The Latest Breaking News from Josh Gotimer

New 'SALT' caucus rejuvenates efforts to relieve deduction cap - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of House members relaunched a "SALT" caucus on Wednesday to try and get rid of the $10,000 deduction cap.

Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023

McCarthy’s moderate Republican allies have their own debt-ceiling ideas

Ultraconservatives in the House have dominated the public discussion on the US debt ceiling, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy can’t afford to ignore GOP centrists if the country is to avoid a catastrophic payments default later this year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Brooklyn’s Rep. Hakeem Jeffries expected to make history leading House Democrats

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a son of Brooklyn, is expected to be elected Wednesday as the leader of the House Democrats, less than a decade after the former state lawmaker first arrived on Capitol Hill.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

House Dems reach deal on policing bills ahead of midterms

A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic caucus to bring a long-awaited policing bill to the House floor just weeks before the midterm elections

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Bipartisan House bill aims to overhaul electoral count - Roll Call

A stalled Senate package to overhaul the law governing the counting of electoral votes gets a House counterpart.

Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022

Budget bill clears as Democrats seek to head off midterm losses - Roll Call

The House on Friday cleared a climate, health and tax package salvaging key parts of Democrats’ domestic agenda.

Roll Call · Aug 12, 2022

Manchin rules out climate spending and tax hikes, but open to prescription drug reform

Manchin remains open to a much smaller bill that focuses on deficit reduction.

Axios · Jul 15, 2022

House centrists could derail Manchin reconciliation deal with demand for no new taxes

Trying to modify the potential deal could scuttle the entire package.

Axios · Jul 13, 2022

Lawmakers who ran on ‘SALT’ relief prepare to face voters

WASHINGTON — Democrats are short on time to act on a budget package containing much of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda before November’s midterm elections, which could spell trouble for an issue that’s animated some tight House races before: the cap on deducting state and local taxes.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Lawmakers who ran on 'SALT' relief prepare to face voters - Roll Call

Democrats who previously campaigned on addressing the cap on deducting state and local taxes are running out of time to do so.

Roll Call · Jun 15, 2022