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Democrats gear up for offensive against Trump’s Treasury

If they take control of Congress, Democrats on tax-writing and financial oversight panels plan to target the president’s alleged self-dealing, setting up a showdown with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Sources (1)· Oct 22, 8:45 AM

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POLITICO· Oct 22, 8:45 AMDemocrats gear up for offensive against Trump’s Treasury

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CA's Tax System 'Very Volatile' Because It Relies on Small, Heavily-Taxed Group, Should Be 'More Equal'On Wednesday's broadcast of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power," Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) said that, in California, "We rely on a small number of | Clips

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Mark Zuckerberg Makes Deal With Meta To Help Him Pay Proposed California Billionaire TaxThe deal allows Zuckerberg to pay a potentially huge billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded.

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Don't let Sand lay waste to Iowa GOP's responsible budgetsIt took years for Iowa to recover from overspending the last time Democrats like Rob Sand were in charge, writes Chuck Grassley.

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Embattled GOP senator making political 'mistake for the ages': WSJThe Wall Street Journal’s editorial board is rebuking Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) for backing a large payroll tax increase to fund Social Security, in an editorial titled “Roger Marshall Backs a Giant Tax Increase.” At a debate this week in his tight race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, Marshall said of the payroll tax cap, now $184,500: “I would…

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House Dem Whip: GOP's Going After Loan Defaulters, Not People Who Aren't Paying Taxes 'They Could Afford To'On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said that Republicans aren’t going after “people who aren’t paying what they could afford to pay in their taxes, but people who took out student loans” The post House Dem Whip: GOP’s Going After Loan Defaulters, Not People Who Aren’t Paying Taxes ‘They Could…

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Zuckerberg makes deal to pay proposed tax billSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with Meta's board to help him pay a proposed California tax on billionaires without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded, according to regulatory filings published this week.

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