Nation Oct 24 Senate passes $36.5 billion disaster aid bill The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance program.
Politics Oct 19 Trump sees Republican budget as path to massive tax cuts The $4 trillion plan shelves GOP deficit concerns in favor of the party's tax cut drive, with conservatives and moderates on board. The nonbinding budget plan would set the stage for tax legislation later this year that could pass through…
Politics Oct 16 Thad Cochran absent from Congress due to illness The GOP veteran from Mississippi, 79, has been absent from Washington for a month.
Politics Oct 12 House set to pass $36.5 billion for hurricane, wildfire relief The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump's request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims and emergency funding to help the cash-strapped government of Puerto Rico stay afloat.
Politics Oct 11 McConnell promises to speed pace on judicial nominees Conservative activists such as the Judicial Crisis Network have been increasingly frustrated with the slow pace on judicial nominees.
Nation Oct 04 Trump administration asks Congress for $29 billion in disaster aid The federal flood insurance program is on track to run out of money to pay claims during the week of Oct. 23.
Politics Oct 04 How GOP budget plans could help the Republican push for tax reform Senator Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, warned that while he’s supporting deficit-financed tax cuts for now as a way to deal with arcane Senate rules, he won’t vote for the subsequent tax legislation if it blows a…
Politics Sep 26 Trump, GOP consider surtax on wealthy, doubling standard deduction On the eve of the grand rollout of the plan, details emerged on Capitol Hill on Tuesday while Trump personally appealed to House Republicans and Democrats at the White House to get behind his proposal.
Politics Sep 19 AP Report: GOP tentatively agrees to $1.5 trillion plan on tax cuts WASHINGTON — Top Republicans on a key Senate panel have reached a tentative agreement on a tax plan that would add about $1.5 trillion to the government’s $20 trillion debt over 10 years, according to congressional officials. Tennessee Sen. Bob…
Politics Sep 14 House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill with more money for military House Republicans have significantly scaled back Trump's cuts to domestic programs like community development grants and research into rare diseases.