NEW: A Senate Finance Republican working group tasked with tackling business tax provisions slated to expire next year met Wednesday night, as focus sharpens on the GOP's 2025 tax and spending aspirations. plus.cq.com/doc/news-80318…

In response to Trump's comments, many Republicans said eliminating tax on tipped wages should be part of the conversation as Congress weighs how to address next year's tax cliff. Even Democrats were reluctant to dismiss the idea outright, though many questioned its sincerity.

Why yes, that is a Caitlin Reilly and Aidan Quigley byline on the front page in Vegas today.

Senate Finance Democrats look to raise revenue for 2025 tax cliff — ow.ly/wZhv50SmLQ1

The GOP party line on the expiring 2017 tax law has been to extend and make it permanent, but changing politics and growing debt has House Republicans charged with reviewing the provisions shifting away from that message.

Turnover on the tax-writing committees and in Congress has given rise to a feeling on and off the Hill that nothing is off the table in next year’s tax cliff negotiations, including policies made permanent by the 2017 tax law, like the corporate rate. 🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-80423…

Now up on Roll Call!

Pete Cohn with an analysis of Secret Service funding over the weekend that is worth a read: rollcall.com/2024/07/14/ami…

.Caitlin Reilly and I examined JD Vance's tax and spending priorities during his time in the Senate thus far, digging into the bills he had sponsored and cosponsored. Read more here: rollcall.com/2024/07/17/gop…

NEW: Bernie Sanders says he has "some interest" in replacing Sen. Menendez on the Senate Finance Committee. His appointment would bolster progressive voices on the powerful panel that oversees tax policy, trade, health care and Social Security.🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-80586…

Now on Roll Call

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he would like to vote for the tax bill, but said it would fall short of the votes needed amid opposition from Republican leadership. “They’re not interested in passing anything, clearly,” Hawley said of leadership.

Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., said he has issues with the tax bill as written. When asked how he'll vote on the procedural vote scheduled for Thursday, he said, "We'll see."

Walz leveraged Democratic control of the Minnesota legislature in 2023 — the first time in eight years that his party held the governorship and both legislative chambers — to pass a $72 billion budget package chock full of progressive policies. ow.ly/2c5G50SUxmZ

Harris' proposal would provide a $6,000 child tax credit for families within a newborn child’s first year. ow.ly/Sj3K50SZu8q