Tag: Taxes

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said he believes an open process would stifle efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

New Senate healthcare bill is a slight (emphasis on slight) improvement over last draft

Hadley Heath Manning · July 14, 2017 12:57 am

While EAS was designed in 1978 to connect rural airports to larger hubs, to keep time from forgetting little out of the way aerodromes, the program essentially fuels boutique airliners for the rich and retired. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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It’d be cheaper for Uncle Sam to call an Uber rather than pay for some federally subsidized flights

Philip Wegmann · July 13, 2017 10:35 pm

The alternative approach from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., would keep in place a lot of Obamacare's taxes but send the money from that revenue to states. (AP Photos)

Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham aim to give Obamacare money to states

Robert King · July 13, 2017 3:50 pm

Removing the repeal of the 3.8 percent Obamacare capital gains tax will represent a continued refusal by congressional leaders to address out-of-control mandatory spending. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Keeping Obamacare’s capital gains tax hike would be a huge mistake, so why are Senate Republicans even thinking about it?

Alexander Hendrie · July 12, 2017 6:08 pm

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to earn over $100 million next month when he fights Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor, but he's fuming that he's on the hook for back taxes to the IRS. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Beltway Confidential

Floyd Mayweather fumes at IRS over tax bill: They got $26 million from me. ‘What else could they possibly want?’

Philip Klein · July 12, 2017 5:48 pm

Republican leaders are discussing keeping the Affordable Care Act's 3.8 percent investment tax on upper-income earners. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate healthcare bill likely to keep Obamacare taxes

Susan Ferrechio · July 11, 2017 7:11 pm

The senators sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., urging him to forgo the traditional August recess. (Austin Anthony/Daily News via AP)

Senate Republicans tell Mitch McConnell to cancel recess

Susan Ferrechio · July 11, 2017 4:47 pm

The rise and fall (but mostly fall) of the border adjustment tax

Joseph Lawler, David M. Drucker · July 10, 2017 4:01 am

The shift to e-commerce over the past nine years has saved American households roughly 64 million hours per week in reduced shopping time, the equivalent of 1.6 million full-time jobs.

Shift to e-commerce is saving time, creating jobs

Washington Examiner Staff · July 10, 2017 4:01 am

"As it relates to the economic impact, I am less concerned about the economic impact. We'll make sure that we have plenty of workers in this economy." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, Pool)

Steven Mnuchin denies Steve Bannon called for 40 percent tax rate for wealthy

Eddie Scarry · July 9, 2017 2:21 pm

The rule would limit businesses' ability to shift taxable income out of the U.S. through the strategic issuance of debt. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Trump Treasury to review Obama tax rule meant to stop corporate inversions

Joseph Lawler · July 7, 2017 10:17 pm

President vows to cut "industry-killing" environmental regulations and "job-crushing" taxes as automaker opens new U.S. headquarters. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)

Trump tells Toyota he wants America to be ‘car capital’ of the world again

John Siciliano · July 7, 2017 5:19 pm