January 2020

House Democrats to Unveil $760 Billion Infrastructure Plan

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday plan to unveil a five-year, $760 billion framework for rebuilding the nation’s highways, airports and other infrastructure, laying out an election-year package with little chance of enactment after bipartisan talks with the White House on the issue failed to gain traction. The outline, billed as the “Moving Forward Framework,”

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Glasgow Film Festival: Caitlin Moran and Celia Imrie among big names appearing

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Celia Imrie, Caitlin Moran and George MacKay will appear at the festival Actors Celia Imrie and George MacKay, and writer Caitlin Moran are among the star names lined up to appear at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. Mackay is expected to be at the premiere of The True History

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Republicans Huddle on Witnesses After Trump’s Defense Concludes

Senator Mitch McConnell at the Capitol on Tuesday.Credit…Pete Marovich for The New York Times Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, told a closed-door meeting of Republicans that he did not currently have the votes to block Democrats from calling witnesses at the trial because some Republicans remained uncommitted, according to people familiar with the meeting.

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Critics: Critical bank law is softened under Trump proposal

The Community Reinvestment Act has over past four decades spurred hundreds of billions of dollars in lending to low- and middle-income communities By KEN SWEET and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER The Associated Press January 29, 2020, 8:00 AM 2 min read WASHINGTON — The Community Reinvestment Act has over past four decades spurred hundreds of billions of

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