Nov 10 Senate GOP proposes to delay major corporate tax cut a year By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Sweeping tax legislation from Senate Republicans includes a one-year delay in plans for a major corporate tax cut despite strident opposition from the White House and others in their own party. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 4:22 GOP gears up for intense tax battle as Senate debuts plan By PBS News Hour Republicans pushed ahead on their plan for a tax overhaul, with two major developments. The House Ways and Means Committee passed its sweeping tax bill, while the Senate released their own version. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: GOP tax bill runs into roadblocks over deficit estimate By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Republican tax reform bill that emerged from the U.S. House of Representatives ran into new obstacles as the Congressional Budget Office reported it would add at least $1.7 trillion to deficits over 10 years. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: Manafort and Gates will stay under house arrest for now, judge rules By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, two of President Trump’s former campaign aides, Paul Manafort and his business associate Rick Gates, will stay under house arrest for now as part of charges in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election-meddling. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 11:51 Shields and Brooks on GOP bid for tax reform, Russia probe indictments By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Virginia governor’s race, suggestions by Donna Brazile that the Democratic primary race was rigged for Hillary Clinton, the GOP… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 4:33 Tax reform’s big changes set up GOP for big political fights By PBS News Hour House Republicans released the most sweeping proposal to overhaul the tax code in more than three decades. But however much Republicans want tax cuts, concerns about the deficit and other aspects of the bill mean that passage is not yet… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:03 Tax reform takes ‘fresh approach’ to help workers and spur growth, says Rep. Kevin Brady By PBS News Hour House Republicans unveiled an ambitious tax overhaul that they say will simplify American taxes and encourage economic growth. But critics argue that businesses and wealthy Americans are the biggest beneficiaries and that middle-class Americans stand to lose. Judy Woodruff speaks… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:37 Sen. Elizabeth Warren: GOP tax plan is giveaway to giant corporations, not middle class The major tax cut proposed by House Republicans is “the biggest tax giveaway to giant corporations in modern memory, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Judy Woodruff gets reaction to the bill from Warren, plus the senator weighs in on revelations… Continue watching
Nov 02 Here’s what the GOP tax reform plan would mean for families, businesses By Saher Khan The Republican tax reform plan will affect Americans differently, depending on their income, family size and where they live, among other factors. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: House GOP scramble to finalize tax plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, House Republicans are scrambling to finalize a plan to cut taxes after delaying the release of the bill to buy an extra day of negotiations. President Trump said he would be standing beside them when… Continue watching