Trump wants to give the rich a big tax cut. Here's what his supporters want.
A guard stands in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan on August 7, 2015. (Photo by Yana Paskova/For The Washington Post) President Trump and his GOP allies are planning on handing out trillions of dollars in tax cuts. It's one of a few major goals for Republicans now that they have control in Washington. Yet a new poll suggests that ordinary Republican voters lack enthusiasm for broad tax relief, and might even object to current plans to reduce taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Although t..>> view originalSurprise! Now the establishment is praising Trump
President Trump is suddenly winning positive reviews from a Washington establishment that has often feuded with the White House. Trump has evolved — or flipped — on a series of economic and foreign policy issues, including relations with Russia, NATO’s relevance, Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's future, whether China is a currency manipulator and the usefulness of the Export-Import Bank.The changes have generally warmed the hearts of former critics, including MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Wash..>> view originalArkansas Judge Moves to Block Executions
Four companies have publicly raised concerns about how the Arkansas Department of Correction came to stockpile the drugs for its lethal injection cocktail — midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride — but only the McKesson Corporation, the drug distributor that ranks fifth on the Fortune 500 list of companies, made an explicit allegation of deception. Arkansas, the company said, bought 10 boxes of vecuronium bromide, which the state can use to stop a prisoner’s breathing.But the stat..>> view originalDemocrats must get serious about the fight over taxes. Here's how.
President Trump is now saying he has to do health-care reform before "phenomenal tax reform," but he's changed course on the order of those priorities before. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) I have a tax-day tradition, in which on or about April 15 I write a column (here’s an example) explaining why we should be thankful for what our taxes fund and that we’re taxed at an unusually light rate compared with people in other countries. But this year, with the possibility of a comprehensiv..>> view originalJustice Dept. drops federal lawsuit over North Carolina's 'bathroom bill'
In the face of economic pressure, North Carolina lawmakers voted March 30 to repeal and replace the state's controversial bathroom law. Here's what you need to know. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post) The Justice Department on Friday said it was dropping a federal lawsuit filed last year against North Carolina over the state’s “bathroom bill,” which restricted the public bathrooms transgender people were allowed to use. Officials said that they were abandoning the lawsuit because North C..>> view originalNew report alleges decades of sexual abuse at elite Connecticut prep school
(Globalstock/iStockphoto) Choate Rosemary Hall is known for being one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the country, an institution with alumni like President John F. Kennedy, two-time presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson and playwright Edward Albee. The elite Connecticut private school is also a place that has for decades fostered a pattern of sexual abuse and misconduct between teachers and students, according to a troubling new internal investigation initiated by the school to a..>> view originalAt Easter, Trump has yet to find a church home in DC
WASHINGTON — Washington churches have long welcomed presidents to their pews. Bill Clinton frequented a Methodist church, Jimmy Carter taught Baptist Sunday school and Barack Obama visited an Episcopal church near the White House. As Easter Sunday arrives, President Donald Trump has not attended a church service in the capital since the worship events of his inauguration weekend. Trump is spending the holiday at his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, where he often weekends. The White House w..>> view originalUtah judge calls ex-Mormon bishop convicted of rape a 'good man'
Judge Thomas Low called Keith Robert Vallejo an "extraordinarily good man" who did something wrong, after he was convicted of rape. (Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune/via AP). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Saturday, April 15, 2017, 12:31 AM. PROVO ...>> view originalNew law will restrict women's access to health care, experts fear
This is not the end to federal funds for Planned Parenthood, as many Republicans have been calling for, but it is what experts characterize as a first step.The move may embolden states to make additional moves to restrict women's access to abortion, they say, and caught in the middle may be millions of Americans who use Planned Parenthood or other health clinics for other family planning services such as contraceptives, for breast cancer screenings and for sexually transmitted disease screenings..>> view originalFugitive who mailed antigovernment manifesto to Trump has been captured, authorities say
A Wisconsin man accused of stealing an arsenal of weapons from a gun shop and sending an anti-government manifesto to President Trump has been arrested after a massive manhunt (Reuters) A man accused of stealing guns in connection with a possible plan for an attack has been captured in Wisconsin following a 10-day manhunt, authorities said. Joseph Jakubowski, 32, was taken into custody early Friday morning after authorities responded to a call about a suspicious person on a farmer’s prope..>> view original
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