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May 16, 2025

Some Ideas To Improve The Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill

Some reforms to Medicaid and the state and local tax (SALT) deduction coupled with changes to the way businesses deduct investment expenses would improve the bill.

ByAdam A. Millsap,

Contributor

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May 16, 2025

Birthright Citizenship: Is It Still Guaranteed By The Constitution?

The birthright citizenship legal challenge at the Supreme Court is not a minor adjustment to immigration policy, but a fundamental redefinition of citizenship itself.

ByAndy J. Semotiuk,

Contributor

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May 15, 2025

No Taxes On Tips, Overtime, And Social Security? Not Exactly

Not all the Trump promises to cut tax on tips, overtime and Social Security made it into the proposed tax bill—and those provisions that did make it in are temporary.

ByKelly Phillips Erb,

Forbes Staff

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May 15, 2025

Marrying A Foreigner And Navigating U.S. Immigration Rules

Getting a foreign spouse U.S. residence can be done. The best example is when Prince Harry was sponsored by Meghan Markle. But it must be planned properly. Here is how.

ByAndy J. Semotiuk,

Contributor

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May 15, 2025

The Church And The Market: What Pope Leo XIV Might Teach The World

Pope Leo XIV’s American and Peruvian experience offers a compelling moral and economic lens through which to examine the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century

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May 14, 2025

InnovationRx: Trump’s Drug Pricing Executive Order Is More Bluster Than Substance

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Trump's drug pricing executive order, how the cofounder of Hims became a billionaire, the economic costs of cutting NIH spending, and more..

ByAlex Knapp,

Forbes Staff

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May 14, 2025

No Institution Is Free From Politics, And This Includes The Fed

Markets bow down to no one.

ByJohn Tamny,

Contributor

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May 14, 2025

Credit Scott, Hill, And Trump For Nullifying Harmful CFPB Regulations

The first CRA resolution nullifies the CFPB’s overdraft rule, a regulation that would have imposed price caps on overdraft fees.

ByNorbert Michel,

Contributor

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May 14, 2025

China’s Percentage Of U.S. Trade Plummets To Lowest Level In 22 Years

China’s percentage of U.S. trade hit 7.65% in March, the latest government data available, the lowest figure since 2003. That was before Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day."

ByKen Roberts,

Contributor

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May 14, 2025

What Is Fueling Populism In Former Warsaw Pact Countries Like Romania

With the May 20 Romanian elections potentially tilting toward yet another populist phenomenon, it's time to probe what makes them so popular in Eastern Europe

ByMelik Kaylan,

Contributor

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May 14, 2025

Families With Children Deserve Tax Relief—But A Growing Economy Too

Families with children need a tax system that creates a growing economy with more opportunities and affordable living for the long term.

ByCarrie Lukas,

Contributor

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May 13, 2025

A Guide To The Tax Cuts In (And Out) Of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

A draft House version of the massive GOP tax and budget bill would make some expiring tax cuts permanent. Other goodies, including a bigger child tax credit and tax breaks for tips and overtime, are temporary.

ByKelly Phillips Erb,

Forbes Staff

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May 13, 2025

These Three Cities Honored For Their Public Health Achievements

Three cities were awardees at the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the World Health Organization, Vital Strategies, and Paris.

ByBruce Y. Lee,

Senior Contributor

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May 13, 2025

Behind The Cost Curtain: Better Health Outcomes Through Transparency

The basic lack of transparency around health care costs has long contributed to wasteful spending and inefficient care delivery. Here's what we can do to help.

ByDan Mendelson,

Contributor

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May 13, 2025

Wealth Is Knowledge, And There’s No Knowledge Without Investment

The creation of knowledge is expensive, only for Congress to continue writing taxes as though the creation of knowledge is a burden on...Congress.

ByJohn Tamny,

Contributor

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May 13, 2025

When Nature Is More Precious Than Gold: New Report Highlights How The U.S. Can Be Strategic In Mining Critical Minerals

With rich domestic reserves, the US has a strategic opportunity. We can choose where we mine. We can listen to local voices. And we can protect what cannot be replaced.

ByBill Frist,

Contributor

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PREMIUMMay 13, 2025

GM’s New Battery Will Cut The Cost Of Its Electric Trucks By Over $6,000

The lithium-manganese-rich cell, developed with LG Chem, uses far less cobalt and nickel than current lithium-ion cells. It’ll be made in the U.S. and show up in 2028.

ByAlan Ohnsman,

Forbes Staff