Stephen Ohlemacher, Author at Valley News

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, center, embraces Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, left, as House and Senate conferees after GOP leaders announced they have forged an agreement on a sweeping overhaul of the nation's tax laws, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, looks on at far right. Democrats objected to the bill and asked that a final vote be delayed until Senator-elect Doug Jones of Alabama is seated. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans Reach a Deal On Taxes

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press, Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Marcy Gordon Associated PressDecember 14, 2017

Washington — Confident congressional Republicans forged an agreement on Wednesday on a major overhaul of the nation’s tax laws that would provide generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans — Donald Trump among them — and deliver…

In this photo taken Jan. 4, 2013, from Air Force One, with then-President Barack Obama aboard, shows the White House, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, downtown Washington and Ronald Reagan National Airport during the president's return from a day trip to Minneapolis before landing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. As Tax Day approaches, show some love for the good people who live in the nation’s capital. Washington, that swampy den of iniquity that politicians love to scorn, sends the most tax dollars per person to the U.S. government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Wealthy D.C. Sends the Most Tax Dollars to Federal Government

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated PressApril 16, 2017

FILE - In this March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. As millions of Americans file their income tax returns, their chances of getting audited by the IRS have rarely been so low. The number of people audited by the IRS last year dropped for the sixth straight year, to just over 1 million. The last time so few people were audited was 2004, when the population was significantly smaller. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

With Fewer Agents, IRS Audits Down

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated PressMarch 5, 2017

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get only tiny increases in benefits next year, the fifth year in a row that older Americans will have to settle for historically low raises. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Social Security Gets Tiny Increase

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally, Monday, June 6, 2016, in Lynwood, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)

AP: Clinton Hits Delegate Total

by Hope Yen Associated Press, Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press, Lisa Lerer Associated Press, and Catherine Lucey Associated PressJune 6, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he stands with 22 delegates from North Dakota to the Republican National Convention, who are the core of delegates that elevated Trump over the 1237 needed for the GOP's presidential nomination, Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Trump Now Has Enough Delegates for GOP Nomination

by Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press, and Jill Colvin Associated PressMay 27, 2016