A Flawed Portrait of Bill Buckley
Sam Tanenhaus deserves credit for the care he took in the research and writing, but the epic biography is blighted by his hobbyhorses. Source link
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White House sending Congress a bill to claw back taxpayer dollars from NPR, PBS, USAID
The White House will soon send Congress a package of $9.4 billion of cuts to current federal spending that includes slashing funding for NPR and PBS and a chunk of foreign aid from the…
Elon Musk Exits Trump Administration a Day After Criticizing ‘Big Beautiful’ Spending Bill
Elon Musk, who has been one of Donald Trump‘s closest and most influential allies, has exited the administration 128 days into the President’s second term. On Wednesday, Musk took to his…
Big, beautiful bomb-throwers: GOP spending hawks threaten to sink Trump's tax cut bill
A group of Senate Republicans, led by fiscal stalwart Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, are prepared to torpedo President Trump's signature tax cut bill unless changes are made to slash much more…
Trump says he will negotiate his budget bill after Musk’s criticism
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to negotiate aspects of the “big, beautiful” tax bill, expressing dissatisfaction with certain provisions while being satisfied with…
Republican Town Hall Erupts After Damning Confession on Budget Bill
Earlier this month, Trump endorsed New York Representative Mike Lawler to keep his seat, despite the congressman’s ambitions to run for governor. Last week, during a contentious meeting…
Florida Gov. DeSantis tries to roll back property taxes as homeowners grapple with rising tax bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading the charge in the Sunshine State to lower and eventually get rid of the dreaded property tax, which for many homeowners has added the equivalent of a second…
Sen. Ron Johnson pans spending in House bill, warns it will add $4 trillion to national debt
Sen. Ron Johnson says the spending cuts in President Trump's "big beautiful bill" amounts to a "rounding error" in the amount of money Uncle Sam spends each year. Source link
Trump’s budget bill touts ‘no tax on overtime.’ But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime in the first place
One of the most notable features of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” passed by the House early Thursday is a series of tax cuts exempting tips, overtime, and Social Security…
Lindsey Graham Dumps Cold Water on Trump-Backed Budget Bill
While House Republicans celebrated passing the president’s “big, beautiful” spending bill by a one-vote margin Thursday, caucus members in the upper chamber remained unimpressed. Speaking…
Even Fox News Grilled Treasury Secretary on Budget Bill Math
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to trust independent analysis of their “big, beautiful” tax bill. The bill—now headed to the Senate—proposes cutting upward of $880 billion from…
The Senate Can Improve the House-Passed Tax Bill
There is an opportunity for unified Republican government to put federal policy on a better path. Source link
The Republican Budget Bill Rips College Away From the Working Class
The changes to the Pell Grant program increase the number of credit hours that are required to qualify as a full-time student, from 12 to 15, and cut off aid entirely for students…
Republicans Sneak Terrifying Gun Law Change Into Trump’s Budget Bill
In March, Musk walked into what he understood to be an ambush, facing heated backlash from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, and Transportation…
Republicans Pass Horrid Tax Bill Thanks to Democrats Dying in Office
House Republicans managed to pass their draconian budget bill, which promises to make massive cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and food assistance, early Thursday morning by a narrow one-vote…
US: Wall St opens mixed after Trump's tax Bill narrowly clears House test
Wall Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Thursday (May 22) after the US House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s tax Bill, which is expected to burden the…
House Republican Breaks Ranks and Shreds Trump’s “Debt Bomb” Tax Bill
While Republicans managed to pass their budget bill through the House Thursday morning, one GOP representative was not happy, calling it a “debt bomb ticking.” Representative Thomas Massie…
House GOP leaders forge on with plans for late Wednesday or early Thursday vote on Trump agenda bill
House Republican leaders vowed to bring President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" to the floor late Wednesday or early Thursday, after shutting down a push from the House Freedom Caucus to…
Here Are the Worst Things in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
The CBO also found that the bill would increase resources for the top 10 percent of Americans and lower incomes for the bottom 10 percent. The measure would slash nearly $1 trillion from…
No Tax on Tips Act: Senate passed bill unanimously, but it doesn’t apply to all workers. Here’s everything to know
The Senate unanimously passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, a bill that would eliminate federal taxes on tips, and that President Donald Trump made a campaign promise when running…
Divided House GOP head to the White House to save Trump’s big bill
With President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package at risk of stalling, House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative Republican holdouts are heading Wednesday to the…
Republicans Sneak Massive Medicare Cuts Into Their Horrid Tax Bill
House Democrats immediately pounced. At a House Rules Committee meeting early Wednesday morning, ranking member Jim McGovern asked Representative Brendan Boyle, the ranking member on the…
Top Democrat Reveals the Sick Math of Republicans’ Budget Bill
Republicans are forcing through the president’s “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill despite opposition from within their party, and despite opposition from the American public. While…
US: Wall Street opens lower with focus on Trump's tax Bill
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (May 21), as investors awaited the outcome of a pivotal debate around US President Donald Trump’s tax-cut bill that has fanned…