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Federal appeals court says House committee can get Trump’s tax returns

Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday that the House Ways and Means Committee can obtain several years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a victory for House Democrats in their yearslong battle to obtain the records. The unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of …

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Elon Musk says he lives in a $45,000 house: “It’s very small”

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, said his main home is now a three-bedroom property that he bought for $45,000, chiefly for its location in Boca Chica, Texas, near his SpaceX facility. “It cost like $45,000 or something,” Musk said on the Full Send podcast, which aired late Thursday. “It’s …

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Democrats want to close a “stain” of a tax break. Some say it’s not enough.

The “carried-interest” tax loophole is a provision that seems to be loved only by those who enjoy its benefits: Private-equity executives, hedge fund managers and others who manage money for a living. But Democrats are seeking to partially close that loophole as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, and in the …

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