We Probably Won’t See a Tax Bill in March, But We Might Get Some Hints
Despite what bullish Wall Street investors seem to believe, sweeping tax reform isn't on the immediate horizon. But we might soon get more guidance.
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Trump gives GOP leaders rallying cry, roadmap for change
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What America has to say about Donald Trump’s ethics
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers seek to force Donald Trump to release his income tax returns, a majority of Americans indicated they believed the president has done something illegal or unethical. In a McClatchy-Marist survey asking about potential conflicts of interest between Trump's business holdings and his duties as president, just 41 percent said he had done nothing wrong, while 53 percent said Trump has done something illegal or unethical.
Morning Bits
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Republicans shouldn't bank on big wins in 2018. "The 2018 Senate cycle presents Republicans with a host of opportunities, but the party has already lost several top-tier candidates to fill the seats.
Graham: Ryan tax plan won’t get 10 votes in the Senate
Kevin Brady Graham: Ryan tax plan won't get 10 votes in the Senate GOP's ObamaCare talking points leave many questions unanswered Tax reform, above all else, will secure our economic future MORE , who are pushing a 20 percent across-the-board tax increase on imports to pay for comprehensive tax reform. The idea has run into staunch resistance in the Senate, which bodes ill for President Trump's hopes of passing tax reform this year.
GOP lawmakers get details on Ryan Obamacare repeal plan and advice on how to sell it
Congressional Republicans, anticipating confrontations with angry Affordable Care Act supporters during the upcoming February recess, have been given talking points by party leaders to counter and deflect the growing public rancor. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Thursday provided an outline of the ACA repeal legislation that Republicans will introduce after Congress returns on Feb. 27. But former Obama administration health advisers said the document and its strategy recommendations for GOP lawmakers couldn't hide the fact that Republicans still hadn't produced a definitive plan to replace Obamacare.
House Democrats escalate effort to obtain Trump tax returns
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday tried but failed to pressure Republicans into seeking President Donald Trump's tax returns, saying the scandal over Michael Flynn made it imperative to find out whether the president has business ties to Russia. A day after the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee dismissed the idea, the panel's Democrats proposed an amendment demanding that the committee ask the Treasury Department for copies of Trump's returns by March 1. "Unless this amendment is adopted, we will never see the president's tax returns while he's in office," Representative Sander Levin, a Michigan Democrat, told committee Chairman Kevin Brady at a public hearing.
Investigations into Russia to continue after Flynn’s exit
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, flanked by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., pauses as he answers... . Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, flanked by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, left, and Rep. John Conyers, ... .
Republicans block Dem effort to get Trump’s tax returns
House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to use an obscure law to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS. Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee tried to frame the issue as a matter of national security.
Conservatives worry about Planned Parenthood funding
NOVEMBER 30: A Planned Parenthood office is seen on November 30, 2015 in New York City. A gunman killed three people November 27, including a police officer, at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Law Could Force Trump’s Tax Returns to Be Made Public
In theory , that is. As long as the GOP remains in control of the House, it will remain a theory: A New Jersey congressman says a rarely invoked 1924 law could be used to examine President Donald Trump's tax returns for possible conflicts of interest and Constitutional violations.
5 House GOP’s corporate tax scheme has its Republican skeptics
House Republicans face opposition to their plan to overhaul the way corporations pay federal taxes from a powerful group of lawmakers - other Republicans. "I'm not very enthused about it," said Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the chairman of the Finance Committee and the Senate's top tax writer.
Tax Wars
A tax pox on their House? The proposal could help American workers and exporters who are struggling to compete against low-wage workers in other countries. However, it could also drive up prices for imported goods, including automobiles, consumer electronics, oil - and therefore gasoline - and everyday retail items.
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill
The Republican-led House voted Thursday to repeal an Obama-era Social Security Administration regulation to keep people with severe mental illnesses from buying guns. "The Social Security Administration not only overstepped its mission with this regulation, it discriminated against certain Americans with disabilities who receive Social Security benefits.
Congressman Pascrell Wants Ways and Means to Formally Request Trump’s Tax Returns
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. , a member of the Ways and Means Committee, is calling on Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady to submit a formal request to the Secretary of the Treasury for President Donald J. Trump's tax returns for each of the past ten years. "The Presidential campaign is over and the fear that a political opponent will try to use tax returns for electoral benefit is passed," wrote Pascrell.
In Trump’s White House, a day of confusion and change
At the center is Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. . President Donald Trump points to guests upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force One, Md., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.
IRS letters warn millions about health insurance penalty
" If you haven't signed up for health insurance, you may soon be getting a not-too-subtle nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of taxpayers who might be uninsured, reminding them that they could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines under the federal health care law if they don't sign up soon through HealthCare.gov.
Q&A: How GOP Could Repeal Health Care Law
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. "He said, 'Now you guys own it.
Q&A: How would GOP repeal health care law?
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. "He said, 'Now you guys own it.
Republican lawmaker looks to overhaul Social Security
A key Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to gradually increase the retirement age and slow the growth of benefits for higher-income workers. Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, the chairman of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security, introduced legislation just before the end of the congressional session last week that he said would "permanently save" the program.