House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote
The House passed a $78 billion tax bill Wednesday that expands the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions canceled during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral bill to the Senate for consideration. . Congress passed the bill, called the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of […]
Speaker Johnson endorses bipartisan tax bill as ‘conservative,’ ‘pro-growth’ reform
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has voiced support for the bipartisan tax deal, which is scheduled for a vote later Wednesday. “The American Families and Workers Tax Cuts Act is an important bipartisan piece of legislation that restores conservative, pro-growth tax reform,” Prime Minister Johnson said in a statement. “Importantly, this bill also ends wasteful […]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Caution Biden Against Another Mid East War
A bipartisan group of senators is warning against getting drawn into another war in the Middle East after President Joe Biden began firing missiles into Yemen without Congressional authorization earlier this month. “With tensions in the region rising, U.S. participation in a new war in the Middle East is not possible without Congressional approval, followed […]
GOP leaders face conservative, moderate pushback on bipartisan tax deal
A bipartisan deal to cut business taxes while expanding the child tax credit poses a political dilemma for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), avoiding opposition from within his own party. We are considering whether to bring the matter to the floor as soon as possible. Like next week. The backlash to the tax bill from […]
Democratic lawmaker says AI deepfakes a bipartisan issue amid Taylor Swift incident
The Democratic lawmaker said artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes are a bipartisan issue. In response to the news of recent spread AI-generated graphic image Pop superstar Taylor Swift's social media statements. “What happened to Taylor Swift is nothing new,'' said Rep. Yvette Clark of New York. Said in a post by X on Thursday, the platform […]
GOP Senators Speak Out Against Bipartisan Bill To Address Border Crisis, Send More Aid To Ukraine
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) speaks about border security issues during a press conference with Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol on January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Pictured on the left are Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Sen. Eric Schmidt (R-Texas). (Missouri), Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). Republican […]
Mitt Romney comes unglued, blames Trump after McConnell signals death of bipartisan border bill: ‘Really appalling’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted Donald Trump on Thursday over allegations that the former president was trying to block the Senate from reaching an agreement on a new bill that would help with the border crisis. denounced. Lawmakers were nearing a bipartisan agreement on national security that would likely address the border crisis, Israel and […]
Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US EV industry from China
President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan resolution that would have reversed his administration's decision to exempt taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations from “Buy America” requirements. The resolution, authored by Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and introduced in July, specifically seeks to overturn the Department of Transportation's (DOT) exemption from Buy America requirements for […]
Bipartisan Senate group pushes Schumer for Big Tech watchdog agency
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York to support creating an independent agency to regulate big technology companies, reviving a push from last year. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) wrote to Schumer. Currently, […]
Bipartisan tax deal can pave the way for longer term improvements in 2025
A bipartisan agreement in Washington is shaping up to be a win for small businesses and the entire U.S. economy. Earlier this month, Congressional committee leaders announced a tax reduction agreement It reinstates lapsed elements of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Key features include expanding small business deductions and reinstating full spending on […]