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Cornyn and another GOP holdout, Senator Thom Tillis, want written changes to alter Trump's settlement with the IRS over leaks of his tax information in 2019.
By Chris Strohm and Erik WassonJuly 29 -
President Trump and Senate Democrats reached a tentative deal to avert a disruptive government shutdown as the White House continues to negotiate with Democrats.
By Steven T. Dennis and Erik WassonJanuary 30 -
The rebellion comes after Johnson blocked swing-district Republicans from having a floor vote this week on their plan for the premium tax credits.
By Erik WassonDecember 17 -
Speaker Mike Johnson will block a push by moderate House Republicans for a vote on renewing expiring Obamacare subsidies.
By Erik WassonDecember 17 -
Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for extending health care subsidies.
By Erik WassonOctober 20 -
At the Internal Revenue Service, which sits within the Treasury Department, the administration plans to fire about 1,300 workers.
By Gregory Korte and Erik WassonOctober 12 -
One of the most lucrative tax breaks corporate America won in Trump's economic legislation is hitting a roadblock in a minimum tax Congress set three years ago.
By Erik WassonSeptember 25 -
Democratic demands include extending expiring Obamacare premium tax credits and reversing cuts to Medicaid made in Trump's signature tax law.
By Erik WassonSeptember 17 -
Staffing shortfalls and intricate new policies are complicating efforts at the Treasury and IRS to meet tight deadlines for churning out guidance on the tax bill.
By Erik WassonJuly 23 -
The ink is hardly dry on the $3.4 trillion tax and spending package and House Republicans are already at work on a follow-up budget bill coming this autumn.
By Erik WassonJuly 14 -
President Donald Trump secured a sweeping shift in U.S. domestic policy as the House passed a $3.4 trillion fiscal package that cuts taxes, curtails spending on safety-net programs and reverses much of Joe Biden's efforts to move the country toward a clean-energy economy.
By Erik Wasson and Steven T. DennisJuly 3 -
The bill includes tax cuts Republicans campaigned on, a phase-out of Biden-era clean energy incentives and funding for the president's crackdown on illegal immigration.
By Erik Wasson and Steven T. DennisJuly 3 -
President Trump is meeting with a faction of conservative lawmakers at the White House who have threatened to sink his signature tax legislation.
By Erik WassonJuly 2 -
The $3.3 trillion tax and spending cut bill passed the Senate after a furious push by Republican leaders to persuade holdouts to back the legislation.
By Erik Wasson and Steven T. DennisJuly 1 -
The Senate worked through the night on the $3.3 trillion tax and spending package, with Republican leaders still negotiating with key GOP holdouts into the morning.
By Erik Wasson and Steven T. DennisJuly 1 -
Senate Republicans remain at odds over how much to cut Medicaid and other social safety-net programs and how rapidly to end Biden-era clean energy tax breaks.
By Erik WassonJune 30 -
GOP senators voted in favor of the plan to count the extension of Trump's 2017 tax cuts as costing nothing by using an unprecedented accounting maneuver.
By Erik WassonJune 30 -
The $4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial Senate test vote after hours of negotiations between Vice President JD Vance, GOP leaders and Republican holdouts.
By Erik Wasson and Steven T. DennisJune 29 -
The agreement involved raising the limit on the state and local tax deduction to $40,000 a year for five years.
By Erik WassonJune 27 -
The remarks give Republican negotiators additional breathing room as lawmakers remain at loggerheads over several issues in the massive economic package.
By Erik WassonJune 27



















