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Who Are America’s Billionaires, Anyway?  The New York Times Elon Musk used government money to build Tesla. But he fears a tax on billionaires  CNN Elon Musk to Congress: Drop the billionaire tax. It will only mess with ‘my plan to get

A broadly popular proposal to reduce the price of prescription drugs looks like it may get left out of the Democrats’ sweeping social spending bill. A framework released by the White House Thursday does not include the proposal at all.

White House won’t host a 2021 Halloween event  NPR No trick-or-treating at the White House this year  The Washington Post There won’t be a White House Halloween celebration this year  CNN Not a trick: Bidens won’t be at White House to host Halloween

Your federal student loan payments will likely resume early next year  NPR Education, Justice Depts. reconsidering stance on fighting student loan borrowers in bankruptcy  The Washington Post With student loan rates as low as 2%, here’s how to refinance for better terms  Fox

Assange’s lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, told Britain’s High Court that the Australian was too mentally ill to be extradited to the United States to face trial.

Lawmakers pressed Facebook to provide its data to independent researchers who can look at how its products could be harmful. Facebook has said it has privacy concerns about how such data would be shared.

Here’s how Biden’s Build Back Better framework would tax the rich  CNBC Democrats release text of massive social spending bill  Fox News Biden Infrastructure and Spending Bill Tracker: Live Updates  The New York Times Progressives reeling after moderates inflict savage new blow to

Elon Musk isn’t happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the richest person on earth — has been lashing out at a Democratic proposal to tax the assets of billionaires like him.

Bad news for Democrats

Crunch time for the defunding debate