Will the Republican tax plan be the “largest tax cut in history,” as the Trump administration has repeatedly said? That’s still unknown. But past tax cuts have been larger than cost estimates of the GOP plan.
Largest Tax Cut in History?
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Grounding the Latest Clinton Rumor
Q: Did Hillary Clinton leave “the country as Mueller Indictment is announced”?
A: No. She was in the U.S. all weekend.
Peddling Mueller Misinformation
Q: Has Robert Mueller resigned as the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election?
A: No. He is still in charge of that investigation and has no plans to leave.
Video: $4,000 Income Increase Doubtful
It’s doubtful, as CNN’s Jake Tapper explains, that average household income would increase $4,000 a year if the corporate income tax is cut from 35 percent to 20 percent.
No ISIS Arrests in Congress
Q: Were two Democratic congressmen arrested for having ties to the Islamic State?
A: No. The two congressmen named in a fake news story don’t exist.
Trump on Unemployment Claims
President Donald Trump boasted that unemployment claims fell to their lowest level since 1973. He’s right, but it’s part of a post-recession trend that began long before he took office.
No ‘Microchips’ for ‘All Americans’
Q: Is Congress considering a bill that would allow police to track “all Americans” with microchips?
A: No. A popular story on Facebook distorts the implications of proposed legislation to help locate missing Alzheimer’s patients and autistic children.
Trump’s Dubious $4,000 Claim
Would American households really see an average income increase of $4,000 a year if President Donald Trump succeeds in cutting the corporate income tax? Don’t count on it. This claim is dubious at best.
Who’s to Blame for Slow Confirmations?
President Donald Trump says Democratic obstruction is the reason far fewer of his political nominees have been confirmed compared with his predecessors. But a group tracking the nominations says Trump is partly to blame for the lower numbers.
Video Backs Wilson, Not Kelly
Rep. Frederica Wilson said that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly got the facts wrong when he said that Wilson took credit for getting the funding for an FBI office in Miramar, Florida. The evidence supports Wilson.