Dec 16 After Alabama, abortion may not be defining issue in 2018 races By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Exit polls show that Doug Jones won a third of Alabama voters who said abortion should be illegal in most cases. These numbers suggest that abortion may not necessarily be a defining issue in the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 16 Trump defends tax plan, proclaims economy set 'to rock' By Stephen Ohlemacher and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax bill as a good deal for the middle class while claiming it could lead to explosive economic growth. Continue reading
Dec 16 For GOP, tax bill's most visible win may be averting failure By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans hope that passing the bill will overshadow their embarrassing failure to repeal President Barack Obama’s health law. Continue reading
Dec 16 Commuters lose transit, parking, biking benefits in tax bill By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Count commuters among the losers in the Republican tax bill that the House and Senate are expected to vote on next week. Continue reading
Dec 16 'This is happening': GOP revels in all-but-certain tax deal By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Republicans working to execute their first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's presidency appear to have secured the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:32 The final GOP tax bill is taking shape. Here are the last-minute changes By PBS News Hour Key Senate holdouts signaled their support for the GOP tax plan on Friday, moving it closer in their aggressive push for passage before the holiday recess. What's in the latest version? Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to break down the… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Sessions defends FBI after Trump criticism By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump launched fresh criticism at the FBI, saying, "we're going to rebuild" the agency, before speaking to its training academy graduates and striking a different tone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he didn’t hold… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 9:48 Policy disputes on North Korea are playing out in public. What does that do to diplomacy? By PBS News Hour At the UN on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson backed off comments he made this week about open talks with North Korea -- a marked shift in tone after months of tough statements from President Trump and others. William… Continue watching
Dec 15 Everything you need to know about the GOP's final tax plan in 3 charts By Lisa Desjardins On Friday, Republicans released what they say is the final version of their tax plan. Here's everything you need to know about the bill. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:06 Is the GOP tax bill fiscally responsible? By PBS News Hour While Republicans are poised to pass a major tax bill, the party's focus on the deficit seems to be taking a backseat. Will their overhaul spur enough growth to bridge the debt gap, or are GOP lawmakers gambling with an… Continue watching