Dec 14 6,700 Rohingya shot, burned or killed by other violent means in Myanmar, report says By Larisa Epatko An estimated 6,700 ethnic Rohingya people were killed during a bloody month-long crackdown in Myanmar following an insurgent attack, according to a Doctors Without Borders report released Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: White House expected to address latest on tax package By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will hold a news briefing at 1:45 p.m. ET today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Pelosi says Nevada lawmaker should resign following sexual misconduct allegations By Associated Press Pelosi made the remarks after a second woman, this time a lobbyist, alleged in an interview with the Nevada Independent that the congressman touched her thighs and buttocks three separate times while he was a state senator, and made unwanted… Continue reading
Dec 14 New GOP tax agreement favors businesses, wealthiest earners By Stephen Ohlemacher, Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans would be delivered in a sweeping overhaul of the tax laws, under a new agreement crafted by Republicans in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Pelosi, Ryan discuss latest tax deal By Associated Press The legislation, which is still being finalized, would cut the top tax rate for the wealthy from 39.6 percent to 37 percent, slash the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and allow homeowners to deduct interest… Continue reading
Dec 14 As net neutrality vote nears, some brace for a long fight By Tali Arbel, Associated Press As the federal government prepares to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet, advocates of the regulations are bracing for a long fight. Continue reading
Dec 13 PBS suspends distribution of ‘Tavis Smiley’ amid misconduct allegations By Erica R. Hendry Smiley, in a statement later that night, said the broadcaster had gone too far. Continue reading
Dec 13 Rep. Diane Black says she was sexually harassed in the Tennessee legislature By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press U.S. Rep. Diane Black says Congress needs to expose federal lawmakers who settled cases, force them to repay any tax dollars involved and ban such taxpayer-funded settlements going forward. Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: Trump says tax plan would provide a ‘massive tax cut’ to ‘everyday, working Americans’ Speaking in the grand foyer of the White House, Trump says he's just days away from delivering on a promise to provide "a massive tax cut for the everyday, working Americans who are the backbone and heartbeat of our country."… Continue reading
Dec 13 Republican higher education bill clears first hurdle By Maria Danilova, Associated Press A Republican bill that would eliminate key loan subsidies for college students and give a boost to for-profit colleges has passed the first major hurdle in the House of Representatives. Continue reading