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Senate Republicans are looking to change how extending many of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts would be scored when it comes to future federal deficits.
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Republican senators are meeting Wednesday morning with President Donald Trump at the White House as they push ahead on his big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while delaying some of the most dif...
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Longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz said Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) “may have changed the course of political history” with his marathon speech breaking the Senate’s record for the longest floor speech ...
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Measuring the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts becomes a flashpoint in Congress
An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating Senate norms.
Trump’s Tax Cuts Hinge on GOP Lawmakers Like Chip Roy
WSJ’s Richard Rubin interviews a leading voice among House conservatives who are demanding that big spending cuts be attached to Trump’s ambitious tax cuts.
Republicans Plan to Skirt Senate Rules to Push Through More Tax Cuts
G.O.P. leaders are planning to use the “nuclear option” to steer around the Senate’s in-house referee and allow the use of a gimmick that makes trillions of dollars in tax cuts appear to be free.
GOP senators push ahead on Trump’s tax cuts package and delay big decisions for later
The costs of the $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and how to pay for it are still up for debate. but Republican senators could take a step toward resolution.
Senate Republicans release budget blueprint with new tax cuts and a $5 trillion debt limit hike
Senate Republicans released a new budget blueprint Wednesday that would pave the way for $1.5 trillion in new tax cuts in addition to making President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent.
Senate GOP releases Trump agenda blueprint with spending fight unresolved
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Senate Republicans unveil blueprint for Trump agenda
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee released its budget blueprint for enacting President Donald Trump's tax cut agenda on Wednesday, with lawmakers saying they aimed to vote on the measure later this week.
US Senate Republicans to seek referee's opinion on Trump tax plan
U.S. Senate Republicans will ask their chamber's nonpartisan referee this week to weigh in on a controversial plan to make President Donald Trump's expiring 2017 tax cuts permanent, which critics say could lead to trillions of dollars in additional debt.
Senate GOP Looks To Make Headway On ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ While Punting Details For Later
Senate Republicans are expected to vote on a budget blueprint this week to advance President Donald Trump’s first-year legislative priorities
Senate Pencils in $5 Trillion for Tax Relief, Leaves Blank Spaces for Spending Cuts
WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans rallied behind a fiscal framework that allows more than $5 trillion in tax cuts over a decade, taking a crucial step toward turning President Trump’s agenda —tax cuts, border security and national defense—into law.
Almost all wealth is owned by top 50% of Americans. Tax cuts may deepen divide, experts say.
Top households are grabbing a larger share of the nation's wealth, a trend experts say could accelerate due to tax cuts and tariffs, experts say.
Republicans Plan To Go 'Nuclear' On Passing Trillion Dollar Tax Cuts
Their controversial strategy hinges on a budget gimmick making it appear as if their $5 trillion tax package won't cost anything.
US Business Put Spending Plans on Ice With Tariffs, Tax-Cut Wait
President Donald Trump’s November election win drove a surge in business optimism and expectations for capital spending. Four months later, executives have shifted to wait-and-see mode.
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Florida House proposes sales tax cut, ends 16-year tradition of tax holidays
DeSantis also proposed a "Second Amendment Summer" sales-tax holiday between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July that would temporarily remove sales taxes on ammunition, firearms and related items.
Republicans Eye $25,000 SALT Cap as Trump’s Tax Cuts Take Shape
Republicans are in the process of drafting a tax bill behind closed doors that includes an increase of the state and local tax deduction to as high as $25,000 for an individual, according to people familiar with the plan.
Trump and DOGE want to shrink the IRS. That may cost billions of tax dollars.
The Trump administration is cutting hundreds of thousands of federal jobs to save money. At one federal agency, the cuts may actually cost money.
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