Bottom Line: Tax bill architect to lobby for private equity giant

Tax Baker & Hostetler LLP Already registered Lobby on tax policy, including provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, some of which expire in 2025. The Carlyle GroupOne of the world’s largest private equity firms. One of the lobbyists for this account chairs three subcommittees of the House Ways and Means Committee. […]
Newsweek headline rewrites Trump’s pledge to eliminate taxes on tips as ‘Kamala Harris’ tax proposal’

A misleading Newsweek headline about Republican support for Senator Kamala Harris’ tip-free initiative was deemed “yet another reason to hate the media” online. This publication is article Harris has renewed her support for banning tips on service and hospitality workers, after President Trump endorsed the policy in June, and on Monday published an article titled […]
CBS News Attacked Donald Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ Proposal — Until Kamala Harris Copied Him

CBS News displayed astonishing hypocrisy and double standards by attacking former President Donald Trump when he announced his “no tip tax” policy proposal in June, and then suddenly declining to criticize his ideas after Vice President Kamala Harris copied Trump’s policy proposal on Saturday. “Vice President Kamala Harris has laid out a new policy stance, […]
Biden backs lifting tips tax

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Karine Jean-Pierre Tries, Fails to Claim Credit for ‘No Tax on Tips’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday tried unsuccessfully to claim credit for a “tip tax free” proposal proposed earlier this summer by former President Donald Trump and supported by Vice President Kamala Harris. As Breitbart News reported, Harris has copied Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy, which he speech “I’m not going to […]
Vance wants to raise the child tax credit to $5,000. Here's why that could be difficult – CNBC

Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance speaks at a campaign rally at NMC-Wallard Inc./Wallard International in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on August 7, 2024. Adam Boettcher | Getty Images Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, former President Donald Trump’s Republican vice presidential nominee, wants to more than double the child tax credit, but policy experts say […]
Biden would sign a bill eliminating a tax on tips, White House says

The White House said Monday that President Biden would “absolutely” sign a bill to eliminate taxes on tipped wages if it reaches his desk, supporting a policy first proposed by former President Trump and co-sponsored by Vice President Harris. “This is something the president supports,” spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference. “The president […]
Medicare Agency Just Gave Kamala Harris An In-Kind Contribution With Your Tax Dollars – The Federalist

Earlier this month, Kamala Harris’ campaign Announced More than $200 million was raised in the first week of her candidacy after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, with much larger, but unofficial, in-kind contributions made through the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Announced A new “Premium Stabilization Demonstration” aimed at […]
Trump accuses Harris of ‘stealing’ no tax on tips promise after Dem nominee parrots policy

Vice President Kamala Harris followed up on former President Trump’s campaign promise to eliminate the federal tax on tips paid to service industry employees such as restaurants, bars and hotels. Harris vowed to fight for “America’s working families” at a rally on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Saturday night. “When […]
Harris ‘copies’ Trump’s no tax on tip policy in Nevada

Vice President Kamala Harris announced her pledge to repeal the tip tax while campaigning in Las Vegas on Saturday, prompting former President Donald Trump to slam her for “copying” one of his signature proposals. The Democratic presidential nominee spent much of his speech sharply criticizing Trump, but opened his speech in a battleground state by […]