Dec 24 Dems aim to turn tax plan into cudgel in 2018 midterms By Bill Barrow, Associated Press A Democratic congressional candidate outside Philadelphia calls the Republican tax overhaul a "cynical bill" that will redistribute wealth upward. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 11:41 Shields and Brooks on how politics of 2017 will affect 2018 By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the GOP tax bill signed into law, the things lawmakers didn’t accomplish before the end of the year and what… Continue watching
Dec 22 How the tax overhaul will affect alimony deductions By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Many divorce experts worry that the change will make negotiations tougher and lead to less spousal support as cash goes to taxes instead. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 4:03 Who benefits from the new GOP tax plan? By PBS News Hour 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 15 Watch 4:32 The final GOP tax bill is taking shape. Here are the last-minute changes By PBS News Hour Key Senate holdouts signaled their support for the GOP tax plan on Friday, moving it closer in their aggressive push for passage before the holiday recess. What's in the latest version? Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to break down the… Continue watching
Dec 15 Everything you need to know about the GOP's final tax plan in 3 charts By Lisa Desjardins On Friday, Republicans released what they say is the final version of their tax plan. Here's everything you need to know about the bill. Continue reading
Dec 06 The Republican tax bill is a fiscally irresponsible, loophole-ridden mistake By Alex Raskolnikov The Republican Party used to pride itself as the party of ideas. But the tax plan is a fiscally irresponsible, distributionally unfair, loophole-ridden mistake. Continue reading
Dec 03 Senate Democrats stand united against GOP tax bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Rarely unified, Senate Democrats stood together in opposing the GOP revamp of the tax code. Continue reading
Dec 02 McConnell turns to antagonist to help pass tax package By Stephen Ohlemacher and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Dealt a setback on taxes, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was forced to turn to one of his harshest Republican antagonists to pass the most sweeping tax package in more than three decades. Continue reading