Nov 28 WATCH: Tax bill passes budget committee, but fate in the Senate is unclear By Associated Press The Senate Budget Committee voted 12-11 to advance the bill as two committee Republicans who had said they were considering voting against the measure — Bob Corker of Tennessee and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — backed the legislation. Continue reading
Nov 28 How the Senate tax bill affects rich and poor, in three charts By Lisa Desjardins Lower-income people stand to lose the most in the Senate GOP tax plan. Continue reading
Nov 28 Former staffer accuses Rep. Conyers of inappropriate touching By Associated Press A former staffer to Rep. John Conyers says he made an unwanted sexual advance toward her and touched her inappropriately twice in the late 1990s, the Detroit News reported, in the latest sexual misconduct allegations against the veteran lawmaker. Continue reading
Nov 28 Supreme Court urged to deny Trump plea to enforce full travel ban By Associated Press Challengers to the Trump administration's latest travel ban on visitors from six mostly Muslim countries are urging the Supreme Court to reject the administration's plea to be allowed to fully enforce the ban. Continue reading
Nov 28 Why control of the Virginia House is still being settled weeks later By Alan Suderman, Associated Press A Democratic tidal wave on Election Day in Virginia three weeks ago has left chaos in its wake, with control of the House of Delegates still undecided and no end to the dispute in sight. Continue reading
Nov 28 ISIS could spread if 'Americans turn their back' on Kurdish allies in Syria, official says By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The comments by Ilham Ahmed, a member of the political arm of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, were in response to the U.S. administration’s suggestion that military aid to the Kurdish-led forces may be halted. Continue reading
Nov 28 Families of Navajo Code Talkers decry Trump's use of 'Pocahontas' By Felicia Fonseca and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Families of Navajo war veterans who were honored at the White House say they were dumbfounded that the president used the event to take a political jab at Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, demeaning their work with an unbreakable code that… Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump's Fed nominee Jerome Powell testifies at Senate confirmation hearing By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Jerome Powell's confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. ET today. Watch the hearing here. Continue reading
Nov 28 Trump tries to play both sides in Alabama Senate race By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, the president has made it known he won’t set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he intensified his insistence that voters must never elect Moore’s… Continue reading
Nov 27 Who is the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? A judge has yet to rule By Ken Sweet, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Leandra English has filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to block Mick Mulvaney from taking over the bureau. Continue reading