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Beneficial ownership delay in the mix of outbound talks
Barr said a recent outbound reform draft with Senate feedback included a provision to delay the full implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act.
W&M Republicans back Smith’s push for single reconciliation bill
The push to do one reconciliation bill as the best strategy – which Smith has championed – was a big part of the conversation among tax writers.
Mike Johnson on the CR and Hegseth
Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes to release a stopgap funding bill next week, just weeks ahead of the Dec. 20 funding deadline.
Ted Cruz tells tech to keep waiting on privacy
Cruz isn’t wrong that Democrats and Republicans aren’t united yet, but the Texas senator has been the center of GOP discontent with what’s been proposed.
Vance aide Slater picked for DOJ antitrust post
Gail Slater is a longtime tech policy expert who spent time in the often-warring sections of the media and tech ecosystem.
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Jeffries picks DelBene to lead DCCC for another term
Many lawmakers felt positive about the DCCC’s performance, given that Harris was resoundingly defeated and Senate Democrats lost seats.
TikTok now scrambles to kick ban to Trump
Any delay in the ban’s implementation that TikTok can secure puts the issue into the hands of Trump, who’s abandoned his former efforts to disrupt the app.
House maps out rest of year-end agenda
We’re beginning to get a better sense of how the next few weeks will look like in the House as Congress tries to wrap up the 118th Congress.
Johnson says he hasn’t committed on reconciliation strategy
Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s still weighing his options on the best strategy for passing Republicans’ big policy priorities next year.