A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.
knape/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two years ago, Margaret O’Neill brought her 5-year-old daughter to Children’s Hospital Colorado because the band of tissue that connected her tongue to the floor of her mouth was too tight. The condition, literally called being “tongue-tied,” made it hard for the girl to…
Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Bill That Overwhelmingly Benefits the Wealthiest Americans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells reporters “we have the votes,” as he walks to the Senate chamber on Friday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just before 2 AM Saturday morning, Senate Republicans passed the most sweeping tax legislation in 30 years. The final version of the three-week-old bill was not released until…
Republicans Only Circulated Their 500-Page Tax Bill Hours Before the Vote. Read It Here.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday, Republican lawmakers spent hours scrambling to rewrite its sweeping overhaul of the tax code. Now, it appears that the new 479-page bill is finally circulating, nevermind that it’s just hours before the Senate is expected to vote on it. Unsurprisingly, Democratic lawmakers aren’t thrilled about it. Here’s…
The Republican Tax Bill Is Speeding Towards Passing the Senate
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) boards the subway at the Capitol on Thursday.Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Midday Friday, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) appeared to give Republicans the 50th vote needed to pass their tax bill later today. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Steve Daines (R-Mt.) are also on…
Senate Republicans Are Scrambling to Rewrite Their Tax Bill After a Mini-Rebellion
People walk outside the US Capitol on Thursday as Senate Republicans work to pass their tax bill.Jose Luis Magana/AP Senate Republicans learned Thursday evening that they have a $350 billion problem. The news came as senators congregated on the chamber’s floor for a procedural vote, and lead to a tense intra-party showdown that left Majority…
Elizabeth Warren Just Sent a Scathing Letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin About His Tax Bill Charade
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin during a Senate Banking Committee hearing earlier this year. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Update: On Thursday night, the Treasury Department’s Inspector General’s office launched an inquiry into whether the department performed an analysis of the Senate tax bill. The Inspector General’s office counsel…