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Tax Day Fight Previews Larger Political Battle Over New Law
As citizens across the country rush to submit their 2017 tax returns before the deadline, Republicans and Democrats in Congress on Tuesday amped up the messaging battle over last year’s tax law.The dueling talking points presented by each party are a preview of the months to come as the midterm elections approach. → Read More
Meet the Staffer on the Front Lines of a Brewing Trade War
Shane Warren is helping to shape the Senate's trade agenda while the Trump administration's actions spur fears of an international trade war. → Read More
McCain Presses Trump’s CIA Pick on Her Involvement With Torture Program
McCain presses Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, for information on her involvement with agency’s “enhanced interrogation” program. → Read More
To the Moon and Beyond! — Mission to Mars Funding in Omnibus
President Donald Trump is hoping to land a U.S. astronaut on Mars during his tenure in the White House, and Congress is prepared to back up that mission. → Read More
Hatch Blasts White House Trade Policy, Seeks Action On Trade Imbalances
Senate Finance Chairman Orrin G. Hatch issues blistering critique of Trump trade policy and called on the White House to take action to remedy imbalances. → Read More
Despite Rancor On Tariffs, Senate GOP Rejects Legislative Response
Senate Republicans, after decrying President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, have no plans to pursue legislation to block them from going into effect.“The thought that the president would undo action he’s taken strikes me as remote at best and I’d like to use floor time in the Senate for things that actually have a chance to become law,” Senate Majority… → Read More
Despite Rancor On Tariffs, Senate GOP Rejects Legislative Response
Senate Republicans, after decrying President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, have no plans to pursue legislation to block them from going into effect.“The thought that the president would undo action he’s taken strikes me as remote at best and I’d like to use floor time in the Senate for things that actually have a chance to become law,” Senate Majority… → Read More
Pence: Republicans Will Maintain Majorities In House, Senate After 2018
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday evening predicted Republicans would maintain their majorities in the House and Senate after the midterm elections. → Read More
Republican Senators Look to Get Out Front on Immigration
A coalition of Senate Republicans huddled at the White House on Monday to try to persuade the administration to publicly back a new bill to address the pending expiration of a program that covers immigrants who come to the country as children, according to lawmakers and aides.President Donald Trump met with six Senate Republicans on Monday about the next steps in the push for an immigration… → Read More
Senate Breaks Shutdown Logjam and Advances Three-Week CR
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance a three-week stopgap funding measure, signaling a likely end to the three-day government shutdown.The chamber voted 81-18 to end debate on the short-term continuing resolution. → Read More
GOP Senators Line Up In Opposition To Continuing Resolution
Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., both intend to vote against the CR in its current form. Both voted for the last CR in December. → Read More
Bipartisan Immigration Bill Greeted by Big GOP Meh
Bipartisan immigration legislation from the Senate Gang of Six has been roundly rejected by GOP leaders and the White House. → Read More
Top DHS Official Says She 'Did Not Hear' Trump 'Shithole Countries' Comment
Homeland Security Secretary declines to say whether President Donald Trump said "shithole countries" in a White House meeting. → Read More
Health Care Overhaul Appears Unlikely Before Midterm Elections
Republicans face the prospect of not advancing a health care overhaul before they face voters in the 2018 midterm elections. → Read More
Analysis: McConnell Wins In Trump-Bannon Feud
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has yet another reason to celebrate in 2018.Republicans pushed through a long-sought overhaul of the tax code, and McConnell shepherded a record number of appellate court judges to the bench. → Read More
House Will Need to Re-Vote on Tax Overhaul
Despite House Republicans’ jubilant celebration after Tuesday’s passage of the tax overhaul, the chamber will have to vote again Wednesday because the measure as written would violate Senate rules.The issue stems around the fast-track budgetary process known as reconciliation that the GOP is using to advance it. The process allows Republicans to pass a bill with a simple majority support. But… → Read More
Marco Rubio, Mike Lee Support for Tax Bill in Jeopardy
GOP support for the tax bill is not a certainty as Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee continute to make their case to include a child tax credit position. → Read More
Tax Bill Set to Move at Warp Speed to Trump’s Desk
Don’t blink, because you might miss Congress passing a historic overhaul of the U.S. tax code.House and Senate Republicans say they are nearing completion on a sweeping bill that would dramatically reduce the corporate tax rate, lower the top individual tax rate, nearly double the standard deduction, bolster the child tax credit and remove some breaks enjoyed by many Americans. → Read More
Senate Republicans Prepare Tax Counteroffer
Senate Republicans are preparing to send the House what they hope will be the final version of the GOP tax bill. → Read More
The Unkindest Cut: How to Pay for Tax Overhaul Sweeteners
As the House and Senate prepare for a conference committee on the GOP tax overhaul, the two chambers face the challenge of reconciling stark differences. → Read More