Zach C. Cohen
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On the only beat as certain as death. Congress Reporter for @bloombergtax.com @bgov.com. National Press Club member. Alum of National Journal/American University. [email protected]. SeeDisclaimer.com
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The Senate rejected a Republican plan to replace expiring Obamacare subsidies with federally funded health savings accounts, teeing up a vote later in the day on a Democratic bill to extend the tax credits that is also expected to fail.
Senate Rejects GOP Health Plan as Insurance Premium Spike Looms
The Senate rejected a Republican plan to replace expiring Obamacare subsidies with federally funded health savings accounts, teeing up a vote later in the day on a Democratic bill to extend the tax credits that is also expected to fail.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Senate rejected a Republican plan to replace expiring Obamacare subsidies with federally funded health savings accounts, teeing up a vote later in the day on a Democratic bill to extend the tax credits that is also expected to fail.
Scoop: The US Chamber of Commerce and major grocery stories are among the 200+ businesses and trade associations who wrote to lawmakers yesterday urging renewal and expansion of an employment tax credit before it expires at the end of the year: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Grocers, Retailers Press Congress to Save Employment Tax Credit
More than 200 businesses and trade associations wrote to lawmakers backing an effort to expand a tax credit for employers that hire workers who typically struggle to find work in a bid to prevent the…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Scoop: The US Chamber of Commerce and major grocery stories are among the 200+ businesses and trade associations who wrote to lawmakers yesterday urging renewal and expansion of an employment tax credit before it expires at the end of the year: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
The House Ways & Means Committee just wrapped marathon mark-up of bills that would empower taxpayers against the IRS garnishing refunds to pay disputed tax liabilities or seeking to obtain their personal information from third parties: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Lawmakers Rebuff Supreme Court’s Tax Court Jurisdiction Ruling
Legislation that would empower taxpayers against the IRS garnishing refunds to pay disputed tax liabilities or seeking to obtain their personal information from third parties was unanimously approved…
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December 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The House Ways & Means Committee just wrapped marathon mark-up of bills that would empower taxpayers against the IRS garnishing refunds to pay disputed tax liabilities or seeking to obtain their personal information from third parties: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attacked Democratic-led states for passing laws to decouple their tax codes from some of the personal income tax breaks in President Donald Trump’s signature tax law enacted in July.
Bessent Slams Blue States for Severing From Trump Tax Exemptions
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attacked Democratic-led states for passing laws to decouple their tax codes from some of the personal income tax breaks in President Donald Trump’s signature tax law enacted in July.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attacked Democratic-led states for passing laws to decouple their tax codes from some of the personal income tax breaks in President Donald Trump’s signature tax law enacted in July.
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The House will vote next week on a "number" of health care bills that have "consensus" in the Republican party, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Wednesday, throwing more cold water on moderates' hopes of an extension of controversial Affordable Care Act tax credits.
House to Vote on GOP-Backed Health Care Bills as Deadline Looms
The House will vote next week on a “number” of health care bills that have “consensus” in the Republican party, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Wednesday, throwing more cold water on moderates’ hopes of an extension of controversial Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The House will vote next week on a "number" of health care bills that have "consensus" in the Republican party, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Wednesday, throwing more cold water on moderates' hopes of an extension of controversial Affordable Care Act tax credits.
New: Rep. Max Miller (R) wants to enact a crypto tax bill by August and hopes to line up a Dem co-lead soon.
Tax writers in both chambers hope to release proposals in the coming weeks, but sticky issues have yet to be resolved in bipartisan talks. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Tax writers in both chambers hope to release proposals in the coming weeks, but sticky issues have yet to be resolved in bipartisan talks. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
House Tax Writer Seeks August Enactment of Crypto Bill (1)
A key House Republican hopes to quickly line up a Democratic co-lead in an effort to enact legislation changing the tax treatment of cryptocurrency by next summer.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New: Rep. Max Miller (R) wants to enact a crypto tax bill by August and hopes to line up a Dem co-lead soon.
Tax writers in both chambers hope to release proposals in the coming weeks, but sticky issues have yet to be resolved in bipartisan talks. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Tax writers in both chambers hope to release proposals in the coming weeks, but sticky issues have yet to be resolved in bipartisan talks. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
New: Crypto market structure legislation is at an inflection point in the Senate, where Republicans may force a vote in Banking next week on a GOP proposal as talks with Democrats grind on. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Senate Republicans Threaten to Go It Alone on Crypto Bill (2)
Key Republican senators are considering moving forward with a GOP-only proposal to regulate cryptocurrencies, in hopes doing so boosts momentum on the issue as negotiations with Democrats grind on.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
New: Crypto market structure legislation is at an inflection point in the Senate, where Republicans may force a vote in Banking next week on a GOP proposal as talks with Democrats grind on. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Honored to be elected secretary of the National Press Club. I cannot wait to get to work with the rest of the Board of Governors during a critical moment for this institution of Washington journalism and our industry. www.press.org/newsroom/mar...
Mark Schoeff Jr. elected 119th National Press Club President
Club members on Friday elected CQ Roll Call financial services reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. as the Club's 119th president.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Honored to be elected secretary of the National Press Club. I cannot wait to get to work with the rest of the Board of Governors during a critical moment for this institution of Washington journalism and our industry. www.press.org/newsroom/mar...
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Senate Republicans are putting out their own ideas to lower health care costs as Obamacare enrollees brace for an increase in premium payments next year.
Senate GOP Floats Health Plans as Tax Credits Near Expiration
Senate Republicans are putting out their own ideas to lower health care costs as Obamacare enrollees brace for an increase in premium payments next year.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Senate Republicans are putting out their own ideas to lower health care costs as Obamacare enrollees brace for an increase in premium payments next year.
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Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie discusses surviving a knife attack, returning to fiction and the challenge of defending freedom of expression, in this week's interview with Mishal Husain.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie discusses surviving a knife attack, returning to fiction and the challenge of defending freedom of expression, in this week's interview with Mishal Husain.
Read more: bloom.bg/4ovohMx
📷️: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
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Cranky House Republicans are retiring, blocking bills, threatening to force votes over the speaker's objections, and growing more openly critical of the Louisiana Republican, all as the party's political picture looks increasingly dire for 2026.
Mike Johnson’s Grip on Power Fades, Imperiling GOP Ambitions
Cranky House Republicans are retiring, blocking bills, threatening to force votes over the speaker’s objections, and growing more openly critical of the Louisiana Republican, all as the party’s political picture looks increasingly dire for 2026.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Cranky House Republicans are retiring, blocking bills, threatening to force votes over the speaker's objections, and growing more openly critical of the Louisiana Republican, all as the party's political picture looks increasingly dire for 2026.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to unveil a Republican health care bill in the coming days for a vote by the end of the month, but the move is unlikely to resolve a congressional deadlock over expiring Obamacare subsidies.
Johnson Recycles GOP Health Ideas Amid Gridlock Over Obamacare
Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to unveil a Republican health care bill in the coming days for a vote by the end of the month, but the move is unlikely to resolve a congressional deadlock over expiring Obamacare subsidies.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to unveil a Republican health care bill in the coming days for a vote by the end of the month, but the move is unlikely to resolve a congressional deadlock over expiring Obamacare subsidies.
ICYMI: Warren and Beyer led a letter to Treasury this week urging them to resist calls by major companies to carve out the GOP tax law's retroactive R&D expensing from Biden-era corporate alternative minimum tax. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Warren Warns Treasury Against Minimum Tax Carveout for Research
The Treasury Department should resist calls from business groups and GOP lawmakers to weaken the Biden-era minimum tax for large corporations, Democratic tax writers told the agency.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
ICYMI: Warren and Beyer led a letter to Treasury this week urging them to resist calls by major companies to carve out the GOP tax law's retroactive R&D expensing from Biden-era corporate alternative minimum tax. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
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Tax preparers told Education Secretary Linda McMahon this week that proposed changes to federal student loan rules could exacerbate a talent shortage in the sector.
Tax Preparers Warn Student Loan Rules Could Deepen Staffing Woes
Tax preparers told Education Secretary Linda McMahon this week that proposed changes to federal student loan rules could exacerbate a talent shortage in the sector.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tax preparers told Education Secretary Linda McMahon this week that proposed changes to federal student loan rules could exacerbate a talent shortage in the sector.
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A band of House Republicans joined several Democrats on Thursday to support a compromise plan to renew expiring health care subsidies.
Moderate Republicans Defy House Leaders in Health Subsidy Bid
A band of House Republicans joined several Democrats on Thursday to support a compromise plan to renew expiring health care subsidies amid fears from some swing-district GOP lawmakers an impending spike in insurance premiums will trigger a public backlash.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A band of House Republicans joined several Democrats on Thursday to support a compromise plan to renew expiring health care subsidies.
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Rank-and-file House members from both parties are growing impatient as the year's end approaches, and neither party's leaders are budging on health care.
Rank-and-File Members Push for Health Deal as Leadership Digs In
Rank-and-file House members from both parties are growing impatient as the year’s end approaches, and neither party’s leaders are budging on health care.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Rank-and-file House members from both parties are growing impatient as the year's end approaches, and neither party's leaders are budging on health care.
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Earmarks have emerged as a major point of contention as Senate appropriators try to advance their next set of spending bills to fund agencies long-term.
Senate Conservatives Hold Up Minibus Over Earmarks
Earmarks have emerged as a major point of contention as Senate appropriators try to advance their next set of spending bills to fund agencies long-term.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Earmarks have emerged as a major point of contention as Senate appropriators try to advance their next set of spending bills to fund agencies long-term.
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One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
Levi’s Heir in Congress Pushes End to Tax Loophole for Ultrarich
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One of the wealthiest House Democrats will propose a bill Thursday that would edit the tax code to make it harder for ultrarich Americans to avoid paying taxes.
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On Tues., Dec. 9, Austin Tice's mother Debra Tice will give a press conference at the National Press Club to urge the US government to do more to bring her son home.
Register for the conference at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/deb...
Register for the conference at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/deb...
Debra Tice to hold news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Press Club
Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice, will hold a news conference at the Press Freedom Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 10am. The conference will mark one year since the fall of Damascus, and she ...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On Tues., Dec. 9, Austin Tice's mother Debra Tice will give a press conference at the National Press Club to urge the US government to do more to bring her son home.
Register for the conference at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/deb...
Register for the conference at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/deb...
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he doesn't expect Republicans to settle on their own plan for expiring health care subsidies until Democrats reveal their proposal.
Senate GOP Waits on Democrats to Decide on Their Own Health Plan
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he doesn’t expect Republicans to settle on their own plan for expiring health care subsidies until Democrats reveal their proposal.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he doesn't expect Republicans to settle on their own plan for expiring health care subsidies until Democrats reveal their proposal.
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Republicans emerged from House and Senate conference meetings Tuesday united on a need for the party to chart a path forward on health care — but worlds apart on what it should be.
Congress Speeds Toward Health Care Cliff Without GOP Consensus
Republicans emerged from House and Senate conference meetings Tuesday united on a need for the party to chart a path forward on health care — but worlds apart on what it should be.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Republicans emerged from House and Senate conference meetings Tuesday united on a need for the party to chart a path forward on health care — but worlds apart on what it should be.
ICYMI: The House swiftly passed legislation yesterday aimed at helping taxpayers fighting IRS bills in the US Tax Court, sending the bipartisan overhaul of those judicial proceedings to the Senate. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
Tax Court Overhaul Gets House Approval in Bipartisan Vote (1)
The House on Monday passed legislation aimed at helping taxpayers fighting IRS bills in the US Tax Court, sending the bipartisan overhaul of those judicial proceedings to the Senate.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: The House swiftly passed legislation yesterday aimed at helping taxpayers fighting IRS bills in the US Tax Court, sending the bipartisan overhaul of those judicial proceedings to the Senate. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
The Dells say they are donating $6.25B to Treasury to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million children that were left out of seed money in Republicans' tax law, initially targeting zip codes with median household incomes below $150K. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Dell Gives $6.25 Billion to Launch ‘Trump Accounts’ for 25 Million Kids
In an unprecedented philanthropic gift, Michael and Susan Dell will give 25 million American children $250 each to jumpstart an investment account for their futures.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Dells say they are donating $6.25B to Treasury to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million children that were left out of seed money in Republicans' tax law, initially targeting zip codes with median household incomes below $150K. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...