Politics Aug 07 Senate narrowly passes Democrats' economic package, sends it to House Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Aug 06 Democrats' climate, health and tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress. By Alan Fram, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Aug 05 Watch 2:45 Democrats move closer to sweeping tax, climate change and health care bill Senate Democrats are one step closer to passing a sweeping tax, climate change, and health care bill now that Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema voiced her support. The last Democratic holdout agreed to vote for the package after party leaders altered… By Lisa Desjardins
Nation May 16 Watch 4:25 How tax laws disadvantage Black Americans but subsidize white Americans Tax returns are calculated based on income, but a new book highlights how the tax code disproportionately impacts people of color. Dorothy Brown, professor at Emory University School of Law and author of “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax… By PBS NewsHour
Dec 26 How transformative is the tax bill, really? By Daniel Bush We spoke with Mark Mazur, the director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, for his take on the law and how it’ll impact Americans starting in 2018. 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
Sep 22 WATCH LIVE: Pence to speak about tax reform in Indiana By Joshua Barajas Vice President Mike Pence will speak around 3 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks live here. Continue reading
Aug 01 Senate Democrats say 'no' to GOP tax plan, cuts for 'top 1 percent' By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Most Senate Democrats and independents said Tuesday that upcoming legislation to rewrite the tax code should make sure the middle class doesn't pay more. Continue reading
Aug 01 Despite Trump's prods, Senate GOP sees no path on health care By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Senate Republicans think it's time to leave their derailed drive to scrap the Obama health care law behind them. And they're tired of the White House prodding them to keep voting until they succeed. Continue reading