"Congressional Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a roughly $1.5 trillion measure that would provision massive funding increases for key federal health, science, education and defense programs, though late political rifts _...Read More_

>"Fraud and identity theft cases continue to pile up, and some watchdogs wonder whether they will be able to recover all that was stolen."

German city where early Covid vaccine was developed uses its new-found wealth to slash debt and attract other biotech firms.

>"US immigration advocates say millions are at risk as reforms face uphill battle amid intense Republican opposition."

>"Taxes, climate, health care and child care would all see substantial changes under the House-passed spending bill"

>"House Democrats are on the cusp of passing President Joe Biden's sweeping social spending and climate change bill after months of feuding. But the likely win on Friday will only pose new questions over whether the $1.9 trillion measure _...Read More_

Rishi Sunak intends to cut taxes before the next general election, after limiting his budget help to deal with a winter cost of living crisis in order to start building up a war chest for the coming years.

>"Hundreds of billions to be poured into clean energy, electric vehicles and flood defenses, officials say – but some key parts left out"

>"Senate Democrats have decided to cut President Biden's proposal to federally subsidize parental and family leave from a sprawling social spending bill in a major blow to Biden's agenda, sources confirmed to The Post."

>"Rumours about raising national insurance have thrown the party into turmoil but will do little to solve the ongoing _...Read More_

>"Party and union figures urge new policy as Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Labour leader: taxing wealth is the _...Read More_

>"A minimum wage of £10 an hour should be funded by increasing capital gains tax, not national insurance"

>"Fighting within the Republican Party over a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is getting intense, and some GOP _...Read More_

>"The Iron Lady actually grew the state and put up taxes. But in her time, as today, high earners won and the poor lost out, _...Read More_