NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump Faces Deal-Making Challenges as Congress Returns

As lawmakers return to town, the president faces weeks of hard bargaining on the debt ceiling, his border wall, the tax code, Harvey relief and more.

Common Sense: For Tax Reform Lessons, Congress Needn’t Look Far

August 31, 2017 Common Sense By JAMES B. STEWART President Trump made his pitch for tax reform this week, but the odds are not favorable for legislation that would reduce individual and corporate rates and promote economic growth without driving up the national...

Trump Speech in Missouri Expected to Lay Groundwork for Tax Overhaul

In a speech on Wednesday in Springfield, Mo., President Trump is expected to lay out the case for cutting taxes for businesses and individuals and for simplifying the tax code.

Turf Battles: Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won’t Let Them.

Turf Battles By EMILY BADGER July 6, 2017 At a time when Democrats are locked out of power from the White House, both chambers of Congress, the majority of governor’s offices and three-fifths of the country’s state houses, their ideas at least...