Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win
A burst of 11th-hour horse trading gave a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph the votes it needed.
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McConnell confirms votes are there to pass tax-cut bill
GOP leaders hope to vote on Friday and send the measure to a House-Senate conference to work out the differences. They want to deliver a bill to President Donald Trump by Christmas.
Senate GOP presses ahead on tax bill, gets McCain’s backing
Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation's tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week's end and a key Republican getting on board.
Trump signals openness to changes in GOP tax plan
President Donald Trump said Monday that changes to the Republican tax bill are coming, as he looks to win over holdout GOP senators in an effort to pass the package by the end of the year.
House passes GOP tax-cut bill; Senate version’s fate less clear
Republicans passed a near $1.5 trillion package overhauling corporate and personal taxes through the House on Thursday, edging President Donald Trump and the GOP toward their first major legislative triumph this year.
Senate Republicans toss potential Obamacare bomb into tax bill
The plan released Tuesday night by Senate Republicans mixes two red-hot debates by adding a repeal of the Obamacare law’s individual mandate to their tax legislation.
Pence’s short trip to NFL game cost Indianapolis police $14K
A left-leaning policy group sought details about expenses surrounding Mike Pence’s Oct. 8 trip and found the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's costs included nearly $11,500 in overtime for tactical and traffic officers.
Senate GOP tax bill would delay biz cut, undo deductions
Senate Republicans revealed the details of their sweeping tax legislation Thursday, including a one-year delay in plans for a major corporate tax cut despite strident opposition from the White House and others in their own party.
Pence touts GOP tax overhaul in visit to Indiana
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that a GOP effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code for the first time in three decades is neither a Republican or a Democrat issue, but a "jobs issue."
Pence sets Indiana trip to tout GOP tax overhaul plan
Vice President Mike Pence is planning a trip to suburban Indianapolis in an effort to build support for the Republican-led tax overhaul plan.
House tax panel adopts GOP changes after day of bickering
After a day of partisan bickering over whether the Republicans' sweeping tax plan would truly help the middle class, a key House panel on Monday approved late changes.
Indiana, 34 other states back bid to collect online sales taxes
South Dakota is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence. The case could have national implications for e-commerce.
House tax-reform bill contains major changes for businesses, individuals
The bill would cap the mortgage-interest deductions on pricier homes, but includes no changes to popular 401(k) retirement plans. It’s not expected to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate. It would cut individual tax rates for millions of Americans, but not for earners at the very top.
House Republican’s evolving tax bill leaves retirement plan intact
The plan, expected to be released Thursday, is a long-standing goal for Capitol Hill Republicans who see a once-in-a-generation opportunity to clean up an inefficient, loophole-cluttered tax code.
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details.
House passes $4T budget in step forward for Trump tax plan
The House on Thursday gave a significant boost to President Donald Trump’s promise to cut taxes, narrowly passing a GOP budget that shelves longstanding concerns over federal deficits in favor of a rewrite of the tax code.
Trump, GOP at odds over using 401(k)s to pay for tax cuts
While the president insists the popular retirement plans will remain untouched, lawmakers are open to revisions.
Poll says majority OK with 10-cent Indiana fuel tax increase
The tax increase was passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb this spring to raise money for infrastructure spending.
Todd Young backs tax reform, but not if it increases deficit
The senator from Indiana said fellow Republicans “can’t assume unreasonable rates of economic growth or we’re being fiscally irresponsible.”
Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain
President Donald Trump declared repeatedly the plan would provide badly needed tax relief for the middle class. But there are too many gaps in the proposal to know yet how it actually would affect individual taxpayers and families.