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Republicans Have ‘Lost the Messaging Battle’ Over Tax Cuts, GOP Poll Finds

Republicans have “lost the messaging battle” over their tax cuts, according to a survey commissioned by the Republican National Committee. The poll, conducted early this month by GOP firm Public...
IRS Holds Off on New W-4 Form

The Treasury Department announced Thursday that the debut of the Internal Revenue Service’s new W-4 form will be delayed until the 2020 tax year. A draft released earlier this year – you can see it...

$Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during an event to introduce the "Medicare for All Act of 2017\$

How to Pay for Medicare for All? Supporters Say That’s the Wrong Question. Here’s Why.

Any Democrat proposing a transition to a Medicare-for-all system can expect to be pressed on a pivotal question: How do you plan to pay for it? The price tag: Various estimates have pegged the cost...
US Household Net Worth Grew to $107 Trillion in Q2

Boosted by higher property values and stock prices, the total net worth of U.S. households grew by almost $2.2 trillion in the second quarter of this year, reaching nearly $107 trillion, the Federal...
Chart of the Day: GDP Growth Before and After the Tax Bill

President Trump and the rest of the GOP are celebrating the recent burst in economic growth in the wake of the tax cuts, with the president claiming that it’s unprecedented and defies what the...
Trump Blasts ‘Ridiculous’ Spending Bill: Is a Shutdown Back on the Table?

President Trump on Thursday blasted the spending bill passed by the Senate earlier this week for its lack of funding for his border wall with Mexico. The bill is a key part of the congressional...
How Health Care Spending Soared by $1 Trillion in 10 Years

Health care spending per person for Americans with employer-provided health insurance rose by 44 percent, or 4.1 percent a year, from 2007 through 2016, according to a new study in Health Affairs ...