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Deficits are hardly a top priority of voters now, as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters and Congress contemplates another $1 trillion or more in relief aid.
In a 2-1 decision Monday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the terminations of these designations were not reviewable by the court.
bipartisan COVID-19 relief negotiations on ice, congressional leaders have turned their attention to crafting a continuing resolution to keep the government open before the new fiscal year starts Oct. 1.
Wednesday, there were 21 days left until the Payroll Support Program expires, and Nelson said without an extension of that aid, nearly 100,000 airline workers may be subject to furloughs beginning Oct. 1.
McConnell’s been trying to consolidate Senate GOP support around a smaller package after he publicly admitted that some 20 Republicans would vote against the earlier $1 trillion package he introduced
[jwp-video n=”1″] Non-polling factors As I wrote in my March 18 column moving the contest from “Toss-up/Tilting Democratic” to “Lean Biden,” the nomination of Biden was a significant blow to
After Labor Day, Senate Republicans are expected to take up a “skinny” version of a pandemic relief package that is likely well under $1 trillion.
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I do not support $2.2 trillion,” Mnuchin told Waters.
“Puerto Rico is probably the No. 1 concern in my mind,” Montano said, noting the island is still recovering from hurricanes and can experience spotty water, power and health services.
The measure would remove marijuana from the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances in all instances where it is referenced in current law, and apply this change retroactively.
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Trump considers orders to keep airline workers on job] The House bill would provide $15 billion for state departments of transportation and $15.75 billion for transit
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for most of those middle- and lower-income households—on average, only a fraction of a percent of their after-tax income—and we estimate that 80 percent of the new tax revenue would come from the top 1
It’s unclear what the ultimate impact on Social Security finances would be, even with such a big influx of cash — nearly $1 trillion in the first decade alone, according to the Tax Policy Center.
“The one possibility of avoiding these involuntary reductions on Oct. 1 is a clean extension of the (Payroll Support Program),” Parker and Isom wrote.
That would support a claim that Trump’s tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks boosted the growth by 1 percentage point above expectations in 2018 before weakening in 2019.
Recent polls have shown Owens in a close race in Utah’s 4th District against vulnerable freshman Democrat Ben McAdams, who has a more than 4-to-1 fundraising advantage.
In fact, the Republican tax law largely benefitted the wealthy, while the Biden proposed tax increases would fall mainly on the top 1% of taxpayers. Sen.
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has cited Djou’s 2010 special election victory and the subsequent GOP takeover of the House majority as a parallel for 2020.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. Follow him on Twitter @reedgalen.