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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×this weekAdvertisementcan use a special process called budget reconciliation in order to pass tax-and-spend legislation, but they can’t use the process for policies without significant budgetary effects. This leaves a wide range of policies that make up the Biden administration’s agenda vulnerable to Republican-led filibusters.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×this weekAdvertisementcan use a special process called budget reconciliation in order to pass tax-and-spend legislation, but they can’t use the process for policies without significant budgetary effects. This leaves a wide range of policies that make up the Biden administration’s agenda vulnerable to Republican-led filibusters.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled the estate tax exemption to $11 million for individuals and $22 million for couples, meaning the government only taxes the portion of an estate above those amounts and lower-valued estates go tax-free.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementThe 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled the estate tax exemption to $11 million for individuals and $22 million for couples, meaning the government only taxes the portion of an estate above those amounts and lower-valued estates go tax-free.AdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Trump tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” in April, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) noted Thursday, and within two weeks, armed militiamen marched on the state Capitol. “They stormed the building,” Raskin said. “Trump’s marching orders were followed by aggressive action on the ground.”““The siege at the Michigan state house was effectively a state-level dress rehearsal for the seizure of the U.S. Capitol that Trump incited on January 6.”- Rep. Jamie...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Trump tweeted “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” in April, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) noted Thursday, and within two weeks, armed militiamen marched on the state Capitol. “They stormed the building,” Raskin said. “Trump’s marching orders were followed by aggressive action on the ground.”““The siege at the Michigan state house was effectively a state-level dress rehearsal for the seizure of the U.S. Capitol that Trump incited on January 6.”- Rep. Jamie...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement“American families are facing greater financial strain, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, and marriage and birth rates are at an all-time low,” Romney said in a release.“On top of that, we have not comprehensively reformed our family support system in nearly three decades, and our changing economy has left millions of families behind,” Romney said. “Now is the time to renew our commitment to families to help them meet the challenges they face as they take on most important work any of us will...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Advertisement“American families are facing greater financial strain, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, and marriage and birth rates are at an all-time low,” Romney said in a release.“On top of that, we have not comprehensively reformed our family support system in nearly three decades, and our changing economy has left millions of families behind,” Romney said. “Now is the time to renew our commitment to families to help them meet the challenges they face as they take on most important work any of us will...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Hawley seems to be making a deliberate effort to appropriate the word “mob.” After the riot, which left five people dead and dozens of police officers injured, Hawley first used the word not to describe the rioters, but  that a “woke mob” at publisher Simon & Schuster had canceled his book deal.Calling all HuffPost superfans!Sign up for membership to become a founding member and...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Hawley seems to be making a deliberate effort to appropriate the word “mob.” After the riot, which left five people dead and dozens of police officers injured, Hawley first used the word not to describe the rioters, but  that a “woke mob” at publisher Simon & Schuster had canceled his book deal.Calling all HuffPost superfans!Sign up for membership to become a founding member and...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Democratic author of the pandemic unemployment programs, hailed the compromise but said that despite an agreement on a dollar figure for supplemental benefits, there will be a lot of other provisions to sort out.“For example, there are several pieces to address on unemployment benefits: reinstating a weekly boost, extending the additional weeks of benefits and program for gig and freelance workers, and ensuring workers experiencing long-term...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Democratic author of the pandemic unemployment programs, hailed the compromise but said that despite an agreement on a dollar figure for supplemental benefits, there will be a lot of other provisions to sort out.“For example, there are several pieces to address on unemployment benefits: reinstating a weekly boost, extending the additional weeks of benefits and program for gig and freelance workers, and ensuring workers experiencing long-term...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Hawley, by contrast, is a veteran of the War on Christmas. He is constantly on alert for any offense to America’s Christian majority from the “managerial front row of American society, the class of the faculty lounge and the C-suite,” as he described it in July speech on the Senate floor, possibly forgetting that he is the product of Stanford and Yale and fancy law firms, and that he was an actual...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Hawley, by contrast, is a veteran of the War on Christmas. He is constantly on alert for any offense to America’s Christian majority from the “managerial front row of American society, the class of the faculty lounge and the C-suite,” as he described it in July speech on the Senate floor, possibly forgetting that he is the product of Stanford and Yale and fancy law firms, and that he was an actual...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Millions of unemployed Americans received their final $600 unemployment payment from the federal government last weekend and things are not looking good for a continuation of the extra benefit past July.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker (D-Calif.) are nowhere near a deal on the next bill to help the country stumble through the coronavirus pandemic. AdvertisementThe House passed a bill preserving the expanded benefits two months ago, but McConnell waited until Monday to unveil a...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Millions of unemployed Americans received their final $600 unemployment payment from the federal government last weekend and things are not looking good for a continuation of the extra benefit past July.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker (D-Calif.) are nowhere near a deal on the next bill to help the country stumble through the coronavirus pandemic. AdvertisementThe House passed a bill preserving the expanded benefits two months ago, but McConnell waited until Monday to unveil a...WW…