WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican tax bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually, according to a new analysis released Thursday by the Congressional Budget Office.

Kris Cox: The bill overall takes food assistance and health care coverage away from people with low and middle incomes, and that is extremely damaging.

The bill underwent last minute changes this week. The final version cuts unemployment benefits to 10 weeks instead of 26.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill would make it harder for American critical minerals companies to compete with China because it eliminates a tax credit for boosting domestic production of nickel,

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Raising taxes in Ohio could soon take more than a simple majority. A new proposal from House Republicans would require at least 60% voter approval for any local tax levy--whether it’s for police and fire services, public libraries or schools.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that would solidify federal policies cracking down on the synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs in a bid by lawmakers to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill would make it harder for American critical minerals companies to compete with China because it eliminates a tax credit for boosting domestic production of nickel,

Senator Bernie Sanders is leading a new bill to address a key priority of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who serves as President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary. Sanders, a Vermont independent,