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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans
Former Vice President Mike Pence has a message for his old boss. Pence is urging President Donald Trump, under whom he served as vice president in Trump's first administration, not to raise the tax rate on wealthy Americans. Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the signature domestic achievement of his first White House term, is scheduled to expire this year if it's not extended by Congress. The Trump White House and some congressional Republicans for weeks have mulled letting the tax reductions on the wealthy sunset as a way to pay for the rest of the tax cuts as well as Trump's other pricey second-term priorities. What President Trump Is Asking Speaker Johnson To Do And the president, during a Wednesday phone call, pushed House Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the highest income earners and close the carried interest loophole in the reconciliation process, Fox News Digital confirmed. The development was first reported Thursday by Punchbowl News. Read On The Fox News App A source familiar with Trump's thinking said Trump is considering allowing the rate on individuals making $2.5 million or more to increase by 2.6%, from 37% to 39.6%. But Pence, a fiscal conservative and budget hawk during his long political career in the House of Representatives, as Indiana governor and as vice president, strongly cautioned against upping the rates on the highest earners. "Any suggestion that I've heard among some in and around the administration that we raise the top margin rate, the so-called millionaires tax, would be an enormous tax increase on small business owners across America," Pence said. "It needs to be opposed." What Mike Pence Told Fox News In An Exclusive Interview This Week And the former vice president, in an interview with Fox News Digital this week, argued that "the majority of people that file taxes of a million dollars are simply individuals that own businesses, and they file their taxes as an individual, but then plow that money back into their company. If you raise that top margin, it would be an enormous tax increase on small business America." "Let's make all the Trump-Pence tax cuts permanent. That's a way to really lay a foundation to grow the economy in the days ahead," Pence urged. Why Trump's First Vice President Was Honored By The Kennedy Family Pence, who was interviewed in Boston after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage award, gave "President Trump all the credit in the world for an historic victory last November, and for sparing the country one more liberal Democrat administration." He also praised Trump "not only for his victory, but for securing our southern border, for restoring morale and recruitment in our military, for taking the fight to the Houthis." But he argued that "I truly do believe that some of the other steps the president is taking away from that conservative agenda should be a concern that would work against his legacy and ultimately the success of our party or our country. And so we're going to continue to be a voice against them. "I really do believe that for prosperity … for the success of our country, we need to stick to those time-honored principles of strong defense, American leadership on the world stage, less government, less taxes, traditional moral values and the right to life, and I'm going to be a voice for that," Pence article source: Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans
BBC News
04-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Trump's former VP Mike Pence to receive JFK Courage Award
Donald Trump's former vice-president Mike Pence will receive a John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday for refusing to endorse false claims that the 2020 election was defied Trump by declining to throw out electoral votes cast for Joe Biden during a Congressional session on 6 January 2021 that was targeted by former vice-president stayed inside the US Capitol as it was stormed by hundreds of Trump supporters and presided over the certification of the election after the building was award, named after a book written by President Kennedy, is given out by the JFK Library Foundation. Past recipients include former presidents Barack Obama and George H W Bush, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Republican Congresswoman Liz Trump lost the 2020 vote, he made broad claims that fraud and cheating cost him the vote, alleging a vast conspiracy that included even Republican-run states such as US vice-president presides over the Senate, and it was in this role that Pence resisted calls from Trump and his supporters to try to overturn the election there was no hard evidence to back up Trump's allegations, his supporters targeted the Congressional certification of the election, usually a routine procedure, on 6 January publicly criticised Pence and called on him to stop the certification process. Some of the Capitol rioters chanted "hang Mike Pence" as they breached attempts to overturn the 2020 vote later led to several criminal cases which have largely subsided since he won last year's presidential he was inaugurated for a second time, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of everyone charged or convicted in connection with the Capitol riot – more than 1,500 people in 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by TrumpPresident Kennedy published his book Profiles in Courage in 1957. It included short profiles of eight US Senators who took principled stands and suffered criticism and falling popularity as a Kennedy family established the award named after the book in announcing the award last month, the JFK Library Foundation praised Pence "for putting his life and career on the line to ensure the constitutional transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021".Pence will receive the award from Kennedy's daughter Caroline Kennedy and his grandson Jack Schlossberg at the JFK Library in a statement, the former vice president said he was "deeply humbled and honoured".Since leaving office, Pence has been largely shunned by Trump and the Republican Party. His own run for president in 2024 drew tepid support and ended months before Republican primaries has set up a conservative political action group, Advancing American Freedom, which criticises what it calls the "radical Left and liberal media" and has also campaigned against the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US Health Secretary.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Shelby Dems host Chris Gibbs at Truman-Kennedy Breakfast May 3
SHELBY — Chris Gibbs will be the keynote speaker at the Shelby Area Democratic Club's 18th annual Truman-Kennedy Breakfast on May 3. According to an announcement, Gibbs, the chair of the Shelby County Democratic Party, will address attendees from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the First United Church of Christ, located at 23 Church St. Gibbs, a farmer who was a Reagan Republican for most of his life, shifted his political views after writing a critique of former President Trump in a local newspaper in 2018. It cost him friends and his seat on the Shelby County Board of Elections. Attendees will hear how Gibbs is working to reshape the political landscape in rural Ohio. The event will also feature the presentation of the annual Give 'Em Hell and Profiles in Courage awards. These awards recognize individuals who have embodied the spirit of Presidents Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy through their actions over the past year. Reservations are accepted through May 1 and seating is limited. Interested individuals can contact John at 419-709-6461 or via email at shelbydems@ This story was created by Jane Imbody, jimbody@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Shelby Area Democrats to host annual Truman-Kennedy Breakfast on May 3
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Maria Shriver Praises Cousin Caroline Kennedy's ‘Courage' in Slamming RFK Jr.
Maria Shriver praised her cousin Caroline Kennedy's 'courage' in slamming their fellow relative Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a 'predator.' Caroline, the only living child of former President John F. Kennedy, published the scathing letter about RFK Jr. on Tuesday, ahead of his Senate hearing to become Donald Trump's health secretary. Shriver, the former first lady of California, is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy. Her mother's siblings, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, are the fathers of Caroline and RFK Jr. respectively. She took to X on Wednesday to declare that in the battle of her cousins that she is firmly Team Caroline. 'Courage is when you do something hard, heartbreaking, and painful… and you do it anyway,' Shriver wrote. 'Love you, Caroline. Always have, always will.' Shriver's post included a photo of Caroline alongside the book Profiles in Courage, which was written by President Kennedy and to which Caroline, a diplomat in the Obama and Biden administrations, has since supplied an introduction. Comments on the post were switched off. Caroline's letter urged the Senate against confirming her cousin. 'I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together,' she wrote. 'It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator.' 'His basement, his garage, his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks,' Kennedy added. 'It was often a perverse scene of despair and violence.' She alleged that Kennedy, who before becoming an environmental lawyer experienced drug addiction, had led others in their family 'down the path of drug addiction.' His older brother, David, died from a drug overdose in 1984. On Wednesday, RFK Jr., whose father was JFK's brother and served as his attorney general, faced tough questions from senators about his past statements on vaccinations, Lyme disease, and abortion. Kennedy has been accused by critics of pushing health-related conspiracy theories. He is among Trump's most controversial administration nominees. Shriver, a journalist and author, is the ex-wife of former California Governor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Boston Globe
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Maria Shriver lauds Caroline Kennedy as a #profileincourage for opposing their cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The posts included a photo of Caroline Kennedy along with the cover of the 2003 edition of 'Profiles in Courage,' which tells the stories of eight U.S. senators who risked their careers by taking principled stands for unpopular positions. Courage is when you do something hard, heartbreaking, and painful… and you do it anyway. Love you, Caroline. Always have, always will. — Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) Earlier Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy sent a letter to senators, urging them to reject RFK Jr. 's nomination, saying that her cousin's views on vaccines are disqualifying. She offered personal details from their lives growing up together that she said pose an even greater concern. In a Advertisement The post came on a day that marked an unusual display of public disagreement among America's most famous Democratic family. RFK Jr., whose nomination hearing before the senate is set for Wednesday, did win some support from another cousin, former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy. Kennedy, a recovering alcoholic, Caroline Kennedy, a former ambassador to Australia and Japan, is the last surviving child of President Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the president's brother, who was assassinated in 1968, and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. Maria Shriver is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, who was a sister of the Kennedy brothers. Her father, Sargent Shriver, is a former director of the Peace Corps and an ambassador to France. Advertisement Patrick Kennedy is the son of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Joan Bennet Kennedy. Katherine McCabe of the Globe Staff contributed to this story. Rita Chandler can be reached at
