Port Strike on the East and Gulf Coasts: What to Know
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Port Strike on the East and Gulf Coasts: What to Know

Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships could walk off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas.
Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums
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Biden Officials Stave Off Sticker Shock on Medicare Drug Premiums

Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Harris Now Has an Economic Plan. Can It Best Trump’s Promises?
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Harris Now Has an Economic Plan. Can It Best Trump’s Promises?

A central question in the final stretch of the election is if Vice President Kamala Harris’s proposals will cohere into an economic argument that can top former President Donald J. Trump’s.