Trump says he'll propose new tax cuts before November


On Tuesday, President Trump announced that before November, he plans on proposing new tax cuts.
The new tax cuts would be revealed ahead of the midterm elections, as Republicans try to keep their majority. Trump said he would meet with the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), to discuss his proposal, but did not give out any additional details, Reuters reports.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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