Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate in 51-48 Vote Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate in 51-48 Vote:- Republicans took a critical step toward notching their first significant legislative victory since assuming full political control, as the House and Senate voted along party lines on Tuesday and into early Wednesday to pass […]
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Republican Tax Bill Faces New Uncertainty Ahead of Expected Vote House and Senate Republicans faced a new round of uncertainty on Thursday about the fate of their $1.5 trillion tax bill with the possible defection of a Republican senator, Marco Rubio of Florida, amid continuing questions about how the bill […]
Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race:- Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor who mounted a seemingly quixotic Senate campaign in the face of Republican dominance here, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore, after […]
Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct ‘Should Be Heard’ Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard,” a surprising break from the administration’s longstanding assertion that the allegations are […]
Trump Rallies a Florida Crowd in Support of an Alabama Senate Candidate President Trump’s crowd was here in Florida on Friday night, but his audience was in Alabama. Just four days before a crucial special election for a Senate seat in Alabama, Mr. Trump again offered his unequivocal backing for […]
Al Franken to Resign From Senate Amid Harassment Allegations Al Franken to Resign From Senate Amid Harassment Allegations:- Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, in an emotional speech on the Senate floor, announced on Thursday that he would resign from Congress, the most prominent figure in a growing list of lawmakers […]
Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns Republican Tax Bill Hits Snag Over Deficit Concerns: The Senate Republican tax bill, which had appeared to be cruising to victory, suffered a setback late on Thursday as lawmakers were forced to contemplate significant changes, including future tax increases, to help pay […]
Trump Names Supreme Court Candidates for a Nonexistent Vacancy No sitting justice on the Supreme Court has indicated plans to leave any time soon. But tell that to President Trump, who announced on Friday his latest slate of judicial candidates to fill a vacancy that — as far as anyone […]
The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students:- Republicans in the House of Representatives have just passed a tax bill that would devastate graduate research in the United States. Hidden in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a repeal of Section […]
Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal:- Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling tax rewrite, merging the fight over health […]
