Tag: Taxes

Beltway Confidential

The kids aren’t alright — this simple argument undermines the argument for taxing the rich

Tim Worstall · October 19, 2018 8:38 pm

Democratic House leaders, Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, Joseph Crowley of New York, and Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017.

7 things Democrats will do if they win back the House

Katelyn Caralle · October 19, 2018 4:00 am

Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, adjusts his tie before speaking during a meeting at the Economic Club of New York, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in New York.

Larry Kudlow: Trump knows taxes because he’s been ‘dodging them for all these years’

Joseph Lawler · October 18, 2018 5:04 pm

Mayor Jasiel Correia tells his side of the story about his indictment during a press conference Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, held at the Fall River Government Center in Fall River, Mass.

Democratic mayor refuses to step down and let ‘enemies’ win after arrest

Katelyn Caralle · October 17, 2018 3:31 pm

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell's odd excuse for inaction on entitlement reform

Philip Klein · October 16, 2018 9:30 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.

Mitch McConnell blames entitlement programs for rising deficit

Colin Wilhelm · October 16, 2018 5:24 pm

Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., speaks with Roll Call in his Capitol Hill office on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

Energy and Environment

How Francis Rooney became the latest Republican to care about climate change

Josh Siegel · October 16, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump with Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, about the $1.3 trillion spending bill.

Federal budget deficit clocks in at $779B for 2018, largest since 2012

Joseph Lawler, Colin Wilhelm · October 15, 2018 6:08 pm

Bank of America is the fourth of the largest U.S. lenders to report earnings for a quarter marked by gyrating financial markets and the sixth interest-rate hike since 2015.

Bank of America profit climbs 32 percent on tax cuts, higher interest rates

James Langford · October 15, 2018 12:14 pm

Senior White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, on the upcoming G7 summit.

Larry Kudlow throws cold water on the New York Times’ Jared Kushner, Trump tax fraud reports

Robert Donachie · October 14, 2018 1:59 pm

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference in Annapolis, Md., Apr. 9, 2018, the final day of the state's 2018 legislative session.

Republican governors need to preach fiscal conservatism

Washington Examiner · October 14, 2018 4:00 am

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (seen above) listens as President Trump makes an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

Kushner wealth quadrupled but he paid almost no taxes

Robert King · October 13, 2018 4:58 pm