Dec 01 Michael Flynn’s rise was rapid, his fall even faster By Chad Day, Eric Tucker and Stephen Braun, Associated Press Flynn was fired by Trump after just a month in the White House and left to contend with a mounting criminal probe. Continue reading
Dec 01 McConnell confirms votes are there for tax bill By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says “we have the votes” to pass the GOP tax bill. Continue reading
Dec 01 Flynn says Trump transition team directed him to contact Russia By Associated Press former national security adviser Michael Flynn has admitted that a senior member of the Trump transition team directed him to make contact with Russian officials. Continue reading
Dec 01 Sen. Kamala Harris to campaign for Atlanta mayoral candidate By Associated Press U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California will join Atlanta mayoral candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms at an event this weekend. Continue reading
Dec 01 WATCH: Senate prepares to vote on the GOP tax bill By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The Senate will continue debate on the GOP tax bill Friday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Dec 01 Former Trump adviser Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the FBI. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:58 Senate tax bill suffers blow as measure picks up support By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans are running back to the drawing board on their tax overhaul after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a deficit trigger wouldn’t pass muster. That followed a day of meaty, substantive debate on the matter, during which Republicans seemed… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Senate opens ethics probe into Franken allegations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Sen. Al Franken as a fifth woman came forward to claim he groped her during a USO comedy tour in Kuwait. Also, music mogul Russell Simmons announced… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:40 Under this proposed tax cut, big small businesses benefit most By PBS News Hour The corporate tax rate is not the only important tax cut affecting businesses that's being considered in the Republican tax bills. The pass-through tax rate affects millions of small businesses, and has been a point of debate and dealing. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 30 Senate ethics panel opens preliminary inquiry into Franken over sexual misconduct allegations By Associated Press Before the ethics committee announcement, his spokesman released a statement saying that Franken “has never intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct.”… Continue reading