Photo of Charles Rettig via taxlitigator.com. By Michael Tracey President Trump’s reported nominee for commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is a longtime tax lawyer who has helped a range of affluent individuals shield their wealth from the prying hands of government, according to court documents and press accounts. Based in Beverly Hills, Charles “Chuck” Rettig has represented a bevy of …
Trump’s HHS Nominee Helped Lead Corporation Specializing in Cutting Employee Health Benefits
By Ken Klippenstein President Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, served until recently on the board of directors of a company that helps clients—government agencies and private corporations—save money on health care by shifting costs to others, including individuals. Azar’s nomination was approved by the Senate Finance Committee last week. Prior to the government shutdown, …
Jill Stein Staffer Undecided on Whether to Share Communications with Senate
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein answers questions during a press conference at the August 23, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. By Michael Tracey Dennis Trainor Jr., a former senior staffer for Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s 2016 presidential campaign, says he is weighing whether to comply with a directive to turn over correspondence related to the …
Eli Lilly Did It Again. Here’s How.
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, September 2017. Image via https://lillypad.lilly.com. By Jonathan Larsen Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical giant, had a starring role in a 2011 Senate report on exactly the issue Congress is grappling with this week: tax cuts and jobs. The report found that Eli Lilly repatriated $8 billion in profits after successfully lobbying for a 2004 tax holiday—and then …
NAACP Already Receiving Reports of Voter Suppression in Alabama
Alabamians line up to vote in the 2008 presidential election in Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. By Ken Klippenstein The NAACP’s poll monitoring team is already getting reports of voter suppression in the Alabama special election today, TYT Investigates has learned. According to Deuel Ross, assistant counsel at the NAACP’s Legal Defense & Educational Fund, they have received reports …
TYT Investigates Coverage: Alabama Senate Race
Alabama Secretary of State on Ballot Access: “We’re Gonna Be Fine” Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, whose office oversees elections, told TYT Sunday that ballot access in Tuesday’s special Senate election between Roy Moore and Doug Jones should be “fine” and that he has implemented changes to reduce long wait times seen in previous elections. Merrill has continued to support Moore, …
GOP Tax Bill Will Put Higher Education Out of Reach – With Ana Kasparian & Ryan Grim
The Republican tax reform bill working its way through Congress will make higher education less affordable for United States citizens by taxing education grant money as if it is income. This means that graduate students could be forced to pay a 400 percent increase come tax day. TYT host Ana Kasparian ( http://Twitter.com/AnaKasparian) chats with TYT contributor Ryan Grim ( …