing cheaper. Economists say that's a stretch.
Economists say when it comes to home building, looser rules, cheaper building materials, and more w…
Eliza Relman
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The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America
Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which i…
Matthew Loh
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Why employers are reluctant to hire young men
America's young men have stopped working. One reason for the rise in joblessness: our broken unempl…
Emily Stewart
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The economy is fantastic — unless you want a new job, a new home, or a new car
High mortgage rates, expensive auto loans, and a static labor market make it hard for people to mov…
Emily Stewart
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Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs
The massive housing and other economic development projects underway in Canada could be inspiration…
Eliza Relman
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Homes made in factories were supposed to save us from the housing crisis, but the companies that make them are failing
Factory-built homes could help solve the housing-affordability crisis, but the companies attempting…
Eliza Relman
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How millennials could give the suburbs a much-needed makeover
The American suburbs can be isolating, boring, and unsustainable places. Bike lanes, apartment buil…
Eliza Relman
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NYC and its suburbs won't build new housing, so New Yorkers are flooding into Jersey City and driving up prices
Jersey City is far outpacing New York City and the wider region in housing construction, attracting…
Eliza Relman,Noah Sheidlower
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Manchin's $60,000 income threshold for Biden's expanded child tax credit could cause 37.4 million kids to lose out on federal aid
It amounts to 60% of eligible kids across the US facing sharp cuts, including many in West Virginia…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Andy Kie…
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One of the most important conservative think tanks is changing its tune on the free market and state power to keep up with the 'New Right' ushered in by Trump and DeSantis
The Heritage Foundation influenced the free-market policies of Ronald Reagan. Now it's just trying …
Ethan Dodd
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Conservatives scoff at Trump's 'leftist plan' to build 10 new American cities featuring flying cars
A Republican consultant close to Trump's campaign said Trump came up with the idea himself and was …
Eliza Relman
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Mitt Romney introduces new plan to send most parents up to $350 monthly checks per kid
Romney wants a $10,000 income requirement for families to qualify for full direct payments. He's se…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Democrats want to bring back Biden's child tax credit soon — and a new report shows it was a huge success in fighting child poverty
Stimulus checks and federal unemployment benefits dented poverty last year, in addition to the mont…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Madison …
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Biden pushes back against Joe Manchin, saying he doesn't think people need to work to get the expanded child tax credit
Biden flatly responded "no" when asked if he backs a work requirement for the child tax credit, whi…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Joe Manchin keeps contradicting himself on the Biden child tax credit
Experts tell Insider Manchin is laying out a set of conflicting demands that are impossible to reco…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Conservatives tossed out Roe v. Wade. Now some are pressuring the GOP to soften its resistance to financially supporting families or risk a 'severe' backlash
The GOP opposed Biden's economic agenda, and a Trump effort to get paid leave through Congress fell…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Rich countries' failure to vaccinate the world will do $2.3 trillion in economic damage, The Economist says
Biden hasn't spent $16 billion to vaccinate the world, and other rich countries are lagging. The pr…
Ben Winck
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Sidney Crosby is out of Game 4 with a concussion after a questionable hit that could change the Penguins-Capitals series
The NHL's leading scorer and one of the game's best players was skating by Washington goaltender Br…
Scott Davis,Associated Press
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The White House wants to cut $35 billion of funding for extra coronavirus testing and the CDC from a relief bill
President Trump has falsely claimed that increased testing is behind the rise in coronavirus infect…