Jeff Stein

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

The U.S. is giving up on taxing inheritances (washingtonpost.com) The U.S. is giving up on taxing inheritances By Jeff Stein 2025061810000000 Congressional Republicans are proposing to permanently allow wealthy families to pass on more of their assets tax-free, as the federal government all but abandons taxing large inheritances.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

Trump economist outlines case for business tax cuts as GOP weighs bill (washingtonpost.com) Trump economist outlines case for business tax cuts as GOP weighs bill By Jeff Stein 2025061618053400 A top Trump administration official and two other economists released a paper Monday outlining how business tax cuts boost economic investment as congressional Republicans debate the extent of these policies in their tax legislation.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein |Clara Ence Morse

$75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push (washingtonpost.com) $75 billion firm wins carve-out in tax bill after lobbying push By Jeff Stein; Clara Ence Morse 2025061411300000 The tax bill before Congress would partially exempt the U.S. Virgin Islands from a law meant to crack down on tax havens, after a lobbying campaign by the territory's government and a large private credit firm that stands to benefit from the measure.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrew Ackerman |Jeff Stein

Trump economy shows surprising resilience despite tariff impacts (washingtonpost.com) Trump economy shows surprising resilience despite tariff impacts By Andrew Ackerman; Jeff Stein 2025061110002000 President Donald Trump's escalating trade war may be rattling corporate boardrooms and slowing consumer spending, but the U.S. economy so far has kept humming along.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Alyssa Fowers |Jeff Stein

See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion (washingtonpost.com) See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion By Alyssa Fowers; Jeff Stein 2025061109004400 The United States owes more than $36 trillion. Washington now spends close to $2 trillion more each year than it collects in revenue, forcing the Treasury Department to borrow to make up the difference. Which means the national debt is still growing.