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Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Congress is considering a budget deal that would implement $17 billion in retroactive, temporary tax breaks. Separate from the tax cuts President Trump signed in December, the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress' tax experts, estimated Thursday that the cuts would cost just under $17 billion altogether. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Economy

Budget deal includes $17 billion of retroactive tax breaks

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In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Economy

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

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The Dow Jones industrial average fell by more than 1,000 points on the day, or more than 4 percent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Economy

Dow again plunges 1,000 points, down 10 percent from January high

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California tax lawyer Charles Rettig, who has worked on tax cases with the firm Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez for more than 35 years, would replace acting commissioner David Kautter as head of the tax collection agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Economy

Trump announces nominee for IRS commissioner

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The committee voted 13-12, along strict party lines, to approve the nomination of Carnegie Mellon professor Marvin Goodfriend. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Economy

Trump’s Fed nominee barely escapes Senate committee vote

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, photo, women fill out job applications at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Economy

Jobless claims are running at the lowest level in nearly 45 years

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Economy

Democrats dodge on whether GOP tax cut should be repealed

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases. It would also lift the debt ceiling until March 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Spending deal would lift debt ceiling past election, into March 2019

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced a new two-year budget deal Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Economy

Deficit hawks bash bipartisan Senate spending bill

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The deficit grew because spending grew 5 percent, while revenues increased 4 percent. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
Economy

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

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