SALT tax mutiny threatens progress on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

[ad_1] Sparks are flying over taxes that primarily affect Republicans representing districts in Democrat-controlled states, sending tensions skyrocketing as GOP lawmakers negotiate President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The fight more specifically is about state and local tax deductions, colloquially known as SALT.  Republican lawmakers representing high-cost-of-living areas outside big cities had been pushing leaders…

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Veterans group CEO defends Trump shake-ups at VA

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, has proposed a 15% workforce reduction with a goal of cutting 80,000 jobs at the VA.  Retired Lt. Col. Jim Whaley, CEO of Mission Roll Call, a veteran advocacy non-profit, said such VA reform is necessary to improve veterans’ lives across the United States. …

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