The Supreme Court and the Constitution will have a say about all of these.
Dem chairman releases unredacted version of report on SALT deduction cap
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Wednesday released an unredacted version of a report relating to the GOP tax law's cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, after the report was released Tuesday with much of its contents kept hidden from the public.
The unredacted version of the report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) provides information about how the Treasury Department and IRS developed a notice issued in May 2018 announcing an intention to propose regulations on state workarounds to the SALT deduction cap.
The tax law President Trump signed in December 2017 caps the SALT deduction at $10,000. The cap has been one of the most controversial parts of the law, with politicians in high-tax, Democratic-leaning states such as New York, New Jersey and California arguing that it punishes their constituents.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/431910-dem-chairman-releases-unredacted-version-of-report-on-salt-deduction-cap
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/TIGTA%20REPORT-UNREDACTED%20FINAL.pdf
California governor plays down Trump feud
Advisers to Newsom said the governor sees a difference between standing against Trump on moral questions, like building a wall along the Mexican border or declaring a national emergency, and building relationships out of financial necessity.
It is not clear whether the Trump administration would actually claw back any federal dollars already appropriated, either for disaster relief or for other federal projects. But Newsom’s advisers said it was not clear just how serious Trump was in his threats about taking back that money.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/431835-ca-gov-plays-down-trump-feud
Susan Collins to vote 'no' on Trump EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Maine Republican said Wednesday she has “too many concerns with the actions” Andrew Wheeler has taken as acting EPA administrator.
Collins said she met with the former coal lobbyist to discuss the EPA’s enforcement of landmark environmental laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mercury pollution.
But she said that since last August the EPA has proposed replacing the Clean Power Plan and halting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. She also said the EPA determined it’s not necessary to regulate mercury emissions from power plants.
She said reducing pollution is of great importance to Maine, both for people’s health and to reduce greenhouse emissions.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/27/susan-collins-vote-no-andrew-wheeler-trump-epa-nom/
India prepares for war: 14,000 bunkers are built along Pakistan border…
…as the nations prepare their military and Islamabad warns its rival nuclear power ‘better sense’ is needed to avoid conflict.
Pakistan's armed forces claim to have shot down two Indian Air Force aircraft over its Kashmir territory
India in return say they shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet over Indian-occupied Kashmir's Jammu region
Indian Air Force pilot captured in Pakistani Kashmir paraded in front of cameras before being blindfolded
Follows Indian airstrike in Pakistan's Balakot region on Tuesday in retaliation for February 14 suicide attack
New Delhi claims a 'very large' number of Islamist jihadist militants were killed in Tuesday's airstrikes
Pakistan rebuked the Trump Administration for increasing tensions by not condemning the Indian airstrike
Islamabad said that they have 'no intention of escalation, but are fully prepared to do so if forced'
Bunkers worth £45m are being constructed for the Indian populace to stop them fleeing in terror of bombs
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6750329/Pakistan-shoots-Indian-jets-carries-airstrikes-Kashmir.html
Head of Saudi Arabia just in that part of the world.
Wonder what on earth they talked about…