Nov 30 Susan Collins on taxes, health care and Trump's mental health By Lisa Desjardins Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touched on everything from taxes to health care to the possibility of a government shutdown to the president’s mental health at the Christian Science Monitor’s regular breakfast with newsmakers Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 30 McCain backs the tax bill as Senate GOP presses ahead on the measure By Marcy Gordon and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Senate Republicans on Thursday pushed ahead on a sweeping revamp of the nation's tax code, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expressing confidence of final passage by week's end and a key Republican getting on board. Continue reading
Nov 30 White House discussing plans to replace Tillerson with Pompeo as State Dept. head By Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press U.S. officials and individuals familiar with White House plans have spoken about the possibility of a broad shakeup in President Donald Trump's national security team. But the timing of such a change is unclear. Continue reading
Nov 30 A fifth woman accuses Al Franken of sexual misconduct By Richard Lardner and Juliet Linderman, Associated Press An Army veteran has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriately touching her more than a decade ago while she was on a military deployment to Kuwait. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Senate expected to continue debate of House tax bill By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The Senate passed a procedural vote to debate the tax bill on Wednesday. The Senate could start voting on amendments as early as Thursday evening. Watch the Senate resume debate over the bill here. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump lashes out at wrong Theresa May account on Twitter By Associated Press President Donald Trump is lashing out at British Prime Minister Theresa May in a dispute over his tweets. Problem is, he initially picked on the wrong Theresa May. Continue reading
Nov 30 AP report: Jared Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Flynn By Eric Tucker and Chad Day, Associated Press The confirmation of Kushner’s interview came as prosecutors working for Robert Mueller postponed grand jury testimony related to Flynn’s private business dealings. Continue reading
Nov 29 Conyers has no plans to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations, lawyer says By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press Detroit-area attorney Arnold Reed said the 88-year-old Conyers is going to fight claims that he inappropriately touched the women and that anyone making the allegations should be prepared to back them up. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:18 Inching toward tax plan passage, Republicans work to win over votes By PBS News Hour Republicans are working overtime to push their version of a tax reform bill toward final passage. Democrats may be unanimously opposed, but efforts to craft compromises among Republican ranks appears to be paying off. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Pope ends Myanmar visit without naming Rohingya By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Pope Francis ended his trip to Myanmar without publicly mentioning Buddhist violence against Rohingya Muslims. Also, Croatian defendant Slobodan Praljak fatally poisoned himself in a stunning end to the Bosnian war crimes trials. Continue watching