Arthur Laffer’s Theory on Tax Cuts Comes to Life Once More

The theory, four decades old, that cutting taxes spurs enough growth to generate new tax revenue underpins President Trump’s tax plan.

Trump Is Expected to Sign Orders That Could Expand Access to Fossil Fuels

By CORAL DAVENPORT April 25, 2017 WASHINGTON — After moving last month against Barack Obama’s efforts to limit fossil fuel exploration and combat climate change, President Trump will complete his effort to overturn environmental policy this week,...

Jay Dickey, Arkansas Lawmaker Who Blocked Gun Research, Dies at 77

By SAM ROBERTS April 24, 2017 As a Republican congressman from Arkansas, Jay Dickey, through an obscure amendment, single-handedly prevented the federal government from investigating the public health effects of firearms-inflicted violence for the last two...

Familiar Hurdle for a Tax Code Revamp: Trump’s Own Field

Real estate interests have shown their lobbying prowess, and the president has embraced positions that would benefit developers and complicate changes.