Chart of the Day: How Have Republican Tax Cuts Fared Since 1980?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Jonathan Chait complains today that Republicans always justify their claim that tax cuts boost the economy by simply taking credit for the normal economic expansions that happen afterward: They deemed the Reagan tax cuts to be a growth miracle by starting at the trough of…
“If There’s No Collusion, Why Lie About These Contacts?”
Ting Shen/Xinhua via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier today, Michael Flynn pled guilty to a charge of lying to the FBI about his efforts to stall a UN vote on Israeli settlements during the presidential transition. This was obviously a plea bargain to avoid more serious charges, but…
Why the Flynn Guilty Plea Is Bad News for Pence—and Other Senior Trump Officials
Flynn: Susan Walsh/AP; Pence: Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When special counsel Robert Mueller announced a criminal charge against retired Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, it was far more than an embarrassment for the White House. The “statement of offense” that accompanied Flynn’s…
How Will You Spend Your Tax Cut Bonanza?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Have you been wondering what kind of tax cut you’ll be getting from the Republican tax bill? Wonder no longer! If you’re middle class, with an income between $30-75,000, here’s the answer: Maybe you can remodel your kitchen! A few hundred bucks should cover that,…
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…
Tapper: The President of the United States Has “Impulse Control Issues”
I’m no fan of either one of these guys. But if I were forced to choose, I’d pick the guy on the right.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA CNN’s Jake Tapper today on the reaction in Parliament to President Trump’s retweet of a racist British hate group: This concern about the president’s behavior consumed a great deal…