Taylor Giorno

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Taylor Giorno

The weekend of mixed messages from the Trump administration on the future of immigration crackdowns has left hoteliers, farmers and restaurateurs asking: Are we getting protections or not? Industry lobbyists and advocates are in the dark on details, with the White House keeping its plans close to the chest as President Donald Trump focuses his deportation efforts on sanctuary cities.

1 week ago | notus.org | Taylor Giorno

Senate Republicans are wading into a growing multi-billion-dollar industry in their reconciliation bill with a new tax that’s backed by major business groups. The Senate Finance Committee tax proposal released Monday evening includes a tax on profits from investing in litigation. Republicans normally hate raising taxes, but the provision could almost double the tax on third-party litigation earnings from 21% to nearly 41%.

1 week ago | notus.org | Taylor Giorno

The weekend of mixed messages from the Trump administration on the future of immigration crackdowns has left hoteliers, farmers and restaurateurs asking: Are we getting protections or not? Industry lobbyists and advocates are in the dark on details, with the White House keeping its plans close to the chest as President Donald Trump focuses his deportation efforts on sanctuary cities.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Taylor Giorno

When President Donald Trump acknowledged that farmers and hospitality workers were hurting from his mass deportation agenda, industry advocates appreciated the recognition. But if the president’s subsequent post on Truth Social was meant to soothe anxieties, it “backfired,” one Republican lobbyist told NOTUS. “We still have a worker shortage. How are you going to solve that? And I don’t know if that tweet made people feel like they were going to solve it anytime sooner,” the lobbyist said.

3 weeks ago | notus.org | Taylor Giorno

Elon Musk is throwing grenades into the political process in an attempt to blow up the budget reconciliation bill. But while his calls to “kill the bill” have fanned flames among a few lawmakers critical of the bill’s price tag, there appear to be limits to his sizable social media influence on Capitol Hill. “We did the right thing. This is just a first step,” said Rep.