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3 weeks ago | 
vox.com | Abdallah Fayyad
It’s easy to look at Donald Trump’s second term and conclude that the less power and reach the federal government has, the better. After all, a smaller government might provide Trump or someone like him with fewer opportunities to disrupt people’s lives, leaving America less vulnerable to the whims of an aspiring autocrat. Weaker law-enforcement agencies could lack the capacity to enforce draconian policies.
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1 month ago | 
vox.com | Abdallah Fayyad
On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed the No Tax on Tips Act, pushing one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises one step closer to becoming law. The pledge to eliminate federal taxes on service and hospitality workers’ tips rallied voters in the 2024 election, so much so that even former Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed the idea in her campaign against Trump. Now, both Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill seem to want to make it a reality.
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1 month ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Abdallah Fayyad
Editor’s note, May 21, 2025, at 9:50 am ET: The Senate has unanimously passed the “no tax on tips” bill. The bill will now head to the House. This article was originally published on August 13, 2024. First, some good news: In an otherwise polarizing and divisive election, there’s at least one policy proposal that’s emerging as a unifying issue. The bad news is that most experts think it’s a terrible idea. The proposal in question is to abolish federal taxes on tips.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Abdallah Fayyad
Editor’s note, May 21, 2025, at 9:50 am ET: The Senate has unanimously passed the “no tax on tips” bill. The bill will now head to the House. This article was originally published on August 13, 2024. First, some good news: In an otherwise polarizing and divisive election, there’s at least one policy proposal that’s emerging as a unifying issue. The bad news is that most experts think it’s a terrible idea. The proposal in question is to abolish federal taxes on tips.
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1 month ago | 
vox.com | Abdallah Fayyad
It is perhaps an understatement to say that Donald Trump is obsessed with popularity.
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1 month ago | 
vox.com | Abdallah Fayyad
The Qatari royal family has proposed gifting President Donald Trump a luxury Boeing 747-8 plane to use as a temporary Air Force One during his remaining time in the White House. The aircraft would then be donated to his presidential foundation after he leaves office, opening up the possibility of Trump using it for personal travel.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Abdallah Fayyad
7 hours agoChuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet giftSchumer also called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify before Congress and answer a number of questions related to the potential gift.
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1 month ago | 
vox.com | Abdallah Fayyad
There are two things you should know about President Donald Trump’s recently released budget proposal: First, it would significantly boost funding for Homeland Security and the Department of Defense while cutting social services that could hurt millions of people living in poverty. Second, his budget is just a proposal for Congress, and it almost certainly won’t become law. But just because Congress is unlikely to pass Trump’s budget as is doesn’t mean that the proposal is entirely meaningless.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Abdallah Fayyad
There are two things you should know about President Donald Trump’s recently released budget proposal: First, it would significantly boost funding for Homeland Security and the Department of Defense while cutting social services that could hurt millions of people living in poverty. Second, his budget is just a proposal for Congress, and it almost certainly won’t become law. But just because Congress is unlikely to pass Trump’s budget as is doesn’t mean that the proposal is entirely meaningless.
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1 month ago | 
vox.com | Sean Collins |Andrew Prokop |Abdallah Fayyad |Christian Paz
During his campaign, President Donald Trump was exceedingly clear about his plans for a second term. He released policy videos, made sweeping proclamations on the stump, and his allies published reams of ideas, perhaps none as infamous as Project 2025. Americans were told he would embrace tariffs, enact sweeping deportations, shrink the federal workforce, rapidly bring peace to Ukraine, get rid of “woke” military leaders, boost US business, and outlaw taxes on tips, among other things.
