How McCain upended Obamacare repeal
Paul Ryan couldn’t persuade him. Neither could Mike Pence. And in the end, President Donald Trump couldn’t reel in John McCain either. The president made a last-ditch effort, calling the Arizona...
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Republicans might block Trump from killing Iran nuke deal
President Donald Trump might soon toss the Iran nuclear deal back to Congress to decide its fate — but it’s no sure thing that lawmakers will kill it for good. Critics of the Obama-era agreement, led...
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Senate passes sweeping tax overhaul
The Senate narrowly passed a massive tax overhaul early Saturday morning, putting Republicans on the cusp of revamping the U.S. tax system for the first time in more than three decades. The 51 to 49...
View ArticleRepublicans strike deal on sweeping tax overhaul
Republicans have struck a deal on a sweeping tax overhaul and hope to have legislation on President Donald Trump’s desk by next week, sources said Wednesday. The agreement includes a 37 percent top tax...
View ArticleHistoric US tax reform vote lined up as bill finalized
Republicans unveiled on Friday their final, compromise plan to rewrite the tax code, putting them on the brink of a historic victory in Congress that’s sure to reverberate into next year’s elections....
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Trump insists his Russia actions were ‘100 percent proper,’ pledges...
President Donald Trump again denied on Saturday that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia and dismissed claims he obstructed justice by trying to prevent the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
View ArticleWhite House doesn’t deny Trump’s ‘shithole’ immigration remark
President Donald Trump made racially charged comments during a meeting on immigration with lawmakers on Thursday, asking why the U.S. admits people from “shithole countries” or “shitholes,” according...
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US government goes into shutdown
WASHINGTON — Funding for the U.S. federal government lapsed Saturday as the Senate tried fruitlessly to negotiate a deal to keep the government open, prompting a shutdown on the first anniversary of...
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Inside the frantic 24 hours that led to a shutdown
With just hours to spare until the government ran out of money at midnight Friday, Chuck Schumer made Mitch McConnell an offer. Pass a bill to buy 24 more hours to avert a shutdown and work out a...
View ArticleUS Senate votes to end shutdown
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Democrats voted to re-open the government on Monday after receiving a commitment from Republicans to hold a vote on immigration legislation — paving the...
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