Sep 07 WATCH: House Speaker Ryan says Republicans will seek smaller cut to corporate tax rate By Associated Press Trump has called for a 15 percent tax rate for corporations. The rate now ranges from 15 percent to 35 percent. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Agents won’t carry out routine immigration sweeps in Harvey emergency shelters, White House says By Associated Press Trump's Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert says "no individual human being should worry about their immigration status unless they've committed a crime on top of coming here illegally when it comes to getting food, water and shelter."… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:24 How will the Trump administration handle long Hurricane Harvey recovery? By PBS News Hour John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union to discuss President Trump’s visit to Texas on Tuesday and the perils of leading a government response to a major natural disaster, plus… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Trump turns focus to hurricane victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump visited Missouri to discuss tax reform and the recovery efforts he saw underway in his visit to Texas yesterday. Also, as tensions with North Korea intensify after the firing of a missile over… Continue watching
Aug 30 WATCH: President Trump pledges to “bring back Main Street” with his tax plan By Catherine Lucey, Josh Boak, Associated Press But the effort is already facing political headwinds. The White House and Republican lawmakers have not finalized a plan and the push comes amid an intense September workload for Congress. Continue reading
Aug 21 Analysis: 5 ways tax reform could affect educators By Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week Late last month, congressional Republicans and members of the Trump administration released a general set of principles that are guiding the tax reform effort. Here are five items of particular interest for those working in schools. Continue reading
Aug 11 Why school vouchers could be part of tax reform fight By Sally Ho, Associated Press Depending on whom you ask, the programs are either another avenue for school choice drawing on the generosity of taxpayers, or a workaround to existing bans on giving public money to religious organizations — in this case schools — with… Continue reading
Aug 10 Can tax reform save Trump’s legislative agenda? By Daniel Bush Tax reform represents the Republican Party’s best shot at securing a signature domestic policy achievement in President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 4:46 Tax reform is the next big GOP push. Here’s what to expect By PBS News Hour Republican leaders are starting to make decisions on how they will approach tax reform, an issue that's equally important as health care to Republicans, and one that's arguably even tougher to solve. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 01 A (quick) guide to the upcoming battle over tax reform By Lisa Desjardins The White House and congressional Republicans are working on a tax reform plan they hope to pass by the end of the calendar year. Is that realistic? Here's a look at where the plan stands. Continue reading