The GOP senator's chief of staff has been investing in real estate LLCs that could get new tax cuts under controversial last-minute provision.
Orrin Hatch argued that the tax break was already in the House version of the tax bill. Experts disagree.
Litecoin is suited to become the cryptocurrency people will use to buy groceries, pay for gas and pay for movies.
In response to IBT’s investigation, the GOP senator is pressing his party for answers about the provision, which could enrich Corker and other GOP lawmakers. Corker also said the provision was in the House version of the bill, a claim experts disputed.
A provision that could enrich key GOP lawmakers was part of effort to “cobble together the votes we needed,” said the Texas senator.
In a series of telephone calls with IBT, GOP senator denies knowledge of a key provision that could enrich him.
President Donald Trump has made tens of millions of dollars of rental income that could be subjected to a special new tax break in the Republicans’ tax legislation released Friday.
The new tax break — slipped into the final bill — specifically benefits people who own large real estate holdings through LLCs and partnerships, experts said.
Critics of the Republican tax bill charge that the legislation was crafted by lobbyists. But what does that really mean? A lobbying expert breaks down the lobbying sector and its influence.
The lightning growth of ICOs has also attracted skepticism from investors wary of bad actors and get-rich-quick schemes.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and 12 other Republicans are crafting tax provisions that could end up making them big money.
As mainstream adoption of bitcoin grows, the currency will only continue to gain momentum, according to experts.
On the eve of the FCC’s vote, some prominent GOP lawmakers are now demanding the net neutrality rules be preserved.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates both received multi-billion dollar arms deals this year, furthering the Saudi-led war in Yemen. An IBT review of federal documents finds that those countries' lobbyists gave heavily to the campaigns of politicians charged with overseeing arms sales to foreign governments.
Bitcoin is not the future of cryptos.
From luggage handling to in-flight entertainment, traveling could be given a much-needed upgrade with blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies require a digitally-secure foundation to be at all viable in the long term.
NASA astronaut Ron Garan reflects on his time on the International Space Station and what the next 50 years hold for Earth.
Following an IBT report on payday lenders' campaign donations to Mick Mulvaney, two Democratic senators —and possible presidential candidates — called out the acting CFPB director's conflicts of interest.
Koch family foundations doled out millions of dollars to colleges and universities, aiming to produce bright young conservatives and professors who align with the billionaire brothers’ libertarian ideals and business interests.
Correspondence obtained by IBT shows Trump's financial regulator went to bat for the finance industry that was bankrolling his campaigns.
Kansas GOP Sen. Pat Roberts represents Koch Industries home state in Congress — and pushed to let the billionaire brothers write off their donations to secretive political groups.
As Republican lawmakers prepare to finalize a sweeping tax cut bill, their former aides are back in congressional offices, now representing the real estate, tech, health care and private jet management industries.
Venezuela is said to be in selective default for failing to make $200 million in coupon payments due on global bond issuances.
Make no mistake: Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are heading to mainstream audiences in 2018.
A last-minute provision would give the GOP’s fossil-fuel donors a new tax break.
There’s a blurry line between the Kochs’ academic philanthropy and political activism, as academics from free-market centers at George Mason University (funded by the billionaire brothers) have joined the Trump administration this year.
GEO Group is building its rehabilitation brand, buying halfway houses and day-reporting centers — positioning itself to treat many of the victims of America's opioid crisis.
Companies should not be allowed to hide data breaches from their customers.
How to send packages during peak shipping season without breaking the bank.