US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Huffington Post
Author: Mary Papenfuss
30 Oct 2019
$16.8 Million In Campaign Funds Went To Trump Businesses, Latest Records Reveal
Not only have the U.S. and foreign governments spent money at properties owned by Donald Trump, but the president’s own political campaign and affiliated political committees have also spent about $16.8 million at his businesses since he launched his 2016 bid for the presidency, according to an analysis of federal election spending records.
Publisher: Huffington Post
Author: Mary Papenfuss
6 Mar 2019
11 Million Taxpayers Losing $323 Billion In Deductions In Trump Tax Hit
There’s more bad news for taxpayers. A government report has revealed that 11 million taxpayers are losing out on $323 billion worth of deductions due to a punishing change in President Donald Trump’s tax law. The hard news comes after early filers were stunned by shrinking — to vanishing — tax refunds.
Publisher: Huffington Post
Author: Mary Papenfuss
21 Jan 2018
Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law
Publisher: HuffPost
Author: Mary Papenfuss
26 Jun 2017
Ivanka Trump Ordered Deposed In Suit Accusing Her Of Ripping Off Shoe Designs
A Manhattan judge has ordered Ivanka Trump to give a deposition in a lawsuit by an Italian designer accusing her of trademark infringement and ripping off a shoe design. The ruling was in response to her lawyers’ arguments that Trump should be allowed to skip the deposition in part because of her “extraordinary circumstances” as a “high-ranking government employee.”