Tag: Taxes

Heitkamp is one of the Democratic senators in a red state up for re-election in 2018 that Trump hopes to pressure into voting with Republicans on tax reform. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump asks Heidi Heitkamp for her vote on taxes at North Dakota rally

Joseph Lawler · September 6, 2017 8:44 pm

Florida residents carry sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Irma. President Trump said his federal officials are in Florida preparing for the hurricane. (Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Trump: ‘No rest for the weary’ as officials prepare for Hurricane Irma in Florida

Anna Giaritelli · September 6, 2017 11:16 am

Republican leaders in Congress and the Trump administration met at the White House on Tuesday to discuss tax reform initiatives that are "pro-growth, pro-jobs, pro-worker, and pro-America." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House and Congress discuss ‘pro-America’ tax reform measures

Diana Stancy Correll · September 5, 2017 10:41 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the administration might now seek only to "close the loophole for hedge funds," but would exempt "funds that do create jobs." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In tax reform, don’t mess with carried interest

Andrew Quinlan · September 5, 2017 3:15 pm

Generosity and voluntary sacrifice on the human, local, level ought to be the primary form of helping the needy. Government ought to come in only as a backstop. (iStock by Getty Images)

Tax deductions — the greatest of these is charity

Washington Examiner · September 3, 2017 4:01 am

Sanders specifically said Trump is focused on the majority of Americans who believe the tax code is unfair, as well as the 70 percent of people in 10 states that back tax reform. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sarah Sanders dismisses Trump’s bad numbers: ‘I don’t have a lot of faith in a lot of those polls’

Melissa Quinn · September 1, 2017 8:02 pm

The idea wasn't part of the joint principles on tax reform that the Trump administration put out and has never had support from House or Senate GOP leadership. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Child tax credits back in Republican tax reform talks

Joseph Lawler · September 1, 2017 4:01 am

Property taxes in the Lone Star State are the third-highest in the nation, and may eclipse those of Blue states like New Jersey and Illinois if nothing is done. (iStock by Getty Images)

State interference isn’t the answer to Texans’ property tax woes

Ross Marchand · September 1, 2017 3:28 am

Top officials at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business lobby, said that the chances of getting major tax reform through Congress in the next year were better than they have been in decades thanks to President Trump's election. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chamber of Commerce says odds for tax reform best in 30 years

Sean Higgins · August 31, 2017 10:15 pm

Afternoon Links: Men’s Studies in the Wild, Armchair Warriors, and Ice Cream Barons

Jim Swift · August 31, 2017 8:21 pm

The poll, commissioned by America First Action, found that 71 percent want lower taxes for "ordinary, middle-class families," 72 percent think the existing tax code is "archaic," and 68 percent would like to see simpler code in which "millions of Americans could file their own taxes using just one sheet of paper." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Poll: 7 in 10 want middle-class tax cuts, simpler code

W. James Antle III · August 31, 2017 7:02 pm

In his speech in Springfield, Mo, President Trump re-upped his promise to pursue comprehensive tax reform, which, if he can get it done, would be very good news for workers, businesses, and families. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Beltway Confidential

Tax reform is Trump’s chance to right his legacy’s ship

Hadley Heath Manning · August 31, 2017 3:39 pm