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‘No Tax on Overtime’ Rule Isn’t What Some Workers Were Expecting

President Trump’s simple campaign promise, now reality, includes lots of fine print that is confounding taxpayers and companies this filing season.

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As New York Energy Costs Surge, Attention Turns to Landmark Climate Law

The battle to lower costs has reached the State Capitol, where concerns have emerged about the fate of a 2019 climate law and its ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition

A move to swiftly pass the bill failed by a single vote. It would have required aircraft to carry technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.

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Trump Leans on Congress to Address His False Claims of Voter Fraud

The president used his State of the Union speech to call for action on election security legislation, pressuring the G.O.P. to push it through over Democratic opposition.

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House Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition

The bill would have required aircraft to carry advanced location-tracking technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.

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Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’

The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.

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Why Prosecutors in Sex-Crime Cases Often Turn to Trafficking Laws

Lawyers build cases around these laws because the statutes are broad and use language that can encompass a variety of crimes, according to experts.

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A Case Against 6 Democrats Lacked Urgency. Then Came a Swift Bid for an Indictment.

Prosecutors have been repeatedly caught between the president’s insistence that they undertake weak or baseless cases and the necessity of having to go to court.

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