To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
House Republicans fail to clinch deal on tax cuts, despite Trump's urging
A three-day meeting of U.S. House Republicans, meant to jumpstart President Donald Trump's $4 trillion tax cut agenda, ended on Wednesday without a deal as party fiscal hawks refused to move ahead unless the plan reduced the $1.
House GOP explores alternative math on Trump tax cuts
House Republicans are actively exploring how they can score the deficit cost of extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts by using multiple sets of accounting standards. Why it matters: Depending on the standard,
Paying for Trump's tax cuts could lead to big changes for taxpayers. Here's what could be in store.
Republican lawmakers are floating a range of ideas to pay for an extension of President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Trump Tax Cuts Not Just Good For Billionaires, Say Billionaires
A memo obtained by the Guardian shows Charles Koch's dark-money network spending big on—sorry, against—class warfare.
House Budget Republicans eye more than 200 spending cuts, tax changes for major bill
Republicans on the House Budget Committee are considering more than 200 potential budget cuts, tax breaks, tariffs and changes to programs like Medicare and Social Security in preparation for
Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts
Democrats are launching a tax-focused group as their newest messaging megaphone in an attempt to counter President Donald Trump on one of his signature issues. Organizers said the nonprofit group, Families Over Billionaires,
President Trump continues push for ‘no tax on tips’
While President Donald Trump continues to call for an end to federal taxes on tips, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are trying to put that into action.
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4 Ways House Republicans’ Emerging Tax Package Would Put Billionaires Over Families
The emerging House Republican tax package would raise working- and middle-class families’ costs to shower enormous tax ...
House in the driver’s seat on tax cuts, a reversal from years past
The House of Representatives is set to play a big role in reupping the Trump tax cuts this year, a shift from last time when ...
Why Republicans' proposed health care cuts could be politically risky
Polling shows Medicaid and other federal health programs are widely popular. The Trump administration and new Republican ...
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Republicans back tax cuts
Republican members of Congress warn, at this time next year, paychecks could be smaller, because the 2017 Tax Cuts are due to expire. “If we do nothing this year, we’re going to have $4.5 ...
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The four-way tug-of-war that explains Republicans' tax challenge
The central economic policy goal for President Trump and congressional Republicans this year is to extend and build upon ...
House Republicans leave Florida retreat with little guidance on how to pass Trump’s agenda: ‘Everything’s up in the air’
House Republicans are leaving their issues retreat in Florida with a lot of big questions still unanswered about their agenda ...
Republicans Love Trump. Just Not All His Policy Ideas
G.O.P. lawmakers who long cozied up to President Trump now find themselves disagreeing with him. That complicates the task of ...
Republicans look to inflation-proof tax breaks
Some lawmakers want to see the cap on deductions for state and local taxes or the child tax credit indexed or at least ...