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Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump, beef producers spar over prices, Argentina President Trump is at odds with ranchers and their Senate allies after announcing plans to import beef from Argentina. © AP Trump sent a message to cattle ranchers Wednesday,…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday praised President Trump’s decision to not provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles in its war with Russia. Speaking with CNN hours after meeting with Trump at the White House, Rutte said that “one specific weapon system” would change the war, whether from other European countries or from the U.S. “And…

The Senate again voted down the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. The 12th vote on the legislation failed 54-46. It followed a 22-hour speech from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), as he held the floor overnight in protest of President Trump’s agenda. With no progress on the funding bill, Republican leaders are raising the issue of…

The Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne was evacuated on Tuesday after a report about a suspected explosive device, according to authorities. “We are responding to a report of a suspected [improvised explosive device] at the Capitol Building. The building was evacuated quickly and safely as a precaution,” the Wyoming Highway Patrol said in a Tuesday post…

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story AARP, P4AD blast bill extending drugmakers’ exemption from Medicare negotiation The AARP and Patients for Affordable Drugs Now (P4AD) are speaking out against a bill that would extend the time that a drug would have to be on the market…