Oct 16 Trump attacks Democrats on Twitter over his tax overhaul plan By Associated Press After a year with no major legislative accomplishments, Trump is hoping to pass a major tax overhaul plan, which includes a proposal to cut the 35 percent corporate tax rate to 20 percent. Continue reading
Oct 15 Leader of California Senate to challenge U.S. Sen. Feinstein By Associated Press Democrat Kevin de Leon, leader of the California Senate, said Sunday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in next year's election. Continue reading
Oct 15 Collins urges Trump to back effort to restore health subsidy By Hope Yen, Associated Press A key moderate Republican urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to back a bipartisan Senate effort to shield consumers from rising premiums. Continue reading
Oct 15 Amid crises, tensions between Trump, Tillerson persist By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The strained relationship between President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came under renewed focus Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 15 Tillerson: North Korea diplomacy continues until 1st ‘bomb drops’ By Associated Press Mixed messaging from Washington has raised concerns about the potential for miscalculation amid the increasingly bellicose exchange of words by Trump and Kim. Continue reading
Oct 14 Global finance leaders warn against complacency By Martin Crutsinger and Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Global finance leaders on Saturday appealed to central bankers to stick as long as possible with low-interest rate policies that have made borrowing attractive and helped safeguard an improving but still fragile world economic recovery. Continue reading
Oct 14 An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful By Erin Mershon, STAT WASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won’t be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu. Instead, he can just walk downstairs and pick up the… Continue reading
Oct 14 Trump’s speech sparks a new war of words between U.S., Iran By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal has sparked a new war of words between the Islamic Republic and America, fueling growing mistrust and a sense of nationalism among Iranians. The speech has also… Continue reading
Oct 13 Analysis: What you need to know about Trump’s changes to the health law By Julie Appleby, Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Apparently frustrated by Congress’ inability to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump this week decided to take matters into his own hands. Late Thursday evening, the White House announced it would cease key payments to insurers. Continue reading
Oct 13 Reince Priebus interviewed by Mueller investigative team By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Priebus is one of several current and former White House aides expected to be interviewed by Mueller’s team in the coming weeks. Continue reading