Dec 16 Watch 24:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 16, 2017 By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 16, more details emerge about the Republican tax bill as it nears a final vote next week, and how the lack of electricity in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is impacting life on the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 4:03 Who benefits from the new GOP tax plan? By PBS NewsHour On Friday, the GOP released the final details of their new tax plan, which will overhaul America’s tax code for the first time in decades. While standard deduction has nearly doubled, corporate taxes have been slashed from 35 percent to… Continue watching
Dec 16 Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set ‘to rock’ By Stephen Ohlemacher and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax bill as a good deal for the middle class while claiming it could lead to explosive economic growth. Continue reading
Dec 16 For GOP, tax bill’s most visible win may be averting failure By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans hope that passing the bill will overshadow their embarrassing failure to repeal President Barack Obama’s health law. Continue reading
Dec 16 Commuters lose transit, parking, biking benefits in tax bill By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Count commuters among the losers in the Republican tax bill that the House and Senate are expected to vote on next week. Continue reading
Dec 16 ‘This is happening’: GOP revels in all-but-certain tax deal By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Republicans working to execute their first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's presidency appear to have secured the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul. Continue reading
Dec 12 Tax package would lower top tax rate for wealthy Americans By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Congressional Republicans on Tuesday rushed toward a deal on a massive tax package that would reduce the top tax rate for wealthy Americans to 37 percent and slash the corporate rate to a level slightly higher than what businesses and… Continue reading
Dec 09 2 questions loom over House-Senate talks on GOP tax bill By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Two looming questions threaten to snag the seemingly smooth trajectory of the Republicans’ massive tax legislation now in its final leg in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Paul Ryan to address next steps on tax overhaul By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds his weekly press briefing Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST, where he is expected to provide an update on the tax bill. Continue reading
Dec 03 Trump suggests he may be flexible on corporate tax rates By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump has suggested that he may be willing to negotiate changes to a significant portion of the tax overhaul, the corporate tax rate, injecting an element of uncertainty into the tax plan only hours after it cleared the… Continue reading