Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Robert Samuelson: Why Trump’s Tax Reform Won’t Work
It’s hard to imagine that tax reform is No. 1 on the Republicans’ to-do list when they still don’t have a 2018 budget. Worse, they still haven’t agreed to raise the debt ceiling, as the federal...
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Gary Cohn: Here's What We Want From Tax Reform
By Michael RaineyGary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser, told the Financial Times Friday that the White House will begin a sustained push on tax reform starting next week. The president will hit the road...
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Wild About Tax Cuts, Wall Street Forgets Its Deficit Worries
Max Abelson at Bloomberg Businessweek details how the titans of Wall Street and others in finance — think Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, Bank of America’s Brian...
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Where’s Trump on Tax Reform Push?
The push to promote tax reform to the public is on in force: House Speaker Paul Ryan talked about it at a visit to Intel yesterday and again today at Boeing in Everett, Washington. House Republicans...
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Corporate America Is Putting Its Muscle Behind Tax Reform Push
By Michael RaineySpeaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is visiting Intel Corp. in Oregon today, and it’s not just to discuss the latest computer chips. Ryan’s trip is part of a larger effort by Republicans — and...
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Tax Reform Consensus Taking Shape — but Can It Last?
The “Big Six” members of Congress and the Trump administration negotiating a tax reform package are making progress. The group has reached a “broad consensus” on the key question of how to pay for...
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When Politicians Start Talking ‘Tax Reform,’ Check Your Wallet
By Rob GarverIf Congress ever actually gets around to pursuing tax reform, voters should expect to hear lots of talk about the benefits that would derive from an overhaul of the nation’s barnacle-encrusted tax...
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Here’s How Trump Could Get Democrats’ Help on Tax Reform
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration has been reaching out to ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats to talk about possible areas of agreement on tax reform.
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Are You Rich? Tax Reform May Answer That Question for You
By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBCWhether to raise taxes on the rich is one of the thorniest issues in tax reform. Underlying that debate is an even more fundamental question: Who exactly qualifies as wealthy? Everyone can agree that...
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Meet the Man Who Could Determine Your Tax Bill Next Year
By Rob GarverAll the promises coming from the Trump administration and the Republican leadership in Congress about plans to enact a massive rewrite of the federal tax code have been greeted with caution by much...
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Ron Paul's Last Stand: A Delegate Manuever
By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal TimesMembers of the Ron Paul delegation at the GOP Convention this week haven't exactly felt euphoric: Some of them stormed off the convention floor in a fury on Tuesday after the RNC and convention...
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Christie Ignites Convention; Says Obama Botched It
By Josh Boak, The Fiscal TimesNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie—living up to his straight talk reputation— confessed to the country on Tuesday night that slashing the size government would cause some pain, but he neglected to...
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Why Christie Won't Mention N.J.'s Unemployment Rate
By Josh Boak, The Fiscal TimesThere’s one number New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie probably won’t mention in his keynote speech Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention: 9.8 percent, his state’s current unemployment rate...
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GOP Platform Dilutes Romney’s Focus on Economy
By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal TimesDelegates to the Republican national convention will adopt a platform on Tuesday that represents a major triumph for the economic and social conservatives that make up the party’s activist base. The...
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Market May See Bumpy Ride Ahead of Jackson Hole
By Ryan Vlastelica, ReutersThe streak is over, but is the trend intact? A six-week string of gains in the S&P 500 ended on Friday amid shifting expectations for central bank stimulus. This week could bring clarity on that...