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White House Drops Mueller Bombshell, Media Stunned
Mark Prvulovic
As Robert Mueller’s investigation begins its legal action by the targeting of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, the mainstream media has found out that things aren’t as promising for the Special Counsel’s case at all.
The White House said on Monday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the potential Trump-Russia collusion is still expected to “conclude soon,” according to MSN.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave an on-camera press briefing concerning a variety of topics, but the most significant was that related to the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
“I wanted to ask about Mr. Mueller’s investigation. The president at times has called it a ‘hoax’ and he’s called it a ‘witch-hunt.’
You’ve used similar type[s] of language before as it relates to the investigation. Last week, you indicated, Sarah, that you believe that Mr. Mueller is wrapping up his investigation,” asked one reporter. “Do you still believe Mr. Mueller is in the process of wrapping up his investigation?”
“We still expect this to conclude soon,” responded Sanders.
When another reporter asked if the White House had received any indications that Special Counsel Mueller was indeed concluding his investigation, Sanders simply said that “those are the indications we have at this time.”
These weren’t the only comments that she had about the Special Counsel’s investigation, however. According to Politico, she mentioned that President Trump has “no intention or plan” to fire Robert Mueller from his role leading the ongoing Russian collusion investigation.
“The President said last week…there’s no intention or plan to make any changes in regard to the special counsel,” Sanders continued by bringing attention to the fact that Manafort’s activities, executed before his affiliation with the Trump campaign, were unrelated to all-things Trump. “It has nothing to do with the activities of the campaign,” she said. “It has to do with his failure to tell the truth.”
“The President said last week…there’s no intention or plan to make any changes in regard to the special counsel,” Sanders continued by bringing attention to the fact that Manafort’s activities, executed before his affiliation with the Trump campaign, were unrelated to all-things Trump. “It has nothing to do with the activities of the campaign,” she said. “It has to do with his failure to tell the truth.”
When asked whether or not President Trump regretted his decision to hire Manafort as campaign chairman briefly, reporters were told, “We’re not worried about it distracting because it doesn’t have anything to do with us,” and that the Trump campaign’s activities were separate from those of Manafort and Gates,” according to CBS News.
The President tweeted yesterday: “Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????”
White House chief of staff John Kelly made a statement to a similar effect, saying that “It is very distracting to the president, as it would be to any citizen, to be investigated for something, while at the same time trying to carry the weight of what being president of the United States means on his shoulder.”
Sanders also touched on the recent guilty plea from former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who pled guilty of lying to federal investigators regarding his communications with Russia-linked contacts. She said that Papadopoulos’ role was “extremely limited,” and was more of a “volunteer position” than anything else.
The more that is revealed about this investigation, the more it seems as if Special Counsel Mueller is running out of options. With the prospect of finding genuine evidence linking President Trump to the Russians becoming less likely with each passing week, Mr. Mueller might have to settle with knowing that best that he could do is charge Manafort of a financial crime unrelated to Mr. Trump.
Find Out Your Rank as a Taxpayer
As Congress finally gets serious about tax reform, you need to know where you stand now, so you can understand how changes will affect your pocketbook.
President Donald Trump promises “a giant, beautiful, massive — the biggest ever in our country — tax cut.” And now, almost a year to the day after Trump was elected, Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, promises to unveil this week not a theory, not a fever dream, not an outline, not a framework but honest-to-God legislative language on what tax reform might look like.
Cue the ominous musical background of lobbyists gathering … and dust off the quote attributed (probably wrongly) to 19th century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck: “Laws are like sausages: You should never watch them being made.”
But, you know you have to watch.
Which cherished tax breaks will be sacrificed on the altar of tax reform? Will manipulating the tax brackets help or hurt your bottom line? Will you come out ahead if doubling the standard deduction comes at the cost of eliminating all personal exemptions? What are they going to do to your 401(k)? Will cutting corporate taxes really put $4,000 in the average family’s pocket?
It’s still too early to know whether the latest sausage-making in Washington will leave you a winner or a loser. But it’s not too early to know where you stand now. No matter how “rich” or “poor” or “middle class” you are, are you bearing your “fair share” of the nation’s tax burden today? Do you have the faintest idea what portion you pay now … beyond a gnawing feeling that it’s too darn much?
To help answer such questions, we just updated our tool that shows how the nation’s income and federal income tax bill are distributed among its citizens. Our tool uses the latest IRS data to shine a bright light into what too often are murky shadows.
We’ll also show you how your own income stacks up with that of your fellow Americans.
Are you ready to see where you fit in? With our simple calculator, enter a single number from your latest tax return, and you’ll instantly know the answer.
During the presidential campaign last year, here’s what we learned when we plugged in Hillary Clinton’s number into the calculator. Her $10,594,529 adjusted gross income (AGI) puts her in the top 1% of earners. Altogether, the top-earning 1% of taxpayers reported 20.6% of all AGI and paid 39.5% of total income taxes.
Since President Trump hasn’t released his tax returns, we couldn’t check up on him.
But if you filed a return, our calculator will show where you fit in.
A look at the big picture
The latest numbers from the IRS — based on data from 2015 tax returns — show what it takes to be among the top 1% of income earners: At least $480,930 of adjusted gross income. That’s about $15,000 more than it took to buy into this rarified status a year earlier. The 1.4 million Americans with this elite status reported 20.7% of the total adjusted gross income reported on 2015 returns.
That’s right. One percent of taxpayers reported one-fifth of all income. And that same tiny group kicked in almost 40% of all the federal income taxes paid.
How much do you need to make to be in the top 50% of earners? Just $39,275.
Fall below that level, and you are in the bottom half, along with about 71 million of your fellow taxpayers. All told, the lower-earning half of all taxpayers earned just 11.3% of the AGI reported on 2015 federal returns. And they paid 2.8% of all the income taxes paid.
Use our calculator to see if you’re in the top 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% … or bottom 50%. As lawmakers in Washington argue over what tax rates should apply in the future, a new feature of our calculator this year will show the average tax rate for taxpayers in each income category.
Our income and tax-burden breakdowns come from information reported on 2015 individual income tax returns. Income categories are based on adjusted gross income, which is basically income from taxable sources minus certain deductions—including deductible contributions to IRA, alimony paid and student loan interest—but before subtracting the value of exemptions and either the standard or itemized deductions.
source: kiplinger.com
As Congress finally gets serious about tax reform, you need to know where you stand now, so you can understand how changes will affect your pocketbook.
President Donald Trump promises “a giant, beautiful, massive — the biggest ever in our country — tax cut.” And now, almost a year to the day after Trump was elected, Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, promises to unveil this week not a theory, not a fever dream, not an outline, not a framework but honest-to-God legislative language on what tax reform might look like.
Cue the ominous musical background of lobbyists gathering … and dust off the quote attributed (probably wrongly) to 19th century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck: “Laws are like sausages: You should never watch them being made.”
But, you know you have to watch.
Which cherished tax breaks will be sacrificed on the altar of tax reform? Will manipulating the tax brackets help or hurt your bottom line? Will you come out ahead if doubling the standard deduction comes at the cost of eliminating all personal exemptions? What are they going to do to your 401(k)? Will cutting corporate taxes really put $4,000 in the average family’s pocket?
It’s still too early to know whether the latest sausage-making in Washington will leave you a winner or a loser. But it’s not too early to know where you stand now. No matter how “rich” or “poor” or “middle class” you are, are you bearing your “fair share” of the nation’s tax burden today? Do you have the faintest idea what portion you pay now … beyond a gnawing feeling that it’s too darn much?
To help answer such questions, we just updated our tool that shows how the nation’s income and federal income tax bill are distributed among its citizens. Our tool uses the latest IRS data to shine a bright light into what too often are murky shadows.
We’ll also show you how your own income stacks up with that of your fellow Americans.
Are you ready to see where you fit in? With our simple calculator, enter a single number from your latest tax return, and you’ll instantly know the answer.
During the presidential campaign last year, here’s what we learned when we plugged in Hillary Clinton’s number into the calculator. Her $10,594,529 adjusted gross income (AGI) puts her in the top 1% of earners. Altogether, the top-earning 1% of taxpayers reported 20.6% of all AGI and paid 39.5% of total income taxes.
Since President Trump hasn’t released his tax returns, we couldn’t check up on him.
But if you filed a return, our calculator will show where you fit in.
A look at the big picture
The latest numbers from the IRS — based on data from 2015 tax returns — show what it takes to be among the top 1% of income earners: At least $480,930 of adjusted gross income. That’s about $15,000 more than it took to buy into this rarified status a year earlier. The 1.4 million Americans with this elite status reported 20.7% of the total adjusted gross income reported on 2015 returns.
That’s right. One percent of taxpayers reported one-fifth of all income. And that same tiny group kicked in almost 40% of all the federal income taxes paid.
How much do you need to make to be in the top 50% of earners? Just $39,275.
Fall below that level, and you are in the bottom half, along with about 71 million of your fellow taxpayers. All told, the lower-earning half of all taxpayers earned just 11.3% of the AGI reported on 2015 federal returns. And they paid 2.8% of all the income taxes paid.
Use our calculator to see if you’re in the top 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50% … or bottom 50%. As lawmakers in Washington argue over what tax rates should apply in the future, a new feature of our calculator this year will show the average tax rate for taxpayers in each income category.
Our income and tax-burden breakdowns come from information reported on 2015 individual income tax returns. Income categories are based on adjusted gross income, which is basically income from taxable sources minus certain deductions—including deductible contributions to IRA, alimony paid and student loan interest—but before subtracting the value of exemptions and either the standard or itemized deductions.
source: kiplinger.com
MLB’s Only Kneeler Had an Ugly Meltdown as Police Arrested Him
BY KIM SMITH
Bruce Maxwell made quite a name for himself in September when he became the first MLB player to kneel during the national anthem prior to a game.
Since then, he’s garnered quite a bit of attention — but not for anything positive.
Last month, Maxwell, 26, claimed a pro-Trump restaurant employee refused to serve him because of his kneeling. However, later reports indicated Maxwell may have lied about the encounter. The sever in the incident told Fox News that Maxwell made up the entire story.
As if that was not enough negative attention for Maxwell, the catcher allegedly pointed a gun in the face of a woman delivering an order for Geno’s Pizza and Cheesesteaks when she brought the order to his home.
According to the police report, Maxwell opened the door and pointed a gun at the woman’s face on Oct. 28. She asked if he was “Bruce,” for whom the order was placed. Maxwell told her not to worry about the gun and eventually put the gun down and took the pizza.
When the woman made it back to her car, she called the police.
Police arrived at the scene asked Maxwell if he had any guns.
Maxwell told police he had two guns, and claimed to have concealed carry permit.
After obtaining a search warrant, police found both guns in Maxwell’s home.
Maxwell reportedly had a meltdown after being placed in cuffs. He began yelling and, according to TMZ, “began making anti-police statements and utilized excessive profanity.”
One officer reportedly said Maxwell contradicted his version of the events that transpired over the evening.
Maxwell calmed down and was taken into custody without further incident — except for his profane language.
Officers said Maxwell let loose a stream of profanities and anti-cop statements while he was in custody and continued to do so as he was transported to a nearby jail.
Maxwell was booked on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct, according to AZCentral. The catcher was reportedly bailed out of jail by Monday morning.
Maxwell’s recent behavior undercuts any of his social activism efforts. The same thing could be said for many NFL players, who can’t seem to stay out of trouble.
Sadly, it seems like Maxwell is just a punk who thinks he can get away with his thuggish behavior because of his status.
Trump WH Drops Russiagate Bombshell, Liberals Hate It
Mark Prvulovic
In contrast to what the mainstream media would have viewers believe, the enmity between the current Mueller investigation and the Trump administration is not as great as suggested.
Despite being accused by the media of trying to run away from the Special Counsel’s investigation, the Trump administration has been entirely open and transparent with Mueller. They have actively provided assistance to the FBI in bringing Papadopoulos to justice showing the President has nothing to hide, according to The Washington Times.
George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump’s campaign recently plead guilty earlier in October for making false statements to the FBI. He is charged with knowingly making false statements to bureau agents concerning “the timing, extent and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals whom he understood to have close connections with senior Russian government officials,” according to court documents.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that “Papadopoulos is an example of, actually, somebody doing the wrong thing while the president’s campaign did the right thing,” adding that ““What Papadopoulos did was lie, and that’s on him, not the campaign.”
“It was a volunteer position, and … no activity was ever done in an official capacity on behalf of the campaign,” she said in the previous day’s press conference. “He reached out and nothing happened beyond that, which I think shows one, his level of importance in the campaign, and two, shows what little role he had with coordinating anything officially for the campaign.”
Sanders also said that the Trump campaign deserved credit for turning over all of Papadopoulos’ emails that revealed his false statements to the FBI concerning dealings related to Russia.
The White House said on Wednesday that President Trump did not recall a meeting with the former adviser in which the latter suggested to arrange a possible meeting between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “No I don’t believe he does,” said Sanders.
In March 2016, Papadopoulos emailed seven other campaign officials with an offer to set up a meeting with Russian officials to discuss “US-Russia ties under the President,” which eventually brought him in contact with a professor who was “understood to have substantial connections to Russian government officials.” Papadopoulos later told the investigators that he spoke with the professor before he joined the Trump campaign, as reported by Fox News.
President Trump had repeatedly said that he was a “low level” official serving in more of a volunteer capacity than anything else. “Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who has already proven to be a liar. Check the DEMS!” tweeted the President in response to the story.
Currently, Papadopoulos is cooperating with the FBI investigation and is indicted alongside Mr. Trump’s former short-lived campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who stands accused of financial crimes.
This is not the first time that the President was willing to be transparent with both the American people as well as legislators. Recently, Mr. Trump authorized the release of over 100,000 pages of information regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy despite some intelligence agencies expressing their hesitation in doing so, citing national security concerns.
The White House has acted in a manner entirely in contrast to the narrative the mainstream media is trying to promote, showing a streak of transparency and openness that’s refreshing to see in Washington D.C.
Why We’ll Win with the GOP Tax Plan
Originally published at Fox News.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Republicans introduced Thursday represents a tremendous opportunity for the Congress and the President to take the U.S. economy to a new level of prosperity and improve the lives of hundreds of millions of Americans.
As I wrote earlier this week, the Trump effect has already brought gross domestic product (GDP) growth up to 3 percent for two straight quarters – which so-called experts insisted for months was nearly impossible.
At the same time, Pew Research Center reported on Tuesday that 82 percent of Americans now say they have either achieved their definition of the American Dream or are on their way to achieving it. The Washington Examiner points out that this is a stark contrast to 2014, when a similar CNN project found that 60 percent of Americans thought the American Dream was unattainable.
The tax relief and job creating provisions included in the Republican plan will continue to grow the GDP and help even more Americans realize their dreams.
If passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, Americans will get to keep more of their hard-earned money. The Republican bill roughly doubles the standard deduction, increasing it from $12,000 to $24,000 for families and from $6,350 to $12,000 for individuals. This means families who earn the median household income ($59,000 a year) will only pay taxes on $35,000 of their income, which translates into a $1,182 tax cut for these families.
Further, the bill includes a Family Credit, which expands tax credits for families with children, as well as those caring for older relatives. The tax cut bill increases the current Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $1,600 and provides a $300 credit for elderly parents and adult-dependents. Keep in mind, these are not deductions, these are dollar-for-dollar tax credits.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also drastically simplifies our tax system, which will enable Americans to save even more money. The bill gets rid of many deductions and loopholes that shift much of the tax burden onto the American middle class. This streamlining will allow most Americans to file their taxes on a form the size of a postcard, and the savings families will experience from this simplification will be like an additional income tax relief.
Many Americans will also see their wages and job opportunities increase due to the enormous reductions in business taxes included in the bill.
The bill sets a 25 percent maximum tax rate for small businesses and other pass-through corporations. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, these businesses represent 99.7 percent of U.S. employers – and employ nearly half of the private sector workforce. Giving these small business owners the ability to keep more of the money their businesses earn will result in an explosion of investment and job creation. This will then lead to wage increases, as companies will once again have to compete for job candidates.
Additionally, the tax rate for corporations will be reduced from 35 percent down to 20 percent. This cut – the largest corporate tax cut in our nation’s history – will make America competitive with the rest of the developed world, making our country more attractive to large manufacturers and other multinational businesses. This is perfectly in line with President Trump’s America first principle on which he campaigned last year and will lead to more products around the world being labeled “Made in America.”
Finally, the GOP bill also reforms our outdated multinational tax system so that businesses will once again be encouraged to bring foreign earnings back to the United States, instead of investing them and creating jobs overseas.
The passage of this bill will be a defining moment for our country. It will cut through all the noise of Washington and show Americans they were right to elect Republicans to lead in the White House and Congress.
Over the next few weeks, the Democrats and the left-wing media will undoubtedly try to oppose this bill. They will come up with all sorts of reasons why they don’t support the bill, but what they are truly arguing against is lower taxes, more jobs, higher wages, and a simpler, fairer system. The American people will see that once again, the Left is trying to stand in the way of our country’s working class, who are finally starting to see their American dreams become a reality.
That’s why we’ll win.
Your Friend,
Newt Gingrich
138,000 Manufacturing Jobs Added This Year
By Terence P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) - The United States has gained 138,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In December, the last month of 2016, there were 12,343,000 employed in manufacturing in the United States, according to BLS. By October, that had risen to 12,481,000.
The 12,481,000 people employed in the manufacturing in October was the most since January 2009, the month that Barack Obama was inaugurated president. That month, there were 12,561,000 employed in manufacturing. But in February 2009, manufacturing employment fell to 12,380,000.
Between September and October of this year, manufacturing employment increased by 24,000—rising from 12,457,000 in September to October’s 12,481,000.
While employment was rising in manufacturing during October, it was also rising in government.
From September to October, employment in state, local and federal government rose from 22,352,000 to 22,361,000—an increase of 9,000 for the month.
So far in 2017, government has added 62,000 jobs—increasing from 22,299,000 in December 2016 to October’s 22,361,000.
Government jobs increases at each level of government—rising from 2,809,000 to 2,814,000 on the federal level, 5,089,000 to 5,091,000 on the state level; and 14,454,000 to 14,456,000 on the local level.
Government jobs now outnumber manufacturing jobs in the United States by 9,880,000.
Manufacturing jobs peaked at 19,533,000 in June 1979. Government jobs exceeded manufacturing jobs in the United States for the first time in August 1989.
Senate GOP embracing Alabama's Roy Moore
by Paul Bedard
In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore greets supporters before his election party in Montgomery, Ala.The Senate Republican establishment has embraced Alabama former Judge Roy Moore, the rabble rousing outsider expected to win a special election on Tuesday.
At a Capitol Hill fundraiser Wednesday, Moore and his wife Kayla were welcomed to Washington by Sens. Rand Paul, John Cornyn and Roger Wicker.
“They’re the gold standard,” said one participant.
Another added, “We raised a lot of money, but most important it was a chance for Cornyn and Wicker to turn out to support Moore. The Senate GOP Conference is gonna come together just fine.”
The event followed a supportive polling notice from the Senate Leadership Fund, which backed Republican Sen. Luther Strange against Moore in the recent Alabama primary. Strange was named to replace Jeff Sessions when he was selected as Attorney General.
In it, SLF President Steven Law said Moore was leading by 17 points and that the poll “confirms that Roy Moore has consolidated Republican support in the state and is on track to be Alabama’s next senator. Our survey also shows strong enthusiasm for President Trump, and that Trump voters are now resoundingly Moore voters.”
The event also featured Breitbart boss Stephen Bannon, who backs Moore. The former state judge, if elected, is expected to join the conservative caucus of Paul and Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
Bill Belichick’s coaching career could be over soon – report
The trade of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo by the New England Patriots can be viewed as a necessary business move by the team. With Garoppolo’s contract expiring after this season, the Patriots were able to secure a second-round pick from the 49ers in the trade. It was a way to get something in return since Garoppolo was likely to leave.
The trade can also be viewed in another light, as in what it means for the future of Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Some believe this trade means Belichick’s coaching career is drawing closer to its end.
Mind you, at 65 years old, Belichick was already looking at a coaching future measured in years, not decades. But with Garoppolo gone, the team doesn’t have a successor to Tom Brady on its roster. So Brady’s career timeline and Belichick’s are now thought to be much more in line.
A piece about Brady in ESPN: The Magazine by Tom Junod and Seth Wickersham also gives some insight into how long Belichick may remain a coach.
“Belichick is seeking to secure an immortality of his own,” the article reads. “No one knows how much longer he’ll coach, but his friends give him two or three more years, enough to ensure that his two sons, Stephen and Brian, both Patriots assistants, are secure, and possibly long enough to establish a truly dynastic succession.
“He’d told friends for the past year that he wanted to coach Garoppolo as a starter and that he was confident he could win a Super Bowl with him. That, of course, would have required him to decouple himself from the player who has changed his life and his legacy, and so the question always was: Would he do it? Would he actually move on from [Brady]?”
Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the question of how long Belichick will continue to coach is an easy one to answer.
“As long as he wants,” Kraft told reporters prior to the Super Bowl in February. “We have a pact that we don’t talk about that. He knows and I know. But he won’t be done this year. …
“He gets paid to do what he loves. I really think he was put on this earth to coach football. He is so good at it and loves it and is energized.”
“Again, I’m kind of shortsighted here,” Belichick said. “I’m good. Certainly good here this year. Good for a while. I like what I’m doing. I enjoy all parts of the game — the team building, training camp, game days, the excitement of Sunday.”
While the team may not have a successor to Brady on its roster right now, a second-round pick from the 49ers would likely translate to the 33rd or 34th pick of the draft, and a quality quarterback should be available at that point.
If that’s the route the Patriots go, Belichick might stick around a few years longer if he believes he can mold a young quarterback into a potential champion.
It’s been a Hall of Fame career for Belichick in New England, leading the team to five Super Bowl victories, but those aren’t his only Super Bowl rings. The New York Giants won two Super Bowls with Belichick as the team’s defensive coordinator.
Not a bad career for someone whose first job in the NFL paid him $25 a week — as an assistant to Baltimore Colts coach Ted Marchibroda in 1975.
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