Senate leaders are close to a two-year budget deal that would avert a government shutdown, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) announced Tuesday. The deal would set spending levels for fiscal 2018 and 2019 and avoid the prospect of a government shutdown when a stopgap spending measure expires on Thursday. “There are still some outstanding […]
Republicans Blitz Trump to Head Off Tariffs…
Senate Leaders Near Two-Year Budget Deal to Prevent Shutdown…
OMB Director Mick Mulvaney Press Briefing on Schumer-Shutdown (Video)…
President Trump and Vice President Pence Meet With Congressional Leadership (Ryan, Pelosi, McConnell, Reid)…
NY Fed Raises GDP Forecast, DOW Closes New Record…
Almost too much winning… almost, but I think we can take it. The New York federal reserve has raised their anticipated fourth quarter GDP growth forecast to 3.8%. That’s only a week after previously raising it to 3.2%. The Stock Market closes again at yet another all time high today…
The Tax Break for the Rich the Democrats Are Fighting to Keep…
For a progressive, few tax breaks should offer a juicer target than the write-off taxpayers can take on the state and local income, sales, and property taxes that they pay. The tax break costs the federal government a massive amount of money — a projected $1.3 trillion over the next 10 years, according to the […]