The Inflation Reduction Act, a massive government spending bill, has been passed in the Senate and is expected to be approved in the House of Representatives. The bill will increase the size of the IRS, adding 87,000 new agents, and will target middle-class Americans with more audits. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Israel has responded to rocket fire from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist organization backed by Iran, and has successfully defended itself with its Iron Dome system.
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