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[ad_1] Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House Republican Conference meeting on a plan to fund the government and avert a shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, December 20, 2024.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesThe Republican-controlled U.S. House on Thursday advanced U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax and spending megabill, after a dramatic night of voting that was nearly derailed by Republican defections.The House voted 219-213 to move the bill forward.The step to begin final debate marks a win for Republican leadership seeking to deliver on Trump’s second term policy…

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[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey visit Wellington Barracks, in central London, on March 26, 2025.Stefan Rousseau | Afp | Getty ImagesAll eyes are now on the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party for any sign of further political fractures that could rattle Britain’s economic stability, after the extraordinary sight of the country’s finance minister crying in parliament on Wednesday.U.K. bond yields spiked and the pound sank against the dollar and euro as Prime Minister Keir Starmer failed to back Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a question and answer session in the House of Commons.…

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