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  • Robert Samuelson: Why Trump’s Tax Reform Won’t Work

    By Jacqueline Leo

    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...

  • National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn speaks at 2017 Institute of International Finance (IIF) policy summit in Washington

    Gary Cohn: Here's What We Want From Tax Reform

    By Michael Rainey

    Gary 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...

  • Wild About Tax Cuts, Wall Street Forgets Its Deficit Worries

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    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...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis delivers a few remarks to President Donald Trump on a North Korean missile test as Trump speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 28, 2017.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

    Where’s Trump on Tax Reform Push?

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    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...

  • Corporate America Is Putting Its Muscle Behind Tax Reform Push

    By Michael Rainey

    Speaker 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...

  • Tax Reform Consensus Taking Shape — but Can It Last?

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    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...

  • When Politicians Start Talking ‘Tax Reform,’ Check Your Wallet

    By Rob Garver

    If 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...

  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Veteran, retired Army Capt. Gary Rose, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2017.   REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

    Here’s How Trump Could Get Democrats’ Help on Tax Reform

    By Rob Garver

    The Trump administration has been reaching out to ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats to talk about possible areas of agreement on tax reform.

  • Are You Rich? Tax Reform May Answer That Question for You

    By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBC

    Whether 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...

  • Meet the Man Who Could Determine Your Tax Bill Next Year

    By Rob Garver

    All 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...

  • If Trump's Tax Plan Passes, Here Are the Deductions and Breaks You Could Lose

    By John W. Schoen, CNBC

    The question of whether you'll be paying more in taxes under President Donald Trump may hinge on how much you use tax deductions now. Trump has said he will unveil on Wednesday the outlines of his...

  • How Trump's Tax Plan Could Hurt the Affordable Housing Market

    By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline

    The planned A.O. Flats housing development in this city’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood was billed as an oasis for low- and middle-income families, a place where they could get affordable housing in an...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID) talks to the media about U.S. Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) after the House Freedom Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

    Here’s One Major Hurdle Facing Trump’s Tax Plan

    By Rob Garver

    The Republican plan to push major corporate tax cuts through Congress as part of a budget reconciliation plan could run into some problems unless it also includes some pretty major changes to...

  • FILE PHOTO: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks during a signing ceremony with President Donald Trump at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017.  REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

    The Basic Problem With Trump's Huge Tax Cut

    By Rob Garver

    Headlines are buzzing about what’s in the plan to overhaul the tax code that the Trump administration is set to release today -- a huge business rate cut, much larger standard deductions, a new child...

  • Trump Blinks on the Border Wall: Why That’s Good News for Obamacare

    By Eric Pianin

    President Trump has dropped his demand for immediate funding for the construction of a wall along the Mexican border, and that could be good news for an important Obamacare subsidy.

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