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Democrats look to salvage wreckage of Biden's spending plan in 2022

Democrats are kicking off the new year with hopes of salvaging the fragments of President Biden's signature economic spending plan, just weeks after key moderate Sen. Joe Manchin thrashed the party's hopes of passing the massive social spending and climate bill.

Biden to target meatpacking giants over surging inflation

President Biden on Monday will roll out a new plan to target a handful of meatpacking companies that control the bulk of the nation's supply, months after his administration accused the conglomerates of facilitating anti-competitive behavior that has caused meat and poultry prices to skyrocket.

Nevada geothermal power-plant plans facing lawsuit

Conservationists and tribal leaders are suing the U.S. government to try to block construction of two geothermal plants in northern Nevada’s high desert that they say will destroy a sacred hot springs and could push a rare toad to the brink of extinction.

What to expect in 2022

 Laffer Tengler Investments CEO and CIO Nancy Tengler discusses on ‘Wall Street’ the economy as we head into the new year.