Apr 21 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: French government calls for calm after attack on police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, an investigation continues in France after Thursday’s deadly assault in Paris. Also, the U.S. Justice Department formally notified nine state and local jurisdictions that a portion of federal grant money will be revoked over so-called… Continue watching
Apr 15 Tax March protests call for the release of Trump’s returns By Michael D. Regan Demonstrations were planned Saturday in more than 100 U.S. towns and cities to call for President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:12 What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP By PBS News Hour For Republicans, last week's collapse of the effort to repeal Obamacare and the ongoing drama over the investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign have put the majority party on a rocky road. Judy Woodruff speaks with Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 25 Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press House Republicans' failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump's agenda: tax reform. Continue reading
Jan 19 What exactly is in President Obama’s State of the Union proposals By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama unveils tax increases on wealthy, credits for the middle class It’s the latest round of economic populism from this president Here’s everything else he’s proposed over the last two weeks ahead of the… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values? In Simplifying Tax Code, How Do We Get Back to Fundamental Values?… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch U.S. Tax Reform: What Could, Should Be Done? With renewed talk of tax cuts and President Obama's "Buffett Rule," political maneuvering in Congress and on the campaign trail has turned toward the U.S. tax system. On this tax day, Jeffrey Brown discusses tax reform options with the Brookings… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Tax Day Arrives Amid Debate Over Fairness Tax filing day this year brought protests and rallies across the country, both for tax cuts and tax fairness. While the issues intertwine, tax cuts and President Obama's "Buffett rule" push have become key points of contention in Congress and… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Tracking Tax Dollar Spending in Florida In our continuing Spotlight City series about how people view the government, Judy Woodruff reports from Tampa on tracking Florida's federal tax dollars and the debate about how they are spent. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Alternative Minimum Tax Faces Chance of Repeal in Tax Code Overhaul Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., has proposed a plan to eliminate the alternative minimum tax, designed in 1969 to ensure wealthy Americans paid their fair share of taxes but which was never indexed for inflation. Rangel and Rep. James McCrery, R-La.,… Continue watching