A menu of tax cut proposals made by President Trump and Republicans could add north of $9 trillion to the nation’s deficits over the next decade without offsets, a recent analysis from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation has found. In the report updated this week, the nonpartisan budget watchdog said the batch of GOP-backed tax...
I know from years of firsthand experience that it will take both sides, political appointees and career civil servants, working collaboratively together to make this work.
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats, who bashed the "outrageous" move as several Republicans bucked their party’s leadership. Nine Republicans — led by...
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leaders on Tuesday over their effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents — thwarting other party priorities in the process and dealing an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The revolt escalates the battle over proxy voting into a full-blown legislative...
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday called President Trump “the one person who’s standing in the way of a great economy.” “His wrath has made investors so downcast and so negative that people have just given up,” Cramer said on “Mad Money” of Trump in comments highlighted by Mediaite. “They want nothing to do with stocks,...
Melania Trump is extolling the power of harnessing "love as a source of strength during challenging times," as she honored eight women with awards for their bravery. "Love has inspired me to embrace forgiveness, nurture empathy and exhibit bravery in the face of unforeseen obstacles," the first lady said Tuesday while delivering remarks at the...
Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for its handling of classified information, with Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the lack of standards and the potential for national security risks.
A procedural vote that would have allowed the House of Representatives to consider two bills backed by the Trump administration went down in flames on Tuesday afternoon.
Prominent economist Oren Cass is facing criticism for his long history of criticizing both Elon Musk's DOGE efforts and President Donald Trump's tax cuts, two pillars of the administration.
The Labor Department announced this week that it is returning more than $1 billion of coronavirus funding back to the taxpayers with more savings potentially on the way.