In Victory, Democrats See Economic Mandate to Cut Costs and Curtail Trump
Topics: Economy & Inflation
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- NYT reports: “Some Democrats quickly signaled they could try to roll back the president’s tax and trade policies, ignoring his early veto threats.”
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