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{FD} Joy, fury on social media after Senate passes tax overhaul
Optimism and anger – without much middle ground – characterized social media reactions by celebrities and politicians to the news that the Senate had approved a historic tax overhaul early Wednesday.
{FD} New Mexico Democrat vying for governor faces kissing accusation
An Albuquerque woman has accused a New Mexico gubernatorial candidate of trying to kiss her on her mouth at a social event.
{FD} Senate OKs tax reform package, sends bill back to House for final vote
The U.S. Senate passed the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades early Wednesday, all but ensuring the bill will soon become law.
{FD} Senate approves tax reform package, sends bill back to House for final vote
The Senate passed a sweeping tax overhaul package early Wednesday with a vote of 51-48.
{FD} FBI’s McCabe grilled nearly 8 hours amid anti-Trump bias allegations
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe testified behind closed doors for nearly eight hours Tuesday on Capitol Hill, amid calls for his firing over allegations of conflicts of interest and anti-Trump political prejudice at the law enforcement bureau.
Why the House needs to vote again on the tax bill
Here’s an explanation as to why the tax bill must return to the House after the Senate vote.
{FD} House GOP’s $81B disaster relief plan nearly doubles Trump request
President Donald Trump’s initial request for a $44 billion disaster relief package for states affected by the likes of hurricanes and wildfires has ballooned into an $81 billion package introduced this week by House Republicans.
{FD} Democrat wins Virginia House seat in recount by single vote
The recount was one of four scheduled for House races that ended with extremely tight margins. The 94th District had by far the slimmest vote difference and the biggest chance of flipping.
{FD} Republicans who voted no on tax bill
Twelve Republicans on Tuesday broke with the party and voted against the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill.
{FD} GOP tax win hammers home reality for Dems
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{FD} GOP senator demands information about how Mueller obtained Trump transition records
The chairman of the Senate homeland security committee is demanding information from the General Services Administration about why it turned over Trump transition documents to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team for its Russia investigation
{FD} House member offices paid $342k in settlements over 4 years
Newly-released statistics show taxpayers paid more than $342,000 to settle workplace discrimination disputes at House lawmakers’ offices between 2008 and 2012, including nearly $175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.
{FD} New Trump administration task force looks to revamp strategy on curbing violent crimes
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{FD} Trump predicts economic boom as final tax bill heads for House, Senate
President Trump on Tuesday predicted the already-humming U.S. economy is about to get a big boost, as the final version of the $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill heads to the floors of the House and the Senate.
{FD} $2B Amtrak project in Illinois hits final phase, safety features planned
A nearly $2 billion high-speed Amtrak rail project in Illinois is in its final phase of construction — news coming on the heels of Monday’s deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state.
{FD} IRS to get massive new workload when GOP tax bill becomes law
If and when President Trump signs the GOP tax bill, he will also be setting up the IRS for a major test.
{FD} Russia, China react to Trump’s security strategy remarks
President Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy, detailed in a speech Monday, featured strong words about China and Russia, countries that the president described as “rival powers” to the U.S.
{FD} Trump allies ripping Mueller while president cooperates, but are they going too far?
Two decades ago, Bill Clinton and his allies launched a fierce attack on Ken Starr, trying to discredit the special prosecutor as he gathered evidence and ultimately got the president to admit to a grand jury that he’d had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
{FD} Christie allies got promotions, raises at troubled NJ transit agency: report
New Jersey Transit, the agency that operates state-run bus and rail lines, reportedly promoted 10 employees connected to Gov. Chris Christie‘s administration — and even gave raises to some as the agency struggled to fund its operations.