Dec 20 Judge to weigh suits on program protecting DACA immigrants By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Five lawsuits against the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation face a key federal court hearing in San Francisco that could put an early end to the legal challenges or… Continue reading
Dec 20 Tax Bill: What’s in, what’s out, what happens By Associated Press WASHINGTON — So what's in the massive $1.5 trillion Republican tax package, what's not and what does it mean for most Americans?… Continue reading
Dec 20 Senate approves GOP tax bill, sending it back to the House By Associated Press, Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Senate Republicans have passed the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, setting the stage for a final House vote Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 19 These 3 provisions are slowing down the GOP tax bill By Associated Press The Senate parliamentarian has decided three minor provisions violate the chamber's rules. Continue reading
Dec 19 1-vote win puts Democrats closer to control of Virginia legislature By Associated Press Republican control of Virginia's House of Delegates may be in peril now that a Democratic challenger seems to have won a recount. Continue reading
Dec 19 House will be forced to revote on GOP tax bill Wednesday By Associated Press Democrats say three provisions in the Republican $1.5 trillion tax bill violate Senate rules and will likely be removed before that chamber votes on the measure. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Tillerson re-emphasizes talks with North Korea during Canada trip By Larisa Epatko Rex Tillerson visited Canada for the first time as secretary of state on Tuesday, where he again emphasized the need to prepare for talks with North Korea over de-nuclearization, although "we can’t talk unless North Korea is ready to talk,"… Continue reading
Dec 19 5 important stories buried by last week’s news By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Dec 19 House member offices paid $342,000 in discrimination settlements over 4 years, report says By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The new numbers were released Tuesday by the House Office of Compliance, the taxpayer-funded office that handles the often-secret payouts to House employees. The information reveals three previously undisclosed settlements for sexual harassment. Continue reading
Dec 19 Everything we know about the Amtrak train derailment (so far) By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry Investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened Monday when an Amtrak train derailed during morning service, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. Continue reading