WASHINGTON — A decades-old proposal to replace federal income, estate and payroll taxes with a national sales tax has garnered support and attention in a majority of the new House GOP, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he does not endorse the policy . The so-called FairTax, if enacted, would be the largest structural change … Read more
Now that Republicans control the House of Representatives, what can they do to win back Americans’ trust in government? What can you do for America? The questions are related. We already know what the Republican House is up to. It is under investigation. It will examine the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government’s handling of the … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to probe communications between the Biden administration and big tech and social media companies to see if they amounted to censorship of legitimate positions on issues like Covid-19 that underpin the policies of the White House disagreed. House Republicans are expected to convene the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Biden said Wednesday that he intends to visit the U.S.-Mexico border during his trip to Mexico City next week. “We’re working out the details now,” Biden said. The president’s comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House was heavily considering adding a border visit to the Mexico trip, … Read more
Washington CNN — The Biden administration is finalizing its plans, including a controversial asylum policy, before the end of a Trump-era border restriction that officials familiar with the planning said is due to expire in a few days. The plans could be announced in the coming day, officials said. A wave of migrants at the … Read more
Washington CNN — Officials familiar with the planning said the Biden administration is finalizing its response to the expected end of a Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42 on Wednesday. Officials said the plans, which may involve reviving a controversial asylum policy, could be announced in the coming days. But it seems the government … Read more
Congress is about to pass legislation designed to help Americans save more for retirement and keep their retirement savings untouched and untaxed for longer. The law, which is about to be passed, raises the age at which people must withdraw money from tax-advantaged retirement accounts from 72 to 75. It raises retirement savings limits for … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s advisers are moving ahead with planning for the president’s likely 2024 re-election campaign, with discussions focused less on whether Mr. Biden will seek a second term and more on how a campaign alongside the White House in the would expire next year. Mr Biden’s team have begun preliminary talks about the … Read more
CNN — Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have landed on an initial shared framework designed to strengthen border security and provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children Sources CNN with. Democrats have been betting on the lame duck … Read more
McAllen, Texas CNN — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has pledged to secure the border, cut government spending and launch tough investigations into the Biden administration if Republicans win the House on Tuesday, reflecting a mix of priorities since McCarthy forced will be to grapple with an increasingly hard-line and pro-Trump conference keen to impeach … Read more