Tag: Taxes

Lieu's bill would change the law in a way that would require Trump and other high-ranking officials that get Secret Service protection to pay back costs. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrat proposes SWAMP Act to make Trump reimburse travel costs

Pete Kasperowicz · May 16, 2017 7:15 pm

Disclosing presidential tax returns would mean "the American people can see any secret dealing," Massachusetts senator says. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

National Security

Warren: Law needed to make presidents reveal tax returns

Sean Higgins · May 16, 2017 6:13 pm

Senate majority leader cited the national debt in saying that tax reform "will have to be revenue-neutral," conflicting with Trump's plan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McConnell: Tax reform cannot add to debt

Joseph Lawler · May 16, 2017 3:27 pm

Proposed tax rate for "pass-throughs" could reduce tax revenue by $2 trillion, think tank says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s special business tax rate would mean $76,000 tax cut for top 1 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 15, 2017 8:34 pm

Two IRS employees (one current, one former) at the center of the scandal are trying to keep still more information about potential government wrongdoing out of the public sphere. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Beltway Confidential

IRS officials are really good at protecting their own privacy

David Freddoso · May 15, 2017 5:47 pm

The best thing about Trump's corporate tax cut is that it makes his tariffs and import restrictions wholly unnecessary. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

How Trump may come to Europe’s rescue

Dan Hannan · May 15, 2017 12:00 pm

The theory is that by lowering tax revenue before embarking on tax reform, the less revenue has to be raised, making it politically much easier. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Why Republicans think replacing Obamacare would make tax reform easier

Joseph Lawler · May 14, 2017 12:07 pm

House Republicans next week will take their first crack at creating a tax reform proposal, while Senate Republicans continue their behind-the-scenes work at finding a way to pass a healthcare reform bill. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Tax reform, healthcare take center stage

Susan Ferrechio · May 14, 2017 4:01 am

Assuming there isn't a line that says "bribes from Vladimir Putin," it can only improve Trump's public relations situation right now. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

This would be an ideal moment for Trump to release 10 years of tax returns

David Freddoso · May 12, 2017 6:17 pm

Tax attorneys for President Trump's corporation noted that the previous decade of tax returns for the Trump Organization did not reflect "any income of any type from Russian sources" beyond transactions that the president has already discussed publicly. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump tax lawyers deny Russian income beyond previously disclosed transactions

Sarah Bedford · May 12, 2017 4:07 pm

National Security

Trump lawyer: Tax returns show no ‘income of any type from Russian sources’ with few exceptions

Associated Press · May 12, 2017 10:13 am

President Trump offered a simple justification for tax reform: "priming the pump." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s pump

Tom Rogan · May 11, 2017 8:10 pm