Tag: Taxes

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

The national debt is approaching the size of U.S. GDP and some worry the country will face a Greek tragedy: We have a debt crisis, can't fund programs that millions depend on, and sink forever in a sea of IOUs that strangles growth for generations. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

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The era of big government has arrived

Pete Kasperowicz · February 9, 2018 3:00 pm

A Congressional Leadership Fund ad attacking Conor Lamb ties the Democratic candidate in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (screenshot)

Congressional Leadership Fund ad: Democratic special election candidate ‘too liberal’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 10:00 am

BARNES: A man with a plan: Newt’s strategy for GOP victory

Fred Barnes · February 9, 2018 9:00 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein · February 9, 2018 3:44 am

Congress is considering a budget deal that would implement $17 billion in retroactive, temporary tax breaks. Separate from the tax cuts President Trump signed in December, the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress' tax experts, estimated Thursday that the cuts would cost just under $17 billion altogether. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Budget deal includes $17 billion of retroactive tax breaks

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2018 12:04 am

Some Republican state legislators remind us that no one's life is a complete waste — some simply serve as bad examples. One of those bad examples can be found in Colorado. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda)

Beltway Confidential

Grover Norquist: Republicans produce nationally, but in Colorado they betray taxpayers locally

Grover Norquist · February 8, 2018 8:35 pm

California tax lawyer Charles Rettig, who has worked on tax cases with the firm Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez for more than 35 years, would replace acting commissioner David Kautter as head of the tax collection agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump announces nominee for IRS commissioner

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2018 6:54 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

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

CVS to boost wages and benefits following GOP tax law

Kimberly Leonard · February 8, 2018 2:45 pm

"We simply would like to bring some balance back to the governance of the United States," Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Democrats dodge on whether GOP tax cut should be repealed

Joseph Lawler · February 8, 2018 1:17 pm