Budget Battles
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Johnson Rejects a Plan to Save His Speakership
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Johnson Defies Hardliners, Pushes Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan
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Facing Right-Wing Revolt, Johnson Says He Won't Resign
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Johnson Unveils Plan for Israel, Ukraine Aid
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Trump Throws Johnson a Lifeline: ‘He’s Doing a Very Good Job’
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Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan Would Cost $84 Billion: Analysis
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House Conservatives Deal a New Blow to Johnson
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Supply-Siders Pitch Trump on a Flat Tax
By Michael RaineyA group of conservative advisers long associated with Republican economic policies are reportedly encouraging former President Donald Trump to embrace the idea of a flat income tax. Bloomberg’s...
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Former Biden Administration Economists Launch New Budget Lab
A huge tax fight is looming as a slew of 2017 Republican tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025 — and, as Natasha Sarin writes at The Washington Post , the government’s budgetary...
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Trump Promises Billionaires: I'll Keep Your Taxes Low
Former President Donald Trump reportedly told wealthy donors to his 2024 campaign that he’ll keep their taxes low and extend his 2017 tax cuts, many of which are set to expire after 2025. Trump’s...
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Free IRS Filing Program Draws Few Users
By Michael RaineyThe IRS announced last week that upwards of 19 million people in 12 states are eligible to file their taxes for free using Direct File, a new program the tax agency is testing this year. But...
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19 Million Taxpayers Eligible for Free IRS Filing Program
By Michael RaineyThe IRS is testing a new online system that offers free filing directly through the tax agency, and over the weekend, Commissioner Danny Werfel said that millions of people are eligible to use it...
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Poll Finds Liberals and Conservatives Agree: Tax the Super-Rich
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden has proposed a number of tax hikes on wealthy households and corporations, and it looks like some of his proposals — including a 25% minimum tax on billionaires — could win...
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Biden Has Cut Taxes Overall: Analysis
By Michael RaineyPresident Biden has called for raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy, but according to a new analysis by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, he has been a net tax cutter so far. In an...
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IRS Commissioner Calls for Thousands of More Employees
By Michael RaineyIRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said Monday that the tax agency needs to increase its overall employment level by about 10,000 employees to be fully effective. “We're at 90,000 now,” he told students...
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Biden Proposes a $7.3 Trillion Budget for 2025
President Biden on Monday proposed a $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025 that seeks to lower the costs of prescription drugs, child care and housing while also cutting the deficit by $3...
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Biden’s SOTU Pitch: Tax the Rich and Businesses
By Michael RaineyPresident Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress this evening, and some political analysts are calling it the most important moment in his decades-long political career...
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The IRS Unveils Its $80 Billion Plan
By Michael RaineyThe Treasury Department on Thursday released a “strategic operating plan” for the IRS that includes new details on how the tax agency will use $80 billion in extra funding over 10 years provided by...
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$4 Trillion in U.S. Wealth Held Offshore: Report
By Michael RaineyWealthy U.S. households hold trillions of dollars in offshore accounts, with a substantial portion of the money residing in tax havens and shielded by complex partnerships, according to a new study...
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GOP Tax Cuts Are Driving US Debt Ratio Higher: Analysis
By Michael RaineyAlthough they are struggling to come up with a budget proposal of their own, Republicans are unified behind the idea that the federal deficit is the product of excess spending and therefore a problem...
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All States Became Net Beneficiaries of Federal Funds During Pandemic: Report
By Michael RaineyUnder normal conditions, wealthy states like New York and California are net revenue donors to the federal government, sending more in taxes to the Treasury than they receive back in various kinds of...
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Biden 2024 Budget Plan Would Impose a Significant Tax Hike on Top 1%: Report
By Michael RaineyThe tax provisions in President Biden’s 2024 budget proposal would raise incomes at the bottom of the income distribution while lowering them at the top, according to a new analysis by the Tax Policy...