Tag: Republican Party

It is unclear when exactly President Trump will sign the tax cuts into law but White House officials hope to cap off 2017 with a legislative victory this week that could overshadow the upheaval and controversy that marked much of their first year in power. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump ready to take victory lap on tax reform

Sarah Bedford · December 20, 2017 3:35 pm

House Republicans meet reporters just after passing the Republican tax reform bill in the House of Representatives. The vote, largely along party lines, was 227-203 and capped a GOP sprint to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump after a year of congressional stumbles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Here are the top three biggest lies about the GOP tax bill we need to debunk real quick

Siraj Hashmi · December 20, 2017 3:11 pm

The tax bill Republicans are passing is deeply unpopular precisely because people don't believe it is a tax cut. Here's something you simply wouldn't know from reading the media accounts of the bill: This bill will shift a greater portion of the federal tax burden onto the wealthy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

People oppose this tax cut because they’ve been told it’s a tax hike

Timothy P. Carney · December 20, 2017 2:07 pm

People hold up signs at a rally calling for the impeachment of President Trump. A new poll shows, 70 percent of Democrats believe Congress should move to impeach Trump and 7 percent of Republicans believe the same.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Poll: 41 percent support Trump impeachment hearings

Caitlin Yilek · December 20, 2017 1:26 pm

According to a new poll, 18 percent of people surveyed said they would "definitely" support President Trump if he runs in 2020. Another 18 percent said they would "probably" vote for him, while 38 percent said they would vote for someone other than Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

About one-third would vote for Trump in 2020: Poll

Caitlin Yilek · December 20, 2017 1:17 pm

Democrats claim to be upset about the middle-class tax cuts expiring in 2025. If they really think a 2027 tax hike on the middle class would be bad, the Democrats should vote to make the individual tax cuts permanent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats should now vote to make middle-class tax relief permanent

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2017 1:01 pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has celebrated the inclusion of an energy measure in the GOP tax bill that would allow for limited drilling in the 1002 section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Murkowski's home state.

Lisa Murkowski: Tax bill marks GOP victory in 38-year fight to open Arctic drilling

John Siciliano · December 20, 2017 12:32 am

Republicans in the House passed their tax reform bill Tuesday. The bill, the party-line vote, and the political climate appear to be an exact inverse of Democrats' passage of the Affordable Care Act seven years ago. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tax reform bill: Is the GOP about to pass its Obamacare?

Kristen Soltis Anderson · December 19, 2017 10:39 pm

Officials used a high-speed machine to recount results from the 94th District House of Delegates race. Democratic challenger Shelly Simonds requested the recount and eventually beat incumbent Republican Del. David Yancey by just one vote. (Joe Fudge/The Daily Press via AP)

Democrat wins Virginia House election by one vote, leading to 50-50 split in House of Delegates

Diana Stancy Correll · December 19, 2017 9:32 pm

"Congratulations to Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Brady, Steve Scalise, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and all great House Republicans who voted in favor of cutting your taxes!" Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump praises House GOP leadership for passing tax cuts

Anna Giaritelli · December 19, 2017 8:42 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's comments came as Republicans passed their tax cut bill out of the House before it moves over to the Senate for passage on Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer: Tax cuts will be an ‘anchor to the ankles of every Republican’ in 2018

Al Weaver · December 19, 2017 8:18 pm

The Republicans have argued that the bill's tax cuts should be judged separately from the effects of zeroing out the Obamacare individual mandate for people to buy health insurance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP tax bill cuts taxes for all income levels through 2025 if repeal of the individual mandate isn’t taken into account, scorekeeper says

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2017 4:39 pm