Press Staff Blog

The Trump Shutdown "Made the I.R.S. Even More Frustrating"

Not only are millions of Americans expected to receive smaller tax refunds this year as a result of the GOP tax scam, but it’s also been much harder for taxpayers to get their questions answered as they attempt to file their taxes.

Millions Stunned As Tax Refunds Shrink

It’s tax filing season, and the American people are seeing the impact of the GOP tax scam in the form of smaller tax refunds.

So much for that postcard...

We’re old enough to remember when Republicans said their tax scam would “simplify” the tax code.

In this case, two is not better than one

With the President threatening another Trump shutdown, we wanted to draw your attention to a headline in today’s Wall Street Journal: Most Economists Say Fresh Government Shutdown Would Hurt U.S. Growth.

Questions about climate change? Thanks for asking.

Climate change was conspicuously absent from Tuesday’s State of the Union address, and call us nostalgic for a bygone era (read: two years ago) when science was valued and not feared, but we wanted to be sure you saw NASA’s announcement that 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record.

Not a mistake?

Wanted to make sure you saw that Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump-McConnell shutdown was not a mistake. The shutdown meant 800,000 Americans missed two paychecks, thousands of contractors went unpaid, and the American people who rely on government services suffered. Not only that, but the shutdown cost the economy $11 billion.

SOTU Round-up: "Unity — On His Terms" Edition

The White House billed the President’s State of the Union address as unifying and a call for bipartisanship, but – no surprise here – it fell short of that.

Who saw this one coming? (Spoiler: Us!)

Remember when Republicans said their tax law would spark a wave of business investment that would create jobs and raise wages?

President Trump: “TAX CUTS will increase investment in the American economy and in U.S. workers, leading to higher growth, higher wages, and more JOBS!” [Tweet, 12/16/17]

Stunned.

Here’s your shockingly out of touch Republican comment of the day (but it’s still early!). Perhaps this is why Republicans have yet to show any urgency to reopen the government?

Day 33

Today is Day 33 of the Trump shutdown, the longest in our nation’s history, and the impacts of the shutdown are growing. From undermining law enforcement efforts and delaying tax refunds to cutting off revenue for small businesses and putting vulnerable Americans at risk of being evicted, the shutdown is affecting Americans across the country. Take a look: