Tax Reform

CVS Health will pay for four months of parental leave and freeze premium increases to employee healthcare. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Economy

CVS to boost wages and benefits following GOP tax law

February 8, 2018 2:45 pm

Economy

Democrats dodge on whether GOP tax cut should be repealed

Joseph Lawler -

February 8, 2018 1:17 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

Under a bill proposed by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a working mother of three who pays over $1,400 in payroll taxes in a given year could receive a $2,000 refund. (iStock)

Op-Eds

Rep. Ted Budd: Level the playing field for working parents

Rep. Ted Budd -

February 8, 2018 5:01 am

Economy

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten -

February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

Tom Kuhn noted the major reductions in electricity rates that many of his member companies have announced over the last month. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Energy and Environment

Tax bill was a ‘win,’ but ‘significant work’ ahead, says utilities’ top lobbyist

John Siciliano -

February 7, 2018 9:52 pm

The deficit grew because spending grew 5 percent, while revenues increased 4 percent. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Economy

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 9:07 pm

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee, said Wednesday's report is the first in a series planned on how the law will affect companies and workers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economy

Senate Democrats criticize GOP tax cut for creating almost $100 billion in share buybacks

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 8:31 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., said the $1,000 bonuses paid to more than 200,000 AT&T employees as a result of the GOP tax cuts were

Beltway Confidential

If $1,000 is crumbs, as Nancy Pelosi says, then campaign disclosure laws are out of date

Bradley A. Smith -

February 7, 2018 7:37 pm

Many critics have honed in on President Trump's discussion of the country's recent economic upswing in the State of the Union and whether it was due to Trump's policies or that of his predecessor, Barack Obama. But the current explosion can only be attributed to the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, and the party must capitalize on that to be successful in the 2018 midterm elections. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t get cocky, start cutting: What the GOP must do to win in 2018

Adam Brandon -

February 7, 2018 6:18 pm

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Tag: Tax Reform

CVS to boost wages and benefits following GOP tax law

Democrats dodge on whether GOP tax cut should be repealed

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Tax bill was a ‘win,’ but ‘significant work’ ahead, says utilities’ top lobbyist

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

Senate Democrats criticize GOP tax cut for creating almost $100 billion in share buybacks

If $1,000 is crumbs, as Nancy Pelosi says, then campaign disclosure laws are out of date

Don’t get cocky, start cutting: What the GOP must do to win in 2018

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