What do the American people think of tax reform? When asked in a recent CNN poll how they feel about the way the federal government taxes individuals and businesses, 68% say changes are needed (35% say “a complete overhaul” is necessary while 33% say “ma...
It was a disastrous day for the whole GOP—President Trump, congressional Republicans, grass-roots activists and anyone who wants progress on the party’s agenda. On Tuesday, for a second time this year, Senate Republicans failed to repeal and replace Obama...
The Pew Research Center contrasted “drop-off” voters (those 22-years old and older who voted in 2012 and 2016 but not 2014) and “consistent” voters (those 22-years old and older who voted in 2012, 2014, and 2016).
...
Like Lazarus, the Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare has risen from the dead. Pundits dutifully filled out the toe tag in July, after a repeal-and-replace bill failed to pass the Senate.
...
Pres. Donald Trump’s job approval rating on handling the economy after eight months in office is higher than that of most modern-day presidents at this point of their first terms.
...
No matter how persuasive President Trump is, it’s unlikely he can round up enough Democrats to get 60 votes in the Senate for tax reform. That means Republicans will need to use the Senate’s reconciliation process, which avoids the filibuster, to pass the...
President Donald Trump recently made stops in Missouri and North Dakota to push his tax reform plan. It is no coincidence that both those states are ones he won in 2016 with vulnerable Democratic incumbent senators up for reelection in 2018.
...
I believe that “Dreamers”—foreign-born men and women, age 15 to 36, brought here illegally when they were children—should be allowed to stay in America, the only country most of them remember.
...
