Dec 22 Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. Continue reading
Dec 21 Trump makes holiday visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed By Zeke Miller, Associated Press During his visit, the president awarded the Purple Heart to 1st Lt. Victor Prato of the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, who was injured last month while deployed in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 9:52 Some of Trump's judicial picks are being approved at a record pace. How will they reshape the courts? By PBS News Hour President Trump and Republicans have been quietly and systematically reshaping the federal judiciary. The Senate has confirmed a record 12 Trump picks for the influential federal appeals court -- the fastest success rate for any president ever. John Yang gets… Continue watching
Dec 21 WATCH: UN General Assembly votes to declare U.S. Jerusalem decision 'null and void' By Joshua Barajas In a 128-9 vote, the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution demanding the U.S. rescind its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. U.S. neighbors Mexico and Canada were among the 35 abstentions. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:25 What you need to know now that the GOP tax bill is going to be law By PBS News Hour President Trump and congressional Republicans took a victory lap on Wednesday after scoring their first sweeping legislative win by passing their tax code overhaul into law. Democratic leaders warned the bill, estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the federal debt,… Continue watching
Dec 20 WATCH: Sen. Warner cautions President Trump against meddling in Mueller probe By Tom Lobianco, Associated Press Virginia Sen. Mark Warner said today that growing criticism of Mueller's probe pointed to an effort to lay the groundwork for Mueller's removal or other interference in the federal investigation. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Trump celebrates after Congress passes GOP tax overhaul President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak around 3 p.m. ET Wednesday from the South Lawn. Watch live here. Continue reading
Dec 19 Donald Trump's nominee for Export-Import Bank is rejected By Associated Press Former Republican Rep. Scott Garrett of New Jersey voted to shutter the bank when serving in Congress and didn't apologize for his opposition when testifying at his confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: House passes massive tax bill The vote, largely along party lines, was 227-203 and capped a GOP sprint to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump after a year of congressional stumbles and non-starters. Now the bill moves to the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 19 AP Fact Check: Donald Trump on energy, security and the Amtrak derailment By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In laying out his national security strategy, President Donald Trump sold short the records of his predecessors, speaking as if the energy boom started with him and the gates of America were wide open before he came along. On Twitter,… Continue reading