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No tax on tips? Here's what that could mean.


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The Senate unexpectedly passed the No Tax on Tips Act, one of President Trump’s many campaign promises. We’ll explain what’s actually in the bill and where it goes from here. Plus, the Trump administration has officially accepted a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One. We’ll get into the grift of it all. Plus, one man’s search for younger looking skin and a manga story to smile about.


Here’s everything we talked about today:


  • "The Senate passed Trump’s No Tax on Tips Act. Here’s what it could mean." from The Washington Post
  • "No Tax on Tips Act: What to know about the bill and what comes next" from The Hill  
  • "Republicans Think They Have a Way to Blow Up the Filibuster Without Anyone Noticing" from Slate
  • "A Terrible Idea" from Just Security  
  • "A 70-Year-Old Man’s Search for Younger-Looking Skin"  from The Wall Street Journal
  • "Defense Department accepts Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One use" from The Washington Post
  • "Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Ambush" from The New York Times
  • "How Manga Megastar Junji Ito Makes Terrifying Series Like ‘Uzumaki’" from The New York Times
  • "Shark fisherman uses drone to save teenage girl from rip current at Pensacola Beach" from CBS News 


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