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By JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government bumped up against its debt limit Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to take “extraordinary” accounting steps to avoid default — as friction between President Joe Biden and House Republicans raised concern...

By JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that contains more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.But the directives would be funded out of existing commitments,...

By JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON — Solid hiring nationwide led unemployment rates to touch record lows in three U.S. states last month.Unemployment rates declined in 10 states in April, increased in one — Massachusetts — and held relatively stable in the other 39, the...