During oral argument at the Supreme Court, Solicitor General D. John Sauer cited a letter by James Madison that completely undermines the administration’s case that its tariffs are legal.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor by promising New Yorkers “free” programs and services with their own money.
Billions of dollars are at stake in New York City’s mayoral election.
Democrats defend every entitlement and dream up new benefits. Republicans demand more defense spending and still more tax cuts.
Progressive cities are scrapping the tipped-wage credit, shifting workers from tax-free tips to taxable wages, and likely leading to lower take-home pay.
Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open government-run grocery stores would waste taxpayer money solving a problem NYC doesn’t have.
Florida Republicans propose not one, not two, but seven different constitutional amendments to cap, cut, or even eliminate property taxes.
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The Trump administration is reportedly looking to ease some tariffs on goods not produced in the U.S., as the consequences of a universal tariff scheme are becoming impossible to ignore.
The correct answer is: Yes, even when they are also regulations. Whether the Court agrees could determine the future of presidential power.
The policy would slow innovation, reduce competitiveness, and leave American workers unprepared for the future.
The president’s movie tariff proposal faces several legal and logistical challenges to implementation.
At first, Cairo looks as if someone pressed pause on the city mid-construction.
In New York City, just one in six cigarette packs collected by researchers came through legal channels.
Gloria Gaynor had almost finished paying off her house in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. But she will not see a dime in equity.
Will city and state governments get swindled by sports teams?
The expenditures are often costly privileges for special interests that mask the true size of government and fail to deliver the promised bang for the buck.
Don't comfort yourself with wishful thinking that millionaires and billionaires could take the entire burden of the deficit off our hands.
Analysts expect the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to reduce the number of remittance payments sent abroad.
Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.
Should they brag about raising taxes, like the White House is doing, or try to distance themselves from those same tax increases?
The former WWE star and current mayor of Knox County explains how limiting government, protecting economic freedom, and trusting communities over bureaucrats can build a stronger foundation for liberty.
Big city mayors' progressive ambitions are on a collision course with fiscal reality.
They are among the worst taxes imaginable—narrow, arbitrary, unstable, and regressive.
The president’s $300 billion tariff rebate plan risks replaying Bush-era giveaways—but on a scale large enough to fuel inflation and deepen the deficit.
In most cases, Trump's tariffs are significantly higher than the tariffs charged by other countries on American goods.
The article explains why the policy is unconstitutional, but also why it is unlikely to be challenged in court in the near future.
The president's revenue-sharing agreement on chip sales to China may pass legal muster, paving the way for effective export tariffs.
If Sen. Josh Hawley and the Trump administration want to spare Americans the pain from tariffs, there is a far simpler solution.
Socialism doesn't bring a dignified life. On the contrary, it's wrecked lives wherever it's been tried.
The president is claiming "unbounded authority" to impose import taxes based on a law that does not mention them.
Websites are being told to create "Material Harmful to Minors tax accounts."
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
We still need real tax reform and much lower federal spending.
It's time to ask what level of spending Americans truly want with the money we actually have.
To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.
And if Trump moves ahead with his threatened August 1 tariff hikes, prices will climb even more.
Not only does it raise taxes on American consumers, but it leaves American automakers at a distinct disadvantage relative to their Japanese competitors.
ICE wants to access confidential IRS data to locate tax-paying undocumented immigrants and boost detention numbers.
The highest earner received a grand total of $523,351.
Helping servers takes more than a temporary tip tax break.
“There's no such thing as a free stadium,” says J.C. Bradbury. “You can't just pull revenue out of thin air.”
The taxes on sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, originally enacted in 1934, were meant to be prohibitive, imposing bans in the guise of raising revenue.
This is what Washington calls compromise: The House proposes $1, the Senate proposes $2, and somehow, the government ends up spending $3.
Telling states to pay for a share of the food stamp program makes a lot of sense and would likely reduce fraud.
