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More from Republican tax plan moves through Congress

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Republicans unveil the full text of their final tax billRepublicans unveil the full text of their final tax bill
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Republicans are expected to vote on this bill as soon as Tuesday.

By Tara Golshan
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The 4 biggest policy stories of the week, explainedThe 4 biggest policy stories of the week, explained
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While Democrats celebrate an electoral victory, GOP policy triumphs.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Republicans are on tilt with their super-unpopular tax billRepublicans are on tilt with their super-unpopular tax bill
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GOP lawmakers know the midterm landscape looks bad, but are moving forward anyway.

By Matthew Yglesias
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Marco Rubio got a last-minute tax deal — but the poorest Americans got left outMarco Rubio got a last-minute tax deal — but the poorest Americans got left out
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The final big Republican tax deal, explained.

By Dylan Scott
Religion
Democrats eke out small win over church provision in tax billDemocrats eke out small win over church provision in tax bill
Religion

Language repealing the Johnson Amendment has been removed from the GOP tax bill

By Tara Isabella Burton and Alissa Wilkinson
Politics
Sen. Marco Rubio says he won’t vote for the tax bill without an expanded child tax creditSen. Marco Rubio says he won’t vote for the tax bill without an expanded child tax credit
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This could pose an obstacle to the GOP tax plan.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Doug Jones’s stunning victory could be the beginning of the end of tax reformDoug Jones’s stunning victory could be the beginning of the end of tax reform
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+ Doug Jones and - Susan Collins = real trouble for the GOP’s big tax overhaul.

By Dylan Scott
Science
The GOP tax plan would blow a hole in American scienceThe GOP tax plan would blow a hole in American science
Science

Several proposed tax cuts hurt grad students. Scientific research will suffer too.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
Treasury Department admits Senate tax plan won’t pay for itselfTreasury Department admits Senate tax plan won’t pay for itself
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A “dynamic” score that just assumes growth.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to payThe Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to pay
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If paid for with spending cuts, the bill leaves 71.6 percent of Americans worse off.

By Dylan Matthews
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The 4 companies that lobbied most on tax overhaul — and what they got for itThe 4 companies that lobbied most on tax overhaul — and what they got for it
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More than 2,000 businesses and organizations have been lobbying on tax issues so far this year.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
As Republicans iron out their tax bill, expect a sweeter deal for corporationsAs Republicans iron out their tax bill, expect a sweeter deal for corporations
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What to expect from Republicans as they iron out the differences in their tax bills.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
The Senate tax bill’s $250 billion problemThe Senate tax bill’s $250 billion problem
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Let’s talk about the corporate alternative minimum tax.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
House Republican on GOP tax bill: this is a corporate tax cut, not a middle-class oneHouse Republican on GOP tax bill: this is a corporate tax cut, not a middle-class one
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Rep. Mark Sanford: For “truth in advertising,” GOP should acknowledge and defend this as a corporate tax cut bill.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Orrin Hatch just made the Republican agenda startlingly clearOrrin Hatch just made the Republican agenda startlingly clear
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We can afford a trillion dollars in deficit-financed tax cuts. But “we don’t have any money” for children’s health care.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Republicans launched a systematic attack on the official scorekeepers of their tax billRepublicans launched a systematic attack on the official scorekeepers of their tax bill
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Two pages of “response points” gave senators an arsenal of excuses against the tax bill’s unfavorable JCT score.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
How the House and Senate tax bills would change America, in one chartHow the House and Senate tax bills would change America, in one chart
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They’re the same, but different … and still giant corporate tax cuts.

By Dylan Matthews
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The Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in AmericaThe Republican tax bill will exacerbate income inequality in America
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“The bill is investing heavily in the wealthy and their children.”

By Alvin Chang and Dylan Scott
Politics
GOP senator says it’s hard to fund $14 billion children’s health care program — then advocates for $1 trillion tax cutGOP senator says it’s hard to fund $14 billion children’s health care program — then advocates for $1 trillion tax cut
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“The reason CHIP’s having trouble is because we don’t have money anymore.”

By Emily Stewart
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The tax bill is the start of Obamacare collapseThe tax bill is the start of Obamacare collapse
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It will hit red states especially hard.

By Sarah Kliff
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4 winners and 3 losers in the Senate tax bill4 winners and 3 losers in the Senate tax bill
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Winner: corporations. Loser: charities.

By Dylan Matthews
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“The hypocrisy is astounding”: Tax bill shows the GOP’s debt concerns were pure fraud“The hypocrisy is astounding”: Tax bill shows the GOP’s debt concerns were pure fraud
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Republicans are proving themselves nihilists.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Republicans still have a lot of differences between the House and Senate tax bills to hash outRepublicans still have a lot of differences between the House and Senate tax bills to hash out
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The House and Senate now have to pass the same tax bill. Here’s where the two diverge.

By Dylan Scott and Tara Golshan
Politics
Senate Republicans pass a tax bill giving corporations a massive tax cut and cutting health careSenate Republicans pass a tax bill giving corporations a massive tax cut and cutting health care
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How Senate Republicans learned to forget about the deficit and pass their tax bill.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Republican leaders promise they won’t let their tax bill trigger a $25 billion cut to MedicareRepublican leaders promise they won’t let their tax bill trigger a $25 billion cut to Medicare
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McConnell and Ryan say there’s “no reason to believe” the tax bill will trigger a sequester.

By Tara Golshan