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Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

With a tweet Wednesday morning, President Trump re-opened a controversy over online sales taxes that recently has been dormant but divides Republicans. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via Bloomberg)
Economy

Trump wades back into Internet sales tax fight with Amazon tweet

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Senate Finance Committee chairman promised that tax reform legislation would proceed in a transparent and deliberative manner. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Economy

Sen. Orrin Hatch promises tax reform won’t be drafted in secret

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Eliminating the deduction for state and local taxes would constitute
Economy

New York Republicans warn Mnuchin on cutting state and local tax deduction

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Fed chairwoman touted the rules that the central bank has implemented in the aftermath of the financial crisis and warned against undoing them. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Economy

Yellen: I don’t believe there will be another financial crisis in our lifetimes

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Banking Committee Democrats banded together to make the case that successful stress tests are a sign that the 2010 Dodd-Frank law is working. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Economy

Banks do well on stress tests, but Senate Democrats want to keep up pressure

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has expressed optimism about ending the deductibility of interest payments after talks with the Trump administration and the Senate. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Business

Kevin Brady touts support for ending business interest tax break

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said President Trump is backing off his goal of a 15 percent corporate tax rate as Republicans negotiate a tax reform package. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Business

Trump backing off 15 percent corporate tax rate, Hatch says

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Earlier Koch Industries bristled when Brady described their opposition to the idea as a defense of a special tax break by a special interest. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Koch network sharpens criticism of Kevin Brady with op-ed in hometown paper

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Regulators indicated areas in which bipartisan agreement on changing Dodd-Frank rules might be possible for many banks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Economy

Contours of regulatory relief push come into shape

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The two-part tests are conducted annually to examine the health of U.S. banks. In the first round, the simulated crisis included a global recession with unemployment spiking to 10 percent, stock markets collapsing 50 percent, housing prices dropping a quarter, and severe downturns in the U.K., Europe, and Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Economy

Banks hold up in first round of stress tests

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