Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Renting a Car? 3 Things Your Credit Card Doesn’t Cover
If you’re renting the car with a credit card, you may be able to say ‘no’ to the supplemental insurance and the fee that comes with it, but there are some exceptions.
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Millennials Hit the Brakes on an Automotive Rite of Passage
Saving up to purchase your first vehicle used to be a rite of passage for teenagers and young adults, but fewer than four in 10 Millennial drivers now contribute financially to the purchase of their...
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Taking a Summer Road Trip? 9 Must-Have Items for Your Car’s Emergency Kit
Road service provider AAA said it expects to rescue 7 million drivers this summer.
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Why 2017 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year to Buy a Car
By Janna HerronThe record-setting car-buying boom appears to be over—and that’s good news for anyone in the market for a new set of wheels. Thanks largely to cheap gas and auto loan rates near historic lows, U.S...
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The Next Financial Bubble? Auto Loans Soar as Delinquencies Rise
By The Fiscal Times StaffAmerica’s love affair with the automobile may be reaching dangerous new heights. Auto loans are hitting record levels, and delinquencies are rising.
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The 15 Best Cars of 2017
New car sales have remained strong in 2016, although it’s unclear whether they’ll break the record 17.5 million units sold last year. Sales have been boosted by a strengthening economy, rising wages...
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3 Unexpected Big Deals You’ll Find Awesome This Weekend
You probably think of Black Friday as the best day to find discounts on popular holiday items and gifts like apparel and electronics, but in recent years several other types of merchants have gotten...
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Why Your New Vehicle Could Get Stuck at the Car Wash
By Ciro ScottiYou’ve probably seen those TV ads featuring a dofus dad (why is it always a dad?) who is saved from a fender-bender by his self-braking car. Turns out that same dude could have a tough time getting...
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9 New Cars Selling at Big Discounts in 2016
Fall is always a good time to negotiate the price of a new car, since dealers want to get rid of their current inventory to make room for next year’s models. Slideshow: 9 New Cars Selling at a Big...
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Hope Your Car Seats Are Comfy: Americans Spend Nearly 300 Hours a Year Driving
Despite the rise of car-sharing, telecommuting and urban living, car ownership is still the norm in America. Nearly nine in 10 U.S. households have at least one car for every driver in their home,...
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Why Uninsured Drivers Cost Us Over $2.6 Billion a Year
By Teresa Wiltz, StatelineIn 49 states and the District of Columbia, it’s against the law to drive without car insurance. Nevertheless, more than 12 percent of all U.S. drivers are uninsured. In 2012, the most recent year for...
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Oil Prices: 5 Things You Need to Know Now
By John W. Schoen, CNBCIf you're looking for a bottom for oil prices, you might be tempted to think the recent bounce represents the end of a historic, six-month crash. But the next move for the price of crude is anybody's...
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The Latest Threat to Your Highway Safety
By Phil LeBeau, CNBCThere's good news and there's bad news in America's fight to cut down on impaired driving. A new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found the number of drivers with...
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How Driverless Cars Could Make Roads More Dangerous
By Marine ColeWhile in theory self-driving vehicles will be much safer than conventional cars once they are the sole vehicles on the road, safety will actually worsen during the transitional period, which...
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The 5 Worst Cars at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show
By Julie Halpert, The Fiscal TimesCarmakers are showcasing nearly 50 new offerings at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. The show opens to the public on Saturday, Jan. 17, but the press has already...