The near collapse of the GOP’s tax reform bill in the Senate on Thursday night was the latest debacle for a party that has struggled to govern this year. It suggests that the Republican Party may fail to enact a tax overhaul — or any other major legislation. Republicans might still approve the bill on […]
Earlier this week, we listed 10 Republican senators who had potential reservations about their party’s tax policy bill — way more than the three GOP votes needed to kill it. Now, with the Senate voting on this legislation as soon as Thursday night, it looks like that opposition is falling away. Why? On the one […]
Senate Republicans’ effort to pass tax reform is at a crucial juncture. As some senators waffle on whether to support the bill, they may want to spare a glance toward public opinion: Poll after poll shows that more voters than not are opposed to their efforts. In fact, the GOP bill is one of the […]
As the Senate prepares to take up its version of a tax policy bill, with the potential of a vote by week’s end, Republicans look about eight votes short. The big question is whether those reluctant members will put aside their concerns in favor of party unity or demand major changes to the legislation, complicating […]
A massive debate is playing out over legislation that affects the lives of every American: taxes. But are the changes under consideration actually going to make a difference to your bottom line? As it happens, most people don’t have a mortgage, most people don’t own stocks and, as a rule, most people are unaffected by […]