GOP/TAXES: “House and Senate Republican negotiators agreed Wednesday [12-13-17] to the final version of the party’s tax bill, setting a lower rate for the top-earning individuals and a slightly higher corporate rate than has been discussed. The full details of what is likely to be a $1.4 trillion tax cut over a decade will be […]
Category: GOP
12/13/2017
GOP/NATIONAL DEBT: “The chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday introduced a bill to fund the government until Jan. 19 while Congress works on longer-term legislation, the panel said in a statement. The bill unveiled by Republican Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen would fully fund national defense programs for the entire 2018 fiscal year and […]
12/13/2017
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees will not be confirmed by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate following criticism over controversial statements they made, a White House official said. The official said on Wednesday [12-13-17] that the two nominations ‘will not be moving forward’ in the U.S. Senate. One of the nominees, Brett […]
12/13/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “If last night’s election proved anything, it proved that we need to put up GREAT Republican candidates to increase the razor thin margins in both the House and Senate.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 13, 2017 09:45am […]
12/13/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “Democrat Doug Jones of Alabama on Tuesday [12-12-17] scored an upset win in a deeply Republican state, capturing the U.S. Senate seat here in a special election that drove a wedge within the Republican party and gave Democrats another burst of momentum ahead of the 2018 midterm races. The result was a defeat for […]
12/13/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TAXES: “The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday [12-13-17] that Congress was working on a package of reforms that would prohibit using taxpayer money for settlements in sexual harassment claims lodged against lawmakers’ offices. ‘That’s among the things we’re working on right now,’ House Speaker Paul Ryan said […]
12/13/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 13, 2017 06:22am […]
12/12/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 12, […]
12/12/2017
GOP/POLITICS/TAXES: “Republicans reconciling House and Senate tax bills say they are narrowing their differences, putting a $1.4 trillion tax cut on track to be unveiled by Friday [12-8-17] and passed by both chambers next week. Tuesday evening, Senate Republicans were preparing to send their latest offer back to their House counterparts, in a negotiation that […]
12/12/2017
GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Family relationships have long formed the core of the U.S. immigration system. These preferences are now being targeted by Republicans led by President Donald Trump, who wants to reduce legal as well as illegal immigration to the U.S. Mr. Trump and his allies have begun derisively using the term ‘chain migration’ to […]
12/12/2017
GOP/NEW YORK: “The leader of the New York Assembly Republican conference, Brian Kolb, on Tuesday [12-12-17] announced he is running for governor, the first Republican to enter the 2018 race against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mr. Kolb, 65 years old, has represented the Finger Lakes Region as a state assemblyman for nearly 18 years. He was […]
12/12/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “Senators from both parties poured cold water Tuesday [12-12-17] on a House Republican plan that would fund the military through September while keeping the rest of the government running only into January. Congress last week passed a two-week spending bill that will keep the government funded through Dec. 22. But lawmakers have […]
12/12/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The people of Alabama will do the right thing. Doug Jones is Pro-Abortion, weak on Crime, Military and Illegal Immigration, Bad for Gun Owners and Veterans and against the WALL. Jones is a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet. Roy Moore will always vote with us. VOTE ROY MOORE!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 12, 2017 09:09am […]
12/10/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “A heated race for an Alabama U.S. Senate seat entered its final days with Democrat Doug Jones trying to mobilize voters, especially African-Americans, and front-runner Republican Roy Moore facing a fresh call from the state’s senior senator for GOP voters to avoid him on Tuesday [12-12-17]. The two men are competing in what has […]
12/10/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Some high-income business owners could face marginal tax rates exceeding 100% under the Senate’s tax bill, far beyond the listed rates in the Republican plan. That means a business owner’s next $100 in earnings, under certain circumstances, would require paying more than $100 in additional federal and state taxes. As lawmakers rush to write […]
12/8/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump offered another full-throated pitch on Friday [12-8-17] for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, imploring Alabama voters to keep the seat under GOP control and away from a ‘Pelosi/Schumer puppet,’ Democrat Doug Jones… Moore, a controversial former chief judge of the Alabama Supreme Court, has been accused by multiple […]
12/8/2017
GOP: “Maine Sen. Susan Collins earlier this year decided to stay in her job instead of running for governor because she thought she could play a decisive role at a consequential time for the Senate. Last week, as her Republican colleagues inched toward passage of a $1.4 trillion tax bill, she tested that theory and […]
12/7/2017
BUSINESS/GOP/LOBBYING/TAXES: “Lobbyists have launched an all-out effort to save tax breaks and protect powerful industries as the Republicans’ tax overhaul lurches toward President Donald Trump’s desk. Builders and real estate interests are pushing to save the mortgage interest deduction. Businesses are fighting to strip out a last-minute provision inserted into the Senate bill that would […]
12/6/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republican leaders moved closer on Wednesday [12-6-17] to resolving some key differences between the House and Senate tax bills, though several big issues, including the size of the corporate tax cut, remained in flux… Once the conference committee process begins, lawmakers will begin formally hashing out the remaining differences, including what to do about […]
12/6/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who’s been adamantly opposed to Republican Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore, posted a photo Tuesday of a check with his signature on it that was addressed to Moore’s Democratic rival, Doug Jones. Flake’s Twitter account posted the image of the $100 check along with the caption, ‘Country over Party.’ […]
12/6/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republicans’ tax-rewrite plans are riddled with bugs, loopholes and other potential problems that could plague lawmakers long after their legislation is signed into law… In many cases, Republicans are giving taxpayers little time to adjust to sometimes major changes in policy. An entirely new international tax regime, one experts are still trying to parse, […]
12/5/2017
CALIFORNIA/GOP/TAXES: “Though the House and Senate have voted to repeal the deduction for state income taxes in Republican tax overhaul plans, it isn’t dead yet. California Republicans are pushing for an income-tax deduction in the final tax bill being worked out by lawmakers in a House-Senate conference committee on tax legislation… In November, 11 of […]
12/5/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The GOP hierarchy is splitting over the party’s controversial Senate nominee in Alabama, with the Senate campaign committee continuing to withhold support for Roy Moore despite President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse him. Sen. Cory Gardner (R., Colo.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told reporters Tuesday morning that there […]
12/5/2017
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION: “Moderate Republicans in Congress are seeking to lead on a possible solution for young undocumented immigrants, as a group on Tuesday pushed their leadership to reach a deal by the end of the year. Thirty-four Republicans on Tuesday [12-5-17] signed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging him that Congress should act ‘immediately’ […]
12/5/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Republicans near the finish line on a long-sought tax overhaul, President Donald Trump has committed them to taking up a welfare-revamp fight next. Mr. Trump has repeatedly said he is interested in kick-starting a debate around means-tested social programs, with allies seeing significant political rewards from taking up the issue even […]
12/4/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/GOP/TAXES: “House conservatives threatened to derail a key tax vote on Monday [12-4-17] in an attempt to win more influence over the GOP’s spending strategy, just four days before the deadline to fund the government. In a dramatic political stunt, more than a dozen members of the House Freedom Caucus withheld their support […]
12/4/2017
CYBERWAR/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “Two fundraising staffers for the National Republican Senatorial Committee who broke into the computer servers of the House GOP campaign arm resigned late last week, Republican sources said. The staffers, Laura Kleffner and Krista Madaio, had previously worked at the National Republican Congressional Committee. POLITICO first reported last week that the NRSC […]
12/4/2017
GOP/POLITICS: “Putting Pelosi/Schumer Liberal Puppet Jones into office in Alabama would hurt our great Republican Agenda of low on taxes, tough on crime, strong on military and borders…& so much more. Look at your 401-k’s since Election. Highest Stock Market EVER! Jobs are roaring back!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 4, 2017 07:00am […]
12/4/2017
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 4, 2017 […]
12/4/2017
BUSINESS/GOP/TAXES: “Senate Republicans, in their push to pass a sweeping tax bill, undermined a research-and-development tax credit many companies use to encourage innovation, and business interests are in revolt. Late Friday [12-1-17], just hours before the Senate voted for the bill, Republicans decided to preserve the corporate alternative minimum tax instead of repealing it as […]
12/3/2017
BUDGET/GOP: “Republicans are moving toward passing a two-week stopgap measure to avoid a looming government shutdown, but the path in the coming weeks is treacherous, with obstacles on both sides of the aisle as lawmakers push their own priorities, some unrelated to government spending. With government funding set to expire at the end of Friday […]
12/2/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans are finally on the verge of enacting a signature legislative achievement. It’s something that seemed up in the air less than 24 hours before the vote, unlikely just a few months ago and completely unfathomable despite bold claims to the contrary midway through President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Yet […]
12/2/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Biggest Tax Bill and Tax Cuts in history just passed in the Senate. Now these great Republicans will be going for final passage. Thank you to House and Senate Republicans for your hard work and commitment!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 2, 2017 07:54am […]
12/2/2017
GOP/TAXES: “We are one step closer to delivering MASSIVE tax cuts for working families across America. Special thanks to @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell and Chairman @SenOrrinHatch for shepherding our bill through the Senate. Look forward to signing a final bill before Christmas! https://t.co/gmWTny3SfS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 2, 2017 02:49am […]
12/1/2017
BUDGET/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans suddenly have a fiscal headache in their tax bill. They can thank President Trump for it. The cost of the Senate’s bill came in at $1 trillion over 10 years, after factoring in economic growth, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Joint Committee on Taxation. That has alarmed […]
12/1/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Senate Republican leaders said they were poised to pass their tax bill as soon as today after a flurry of late deal-making won over wavering senators. Sens. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) and Steve Daines (R., Mont.) backed the bill after securing larger tax cuts for pass-through businesses such as partnerships and S corporations. Sen. […]
12/1/2017
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans Senators are working hard to pass the biggest Tax Cuts in the history of our Country. The Bill is getting better and better. This is a once in a generation chance. Obstructionist Dems trying to block because they think it is too good and will not be given the credit!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
11/30/2017
2016 ELECTION/GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump over the summer repeatedly urged senior Senate Republicans, including the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to end the panel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, according to a half dozen lawmakers and aides. Mr. Trump’s requests were a highly unusual intervention from a president into a […]
11/30/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republican plans to overhaul the U.S. tax code will affect families differently, based on their locations, incomes, deductions, dependents and other factors. The top 1% of households, for example, would get a 2.4% boost in after-tax income from the House bill in 2018, compared with 1.6% for the whole population, according to the Tax […]
11/30/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans have made a very big deal pitching their tax reform plan as an elixir for economic growth. But a new nonpartisan analysis of the Senate tax bill suggests that while it will spur some additional economic growth, it won’t be nearly enough to compensate for the full cost of the bill’s provisions, which […]
11/30/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans are on the cusp of passing the biggest corporate tax cut in American history, betting it will ignite an economic boom that creates better jobs and fatter paychecks for middle-class Americans. That boom may never trickle down. Some economists and corporate executives are already warning that simply lowering tax bills won’t necessarily cause […]
11/29/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans are considering whether to cut the corporate tax rate less deeply than President Donald Trump has demanded, a move that could make it easier to pass the tax bill they voted to begin debating Wednesday [11-29-17]. One of the most significant unresolved issues is whether the corporate tax rate should […]
11/29/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “When Senate Republicans entered the final stages of the health care push earlier this year, it was clearly on its last legs. At least two senators had made it known that they had no real intention of voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and Republican leaders were casting about for something — anything […]
11/29/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “Staffers for Senate Republicans’ campaign arm seized information on more than 200,000 donors from the House GOP campaign committee over several months this year by breaking into its computer system, three sources with knowledge of the breach told POLITICO. The unauthorized raid on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s data created a behind-the-scenes […]
11/29/2017
DEMS/GOP/TAXES: “The only people who don’t like the Tax Cut Bill are the people that don’t understand it or the Obstructionist Democrats that know how really good it is and do not want the credit and success to go to the Republicans!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 08:09pm […]
11/29/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL: “The House of Representatives acted Wednesday [11-29-17] to improve awareness of the rules against sexual harassment, passing a bipartisan measure that would mandate new workplace training for the chamber’s lawmakers and staff… The measure requires House members and employees, including interns, fellows and other short-term staff, to complete a program that includes […]
11/29/2017
DEMS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and congressional GOP leaders are daring Democrats to shut down the government over immigration rather than back a plan to extend funding into January. After Democratic leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer boycotted a Tuesday [11-28-17] afternoon White House negotiating session on government funding, Speaker Paul Ryan […]
11/29/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Opponents of the Republican tax proposal moving through Congress are focusing in part on one particular billionaire as they seek to rally Americans against it: President Donald Trump. In more than $1 million worth of advertising on television, online and even mobile billboards, Mr. Trump is portrayed as a beneficiary even as […]
11/29/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week will propose sweeping legislation that aims to change where Americans go to college, how they pay for it, what they study, and how their success—or failure—affects the institutions they attend. The most dramatic and far-reaching element of the plan is a radical revamp of […]
11/28/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Great day for Tax Cuts and the Republican Party. But the biggest Winner will be our great Country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 28, 2017 10:35pm […]
11/28/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/TAXES: “Congressional Republicans’ plans to slap unprecedented new taxes on higher education have left college leaders shocked and scrambling — the latest salvo in what some observers say is a growing culture war on a higher education system seen as elitist and out of touch. While most college leaders said they don’t believe they were […]
11/27/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Senate Republicans began a frenzied week of negotiations to pass a landmark tax overhaul, grappling with several blocs of wavering GOP senators and trying to cobble together enough votes… Republican leaders were confident they would get the 50 votes they need to pass the bill. But placating all these groups will be challenging, politically […]
11/27/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will not campaign for Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican Senate candidate who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct, a White House official said on Monday [11-27-17]. Republican lawmakers have distanced themselves from Moore and called for him to step down, but he has defied those entreaties and […]
11/27/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican Senator Rand Paul, a fiscal hawk who has sometimes opposed his party’s spending plans, said on Monday [11-27-17] he planned to vote for the U.S. Senate tax bill and urged his colleagues to do the same. Paul, writing in a Fox News online opinion piece, said that while the bill […]
11/26/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Lawmakers returning to Washington face a tight calendar and a dizzying list of legislative tasks, from a major tax overhaul to a new federal spending agreement, with the added complication of sexual harassment allegations that are reverberating in the halls of the Capitol… The Senate could vote on its version of the overhaul this […]
11/26/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Back in D.C., big week for Tax Cuts and many other things of great importance to our Country. Senate Republicans will hopefully come through for all of us. The Tax Cut Bill is getting better and better. The end result will be great for ALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 26, 2017 08:47pm […]
11/24/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans at their weekly closed-doors lunch on Tuesday [11-21-17], a top GOP lawmaker said Friday, as the party prepares to vote next week on legislation overhauling the tax code. The Senate Budget Committee is expected to merge key pieces of the legislation on Tuesday, ahead […]
11/22/2017
BUDGET/DEBT/GOP/TAXES: “The North Olmsted City school district in suburban Cleveland was planning to wait a few years before refinancing $48 million in outstanding bonds used to build a new middle school and high school. Now Treasurer Robert Matson is hoping to get the deal done before Christmas. The reason: The Republican tax plan in congress […]
11/21/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump broke with leading Republicans on Tuesday [11-21-17] and voiced support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers and has seen his campaign’s prospects imperiled. In his first extensive remarks on the accusations that date back decades, the […]
11/21/2017
GOP/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence will dip into his new political-action committee to help Republicans keep control of Congress and statehouses, contributing more than $200,000 to candidates in dozens of races across the country, his office said. The money will go to 36 GOP candidates for U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial seats, a list […]
11/20/2017
GOP/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican head of the Senate Judiciary Committee has curtailed one of the last legislative limits on a president’s power to shape the federal courts, giving Donald Trump more freedom than any U.S. president in modern times to install his judges of choice, legal experts said. Last week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., […]
11/19/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Republican Senators are working very hard to get Tax Cuts and Tax Reform approved. Hopefully it will not be long and they do not want to disappoint the American public!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 09:21pm […]
11/19/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Jeff Flake(y), who is unelectable in the Great State of Arizona (quit race, anemic polls) was caught (purposely) on ‘mike’ saying bad things about your favorite President. He’ll be a NO on tax cuts because his political career anyway is ‘toast.’ “ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 06:22pm […]
11/19/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Sen. Susan Collins on Sunday [11-19-17] recited a list of concerns she had with the Republican tax bill barreling through the Senate, raising pressure on the party’s leadership to slow its progress and make changes to secure passage… Ms. Collins is one of a small group of senators whose opposition could block the bill. […]
11/17/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Roy S. Moore, the cowboy-hat-wearing Republican running for the Senate in Alabama, had been known for years as an attention-grabbing judge who blocked same-sex marriages and insisted on displaying the Ten Commandments in his courthouse. But as women have accused Mr. Moore of sexual misconduct and assault in recent days, and as politicians […]
11/16/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “Democrat Doug Jones, who hopes to pull off an upset in Alabama’s Dec. 12 special Senate election, is gaining traction as Republican Roy Moore is being weighed down by sexual-misconduct allegations. On the campaign trail, Mr. Jones is running an under-the-radar campaign, compared with the television klieg lights surrounding his rival. His campaign message […]
11/15/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TAXES: “Senator Susan Collins is back in the spotlight as a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate as she raises questions about how combining a Republican tax-cut plan with a partial repeal of Obamacare will affect middle-class Americans. A day after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell decided to link the two issues in a […]
11/15/2017
GOP/HILLARY CLINTON/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fox News anchor Shepard Smith discredited an unsubstantiated theory that his network and other conservative media outlets and Republican politicians have aggressively promoted as Hillary Clinton’s Uranium One ‘scandal.’ During Tuesday [11-14-17] night’s broadcast, Smith succinctly debunked Republicans’ claims that the Obama administration and the Clinton-led State Department approved a […]
11/15/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore’s lawyer tried to discredit one of the women who has accused him of sexual misconduct, and President Donald Trump chose not to weigh in on the Alabama Senate race that is dividing his party on Wednesday [11-15-17]. Moore lawyer Phillip Jauregui in a press conference questioned the woman’s […]
11/15/2017
GOP/PROTESTS/TAXES: “Sen. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) said he opposes the Senate Republican tax package, becoming the first GOP voice of dissent that, if it gains momentum, could force significant changes or jeopardize the party’s goal to pass the bill before the end of the year… Any Republican opposition is significant because GOP leaders are counting […]
11/14/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “Republicans, seeking to head off the first Senate Democratic victory in Alabama in decades, are grasping for ways to derail their nominee, Roy Moore, whose campaign has been engulfed by allegations of sexual misconduct. President Donald Trump spoke on the phone from Vietnam with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and discussed […]
11/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling tax rewrite, merging the fight over health care with the high-stakes effort to cut taxes. They also have made a calculated gamble to help speed their bill to passage on a […]
11/14/2017
GOP/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The American Bar Association has been a key gatekeeper for the federal courts since it began evaluating judicial nominees in the 1940s, but it is losing influence among Republicans in the U.S. Senate who view it as a liberal group. Tensions between Senate Republicans and the association, the largest organization of […]
11/14/2017
GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deepened his bid to persuade Roy Moore to drop out of the race for an open Alabama Senate seat after accusations the Republican candidate engaged in sexual misconduct with teenage girls. At The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, the Kentucky Republican suggested he wanted Attorney General Jeff […]
11/14/2017
GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/TAXES: “Senate Republicans signaled Tuesday [11-14-17] they would seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act requirement that most Americans must have insurance coverage as part of their tax-overhaul package, adding an uncertain element to an already complex legislative effort. The package is expected to be released later Tuesday. GOP Senate members met to discuss the […]
11/14/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republican leaders on Tuesday [11-14-17] were working to lock in votes for a 10-year, $1.4 trillion tax cut up for consideration this week, a task complicated by lingering worries among rank-and-file lawmakers about whether President Donald Trump would turn against them in favor of the Senate’s version. Emerging from […]
11/13/2017
GOP/POLITICS/STEVE BANNON: “Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, the GOP’s most prominent megadonor, is publicly breaking with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon over his efforts to oust Republican incumbents in 2018… The public pronouncement comes about a month after Adelson met with Bannon in Washington. Bannon has been huddling with major Republican contributors […]
11/13/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am proud of the Rep. House & Senate for working so hard on cutting taxes {& reform.} We’re getting close! Now, how about ending the unfair & highly unpopular Indiv Mandate in OCare & reducing taxes even further? Cut top rate to 35% w/all of the rest going to middle income […]
11/13/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES/WOMEN: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said Monday that Roy S. Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, ‘should step aside’ and that he believes the women who have accused Mr. Moore of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers. ‘I believe the women, yes,’ Mr. McConnell said at a news conference in Louisville. […]
11/13/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday pushed lawmakers debating tax reform proposals in the Republican-controlled Congress to end the Obamacare individual mandate and cut the top income tax rate to 35 percent. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were debating their respective plans this week before heading home for […]
11/12/2017
GOP/TAXES: “As Republicans move forward on their tax bills this week, part of their pitch is that 9 in 10 Americans would ultimately be able to file returns the size of postcards. While the plans don’t make tax filing quite that easy, they do mark a step toward a simpler system. The GOP plans would […]
11/12/2017
GOP/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Top White House officials said Sunday [11-12-17] they didn’t have enough information to judge whether Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should withdraw from his race over allegations that he pursued teenage girls, including one 14-year-old, while he was in his 30s. Mr. Moore, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama, […]
11/10/2017
GOP/NOMINATIONS: “The Republican Party’s Senate campaign wing has severed its fundraising deal with Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore, Politico reported on Friday [11-10-17], a day after allegations emerged that he initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32. Politico said Federal Election Commission paperwork filed on Friday showed the National […]
11/10/2017
GOP/LEGAL/POLITICS: “Alabama’s special election for a U.S. Senate seat was rattled Thursday [11-9-17] by allegations that Republican nominee Roy Moore initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl several decades ago, when he was 32. The allegations surfaced in a report in the Washington Post just one month before Alabama voters are set to hold […]
11/10/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/TAXES: “Universities are ramping up efforts to defeat a Republican plan to tax private-college endowments and other proposals that would hit their finances, as they confront a building wave of resentment against higher education. Separate measures proposed in Congress earlier this year—some with bipartisan support—would demand universities pay back part of the loans on which […]
11/9/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Senate Republicans’ proposal to rewrite the tax code breaks significantly with the one crafted by the House GOP, confronting party leaders with dozens of differences to reconcile and little time before the year-end deadline they’ve set to pass it. The Senate plan, released late Thursday [11-9-17], contrasts with the House version in key areas, […]
11/9/2017
GOP/TAXES: “Senate Republicans unveiled a proposal to overhaul the U.S. tax code Thursday [11-9-17] that breaks in significant ways with a comparable House tax plan, including the level of top individual tax rates, the number of individual tax brackets, the timing of a corporate tax-rate cut and the particulars of estate tax changes. The Senate […]
11/8/2017
DEMS/GOP/POLITICS: “Republicans scrambled Wednesday [11-8-17] to prevent a potential Democratic wave in next year’s midterm elections after a political shellacking Tuesday fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump. The results of elections from Virginia to Washington state produced Democratic victories up and down the ballot, prompting both parties to take fresh looks at their plans […]
11/5/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “In his five years as chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Representative Lamar Smith transformed the once almost invisible position into a powerful bully pulpit…But with his run as chairman nearly done, the 69-year-old Texan announced on Thursday that he would retire rather than seek a 17th term […]
11/3/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republicans’ tax proposal faces stiff opposition from private-equity firms that say it threatens to disrupt their business model, which often relies on ladling debt onto acquisition targets. Still, this version of the bill is more positive for the industry than a previous plan that may have had more dire consequences for […]
11/2/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans cheered the unveiling of their long-awaited tax-overhaul bill, though fault lines quickly emerged over some of its components… Yet the 400-page measure also drew quick rebuffs from some of the Republicans’ reliable allies outside of Congress, including the Club for Growth, the National Association of Realtors, and the National Federation of […]
11/2/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “House Republicans, seeking the biggest transformation of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years, aim to permanently chop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%, compress the number of individual income tax brackets, and repeal the taxes paid by large estates starting in 2024, according to a detailed summary […]
11/1/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There is a math problem at the root of the Republican delay in introducing a sprawling tax bill, and it grows, in part, from President Trump’s two non-negotiables on taxes. Mr. Trump has insisted on ‘massive’ tax cuts, including reducing the top corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 35 percent and […]
10/31/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican House members are working hard (and late) toward the Massive Tax Cuts that they know you deserve. These will be biggest ever!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2017 08:22pm […]
10/31/2017
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Republican tax plan will preserve a top individual tax rate of 39.6%, according to people familiar with the matter, though party leaders are delaying its release by a day to iron out unresolved issues. The plan for the top rate marks a retreat for Republicans on a question that has […]
10/30/2017
GOP/MIKE PENCE/TAXES: “Vice President Mike Pence will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday [10-31-17] as Republicans grappled with key provisions in the tax cut bill and lobbyists expressed concern that a bill might not be ready by a self-imposed deadline… He said the number of unresolved issues was ‘very, very few,’ but did […]
10/29/2017
GOP/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Never seen such Republican ANGER & UNITY as I have concerning the lack of investigation on Clinton made Fake Dossier (now $12,000,000?),… the Uranium to Russia deal, the 33,000 plus deleted Emails, the Comey fix and so much more. Instead they look at phony Trump/Russia,… ‘collusion,’ which doesn’t exist. The Dems are […]
10/27/2017
DEMS/GOP/RUSSIA: “.@FoxNews Chris Wallace: ‘More evidence of Dem collusion with Russia than GOP’ https://t.co/nACQerJSiu” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 27, 2017 03:33pm […]
10/27/2017
CALIFORNIA/GOP/NEW YORK/TAXES: “New York and California’s Democratic governors said on Friday [10-27-17] residents would face hefty tax increases and some would leave their states under a proposal in the Republican tax plan that would eliminate state and local tax (SALT) deductions on federal income tax. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Jerry Brown of California […]
10/27/2017
GOP/TAXES: “As Republicans push forward to rewrite the tax code, some stakeholders are warning that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is adopting the same legislative strategy that proved unsuccessful with health care… Republicans are taking that same approach on the tax package—despite efforts by some Democrats to engage in the process, according to lawmaker interviews… […]