Senate Republicans are preparing to significantly escalate their plans to exploit a campaign-finance loophole that will allow them to save millions of dollars on TV advertising, irking Democrats who hoped federal regulators would block the GOP plan. Republicans in late

Hurricane Milton's rampage is not swaying House Republican leaders who oppose returning to Washington to approve billions of dollars for disaster assistance. President Joe Biden on Thursday said lawmakers should return to Capitol Hill "immediately" from their preelection recess, echoing

President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested that Congress should return to Washington early to pass more disaster aid in the wake of two major hurricanes, warning that federal emergency funds for small businesses are nearly exhausted. “I think the Congress

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By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the Philippines rose by 5.5% year on year in July to hit a five-month high, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday. Data from