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S&P warns that Australian states face large deficits due to spending on public wages and subsidies. Financial challenges lie ahead.

President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...

Top Republicans are passing around a 50-page list of ideas on how to cover the cost of a tax cut and immigration crackdown bill.