Budget plan sets stage for Republican tax and spending fight

Mike Johnson pours cold water on calls to hike taxes on the rich, despite Trump telling GOPers he’s open to it

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pouring cold water on the prospect of Republicans hiking taxes on the rich to help pay for President Trump's "big, beautiful" agenda package.

About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes On Top Earners

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | April 10, 2025 Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes against long-held assumptions about the Republican Party’s fiscal policy—appears to be gaining some traction in both the White House and within GOP congressional leadership. Axios first reported on this shift within the White House in March,…

Biggest Tax Hike in History Could Be Coming—Here’s What It Means for You – Knowhere News

The White House is raising alarms about a potential $4 trillion tax increase if the 2017 tax law signed by former President Donald Trump is allowed to expire at the end of 2025. Officials are calling it “the biggest tax hike in history,” and say it could hit middle-class families and small businesses the hardest. In a recent post published on the administration’s official website, the Biden administration outlined the financial impact of letting…

LETTER: Right-wing cultists follow orange leader off a cliff

The cult leader is at it again. Right-wing cult members are defending en masse the largest tax hike on Americans in history. Yet, the cult members get in line at Fox TV and sing praises of the orange king of…

House GOP Passes Budget Bill to Slash Federal Spending and Taxes on the Wealthy

House Republicans passed a Senate- and Trump-approved budget framework Thursday, fast-tracking a plan to cut $4 trillion in taxes for the wealthy and another $1.5 trillion in spending, largely targeting essential services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance.

A ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ budget reform bill becomes the joke of the decade

Congress is about to pass what was billed as a once-in-a-generation budget reconciliation bill to rein in inflation. Instead, Republicans have delivered more spending, more debt, and a grab bag of random, inefficient tax cuts. After promising to slash the Biden-era debt explosion, GOP leaders have produced a plan with no major reforms and a laughable 0.004% spending cut over 10 years — after increasing spending. Conservatives reluctantly back…