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Treasury proposes rule to prevent large corporations from evading income taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new rule that would require the largest U.S. companies to pay at least 15% of their profits in taxes. Treasury Department officials estimate that about 100 of the biggest corporations — those with at least $1...
Markey and Warren condemn Steward's CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena
BOSTON (AP) — Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, attacked the leader of a troubled health care system on Thursday for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a Senate committee. Lawyers for Steward Health...
Steward CEO says he won't comply with Senate subpoena on hospital closings
BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre won't comply with a subpoena to appear before a U.S. Senate committee that is investigating the hospital company's bankruptcy, his lawyers said Wednesday. De la Torre needs to remain silent to respect an ongoing hospital...
Republicans in Massachusetts select attorney John Deaton to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney John Deaton won a three-way Republican primary to face off against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who ran unopposed in Tuesday’s Massachusetts primary. Deaton, a former U.S. Marine and cryptocurrency attorney who was born in Detroit, announced...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Republicans will choose candidates to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in state primaries on Tuesday. The contests top the list of federal, state and local races that will be held across the commonwealth. Warren is...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ CBS’...
Here's the schedule for the DNC's fourth and final night leading up to Harris' acceptance speech
CHICAGO (AP) — Here's a look at the prepared schedule for the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's nomination for president. The listed schedule does not include potential surprise guests....
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 18 The Washington Post says the new FAFSA is still a problem It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single Education Department...
Harris holds her first fundraiser as the likely Democratic nominee as donors open their wallets
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats' likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans' freedoms. Harris traveled to Pittsfield,...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the Olympics. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Sens....
