What’s Racing Through Washington – February 2026
Supreme Court Overturns Trump Tariffs The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s global tariffs last week, in a 6-3 vote. The court said the President exceeded his power to [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – November 2025
Government Funded after Record-Long Shutdown After the longest shutdown in government history, a deal to re-open the government has finally been reached. Eight Senate Democrats broke with their party [...]
Thoroughbred Racing Launches Campaign to Repeal Tax on Wagering
THOROUGHBRED RACING LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE REPEAL OF UNPOPULAR WAGERING TAX Lexington, KY (October 28, 2025) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today the release of a [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – September 2025
Government Funding Deadline Passes Without a Deal Since returning from the August recess, the big thing on lawmakers' minds has been the potential for a government shutdown. They had [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – August 2025
The House and Senate are currently in recess, so this will be a slightly lighter newsletter when it comes to news from the Capitol. US and EU Agree to [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – July 2025
Bills to Fix Gambling Tax Deduction Change Gaining Sponsors in the House The centerpiece of the second Trump administration, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), was signed into [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – June 2025
Continuing Tax Bill Updates The centerpiece of the second Trump administration, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), continues its march through the Senate. After passing the House of [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – May 2025
Kentucky Derby Kickoff Reception Recap The NTRA held our Annual Kentucky Derby Kickoff Congressional Reception on April 9th on Capitol Hill, and it was a resounding success! The reception [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – April 2025
NTRA to Host 3rd Annual NTRA Kentucky Derby Kickoff Reception On April 9th! The NTRA is extremely excited to announce that we’ll be holding our Annual Kentucky Derby Kickoff Congressional Reception [...]
What’s Racing Through Washington – February 2025
House Budget Committee Completes First Step in Passing a Reconciliation Bill for Tax Package The House Budget Committee completed a markup of a budget resolution on February 13, a [...]