Update: Trump Tax Petition Hits Three-Quarter Million Mark, Still Climbing
The White House petition calling for the release of President Trump’s tax returns is still active, having garnered more than 750k signatures.
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The Senate, The Warren Rebuke & Rule 19
Confirmation hearings took a dramatic turn this week with the historic rebuke of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during the confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for Attorney General.
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White House Petition To Release Trump's Tax Returns Closes In On A Half Million Signatures
A petition calling for the release of President Trump’s tax returns posted to the White House’s “We the People” petition website is still garnering interest. The petition, which was created on January 20, asks the White House to “immediately release Donald Trump’s full tax returns.”
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Lindsey Graham Tweets Concern Over Trump's 'Mucho Sad' Border Tax Proposal
“Mucho sad.” That was the response from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to a proposal from the Trump administration suggesting that a wall between the United States and Mexico might be paid for by a border tax.
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Trump Signs Executive Order To Roll Back Obamacare
President Donald Trump wasted no time in chipping away at the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (sometimes called “ACA” or “Obamacare”), signing an executive order giving federal agencies the authority and discretion to roll back certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
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What's A Blind Trust, Anyway, And Why Won't It Work For President-Elect Trump?
With just nine days before the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States of America, President-elect Donald Trump held a press conference. Front and center at the press conference were Trump’s plans to distance himself from his businesses after he took office.
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If There's No Presidential Vote Recount, What Happens To The Money Jill Stein Raised?
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein has raised millions of dollars from voters in an effort to force presidential election recounts in at least three contested states (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania).
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House Says No To Renewed Efforts To Impeach IRS Commissioner
Members of the House failed at another attempt to impeach Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John A. Koskinen this week.
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Trump Tweets Out Promises To Increase Import Taxes As Carrier, Ford Make Moves
Over the weekend, President-elect Trump tweeted out a series of posts indicating that he intends to crack down on U.S. companies who move their businesses offshore.
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Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty To Failing To File Tax Return
Congressional staffer Issac Lanier Avant of Arlington, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to file an individual income tax return.