Tag: Taxes

"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

The House voted to approve the Republican tax bill on Tuesday. Twelve House Republicans voted "no." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans from rich districts oppose tax cut bill

Timothy P. Carney · December 19, 2017 8:22 pm

The House voted Tuesday on a bill to overhaul the tax code. The historic tax overhaul is now just a Senate vote away from President Trump's desk. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP tax plan passes House, Senate prepares for late Tuesday vote

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2017 7:27 pm

Support for the tax plan is particularly high among Republican voters, as 72 percent back the proposal. Thirty-seven percent of independents and 27 percent of Democrats favor the legislation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fewer than half of voters back GOP tax bill: Poll

Melissa Quinn · December 19, 2017 5:53 pm

The other unrecognized benefit of 529 expansion is breaking down the silos that exist within our nation's antiquated education system. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

The GOP tax bill’s 529 reforms are bigger than school choice

Matt Frendewey · December 19, 2017 3:30 pm

President Trump celebrated the Dow Jones' historic 5,000 point surge in 2017. He also predicted the stock market would jump higher once Congress passes the tax reform bill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump: Stocks will surge even higher after tax reform

Anna Giaritelli · December 19, 2017 12:22 pm

The IRS cannot predict what loopholes and workarounds corporations and individuals might find under the revised tax code Republicans are expected to pass Tuesday. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

IRS to get massive new workload when GOP tax bill becomes law

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2017 11:00 am

Republicans are counting on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to change the minds of unhappy voters who would prefer to have the Democrats in charge on Capitol Hill by an 11-point margin and consistently rate President Trump's job performance at around 40 percent, according to polling averages. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Republicans stake control of Congress on tax bill

David M. Drucker · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

"We're closer than ever to seizing this once-in-a-generation opportunity to update our tax code, make Americans stronger and help middle-class families keep more of their hard-earned money," Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans close in on historic tax reform

Susan Ferrechio · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

Despite the picture the media has painted, President Trump is rounding out his first year in office with quite a few accomplishments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump is on a roll

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

Republicans are hopeful the passage of a tax reform bill Tuesday will boost President Trump's approval ratings and create a more favorable climate in 2018, making it an election year about jobs and growth rather than tweets and the Russia investigation. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump flips the script on critics who say he lacks achievements

W. James Antle III · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

Vice President Mike Pence had planned to leave Tuesday for the Middle East, but announced Monday that he will stay in the States until the Senate passes a final tax bill. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Mike Pence delays Middle East trip until after Senate tax reform vote

Naomi Lim · December 18, 2017 11:40 pm