Jeff Stein

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrew Ackerman |Jeff Stein

Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets (washingtonpost.com) Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets By Andrew Ackerman; Jeff Stein 2025053110003200 Wall Street bankers and executives are privately warning the Trump administration that the tax bill moving through Congress could stoke investor anxiety about rising deficits, push up U.S. borrowing costs and damage the broader economy, according to more than a dozen people familiar...

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

White House releases partial budget, but without critical details (washingtonpost.com) White House releases partial budget, but without critical details By Jeff Stein 2025053022411900 The White House Office of Management and Budget released hundreds of budget documents early Friday evening that left out key projections that previous administrations of both parties have publicly disclosed for decades.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

White House budget office rebukes watchdog over ‘invasive’ probes (washingtonpost.com) White House budget office rebukes watchdog over ‘invasive’ probes By Jeff Stein 2025053015400000 The top attorney for the White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday sharply rebuked a congressional watchdog, escalating an ongoing battle over the administration's expansion of unilateral spending powers.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

GOP rejects ‘millionaire tax’ pitch, advancing breaks for rich Americans (washingtonpost.com) GOP rejects ‘millionaire tax’ pitch, advancing breaks for rich Americans By Jeff Stein 2025052810000000 House Republicans rejected a push by some allies of President Donald Trump to include tax hikes on the rich in sweeping legislation they passed last week — a decision that could carry repercussions into next year's elections.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein

GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit (washingtonpost.com) GOP tax bill on track to add more than $2.5 trillion to U.S. deficit By Jeff Stein 2025051510000000 The Republican tax proposal emerging in the House of Representatives would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade, according to nonpartisan estimates and budget experts.