The Final Republican Tax Bill Screws Over Puerto Rico
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Friday that Republicans’ decision to leave a pair of provisions in the tax reform legislation that experts say will hammer Puerto Rico’s already struggling economy was “unconscionable.” “It is devastating and unconscionable that Congress would…
Trent Franks Is Resigning Immediately For Reasons That Are Incredibly Creepy
Alex Edelman/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced he would resign in January. In a statement, the social-conservative warrior admitted that he had previously asked two female members of his staff to carry his child as surrogates. Frank conceded that this had made…
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…