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On The Money: Economy adds 145K jobs, meeting expectations | Dow briefly surpasses 29,000 for first time | Poll finds majority back tax hike for richest Americans

Happy Friday and welcome back to On The Money on the first jobs day of the new decade. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, […]

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Democrats, greens blast Trump rollback of major environmental law

President TrumpDonald John TrumpProfessor fired for Facebook post suggesting Iran should tweet out list of American cultural sites to threaten NY judge denies Trump request to dismiss lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll Rep. Omar: ‘War trauma never leaves you’ MORE’s latest environmental rollback was met with strong resistance from a number of Democratic lawmakers and […]

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Trump administration wants Supreme Court to delay hearing on ObamaCare case

The Trump administration on Friday said it would be premature if the Supreme Court decided to expedite a review of a lawsuit seeking to overturn ObamaCare. The administration said that a lower court first needs to rule before the Supreme Court can take up the case. “The Fifth Circuit’s decision itself does not warrant immediate […]

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Overnight Defense: Washington returns to Iran crisis | Defense chief denies US troops leaving Iraq | House sets vote on Iran war powers | Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial

Happy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: The holiday break is over, and lawmakers and officials are returning to town with a new Iran crisis unfolding. To recap: In December, the United States blamed […]

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Uber launches new PIN code security feature for riders

Ride-hailing company Uber launched a new safety feature that uses randomized PIN numbers on Tuesday to help customers make sure they are getting into the right cars. Once a user a books a ride, they are sent a four-digit PIN number. When the driver arrives, the user has the driver enter it into their Uber app. If the numbers […]

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Khanna: Timing of Iran bill being weighed against getting bigger majority

Rep. Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaTrump campaign steps up attacks on Sanders Impeachment trial weighs on 2020 Democrats Khanna: Timing of Iran bill being weighed against getting bigger majority MORE (D-Calif.), who is sponsoring a bill to block funding for military action against Iran, said Friday that Democrats are weighing speed against the size of the […]

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Democrats call for appointment of permanent IRS watchdog

Two top Democrats on the House’s tax-writing committee are pressing the Trump administration to promptly appoint a new permanent national taxpayer advocate ahead of the opening of the tax-filing season. “This will be the first filing season the IRS will start without a permanent National Taxpayer Advocate in place in nearly 20 years,” House Ways […]

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Federal grand jury indicts man accused of Hanukkah stabbings

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of stabbing five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home in New York, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Grafton Thomas, 37, was indicted with willfully causing bodily injury to the five victims because of their religion and obstructing the […]

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Omar rips Trump on new Iran sanctions: 'This is not a measured response'

Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarOmar rips Trump on new Iran sanctions: ‘This is not a measured response’ Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball says Ocasio-Cortez has become a force in Democratic Party Omar tweets clip of anti-war George Carlin routine MORE (D-Minn.) on Wednesday condemned President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets […]

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Democrats outline sweeping legislation to make U.S. carbon neutral by 2050

House Democrats outlined their vision for sweeping climate legislation Wednesday, offering a first look at a bill that would push the U.S. to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Wednesday’s white paper provides the framework that lawmakers in July promised to deliver by early 2020 – a broad climate bill targeting every major sector of […]

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