• Executive Branch

With Long Lines for Food, Water and Fuel and No Electricity, Puerto Ricans Help Each Other

"Just 20 miles from the capital of San Juan, residents here are still marooned after Hurricane Maria destroyed the once-lush landscape more…

  • Executive Branch

Trump Hires Campaign Workers Instead of Farm Experts at USDA

"President Donald Trump’s appointees to jobs at Agriculture Department headquarters include a long-haul truck driver, a country club cabana attendant…

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  • Security

NSA Warned Trump White House Against Using Personal Email

"In briefings to incoming Trump aides, security officials highlighted the dangers of unsecured email and phones."  More ...

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  • Security

Kushner Used Private Email to Conduct White House Business

"The senior adviser set up the account after the election. Other West Wing officials have also used private email accounts…

  • Executive Branch
  • Security

At Least Six Trump White House Officials Used Private Email

"Multiple current and former White House officials have used private email for official administration correspondence, CNN has learned."  More ...

  • Taxes

Trump Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes on Many Middle-Income Families

"White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said a 'typical' American family making about $100,000 would get a tax break of…

  • Taxes

“Big Six” Tax Framework Provides Windfall to High-Income Households, With Working Families Largely an Afterthought

"The 'Big Six' Republican tax framework announced today specifies large tax cuts aimed at profitable corporations and wealthy households while…

  • Taxes

Wealthy, Not Middle Class, Would Be Big Winners in GOP Tax Plan

"About 30 percent of those earning between $50,000 and $150,000 would pay more under the Republican plan, according to the…

  • Taxes

Economists Have No Use for Republican Tax Cuts

They don't boost growth; they just add to deficits.  More ...

  • Taxes

Trump’s Unpaid-For Tax Cuts May Total $5 Trillion In New Tax Plan

Failure to pay for tax cuts by closing tax loopholes may put Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Education on the…

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