We’re running out of time on tax reform
Looks like another week of debacles for the nation's amateur president and the GOP leaders whose bus he hijacked last year. Bid No.
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Republicans Left With Few Good Options on Health Care
GOP leaders could revive repeal legislation again-but potentially imperil tax reform-or move toward bipartisan talks to stabilize Obamacare. Sen. Lindsey Graham , joined by Sens. John Barrasso and Bill Cassidy, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, talked to reporters Tuesday as they faced assured defeat on the Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law.
Obamacare’ survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal try
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., flanked by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, speaks to reporters as they faced assured defeat on the Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.
Dunford: North Korea’s Ability to Target US With Nuclear-Tipped ICBM ‘A Very Short Time’ Away
Images released by the North Korean regime early this month show new postage stamps issued to celebrate its intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. Whether it's three, six or eighteen months, North Korea's capability to reach the United States with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile is only "a matter of a very short time" away, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen.
Janet Yellen Speaks, Stock Market Listens: Live Markets Blog
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is looking to break a three-session losing streak Tuesday, rising 0.15% in the minutes following the opening bell. The S&P 500 was also looking to rebound from a down day of trading, rising 0.16%.
Republican leaders: Senate wona t vote on Obamacare repeal
Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party's banner campaign promise. Leaving a lunch of Republican senators who'd gathered to discuss their next steps on the issue, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other leaders decided that "the votes are not there, not to have the vote."
Republican leaders: Senate won’t vote on Obamacare repeal
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at the Capitol for a weekly Republican policy meeting, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, amid the diminishing, last-ditch GOP push to overhaul the nation's health care system.
US won’t cut Florida Ponzi schemer’s prison sentence
The former Florida lawyer convicted of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme likely won't be getting out of prison early after prosecutors sought to withdraw an offer to cut his sentence. Court documents filed Tuesday show that prosecutors have concluded that Scott Rothstein failed to comply with terms of his plea agreement by providing false information to the government.
‘We don’t have the votes’: GOPa
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks as Sen. Roy Blunt. Sen. John Barrasso, Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell listen during a news briefing at the Capitol September 19, 2017 Senate leaders have given up on the latest Republican push to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law.
Republican to unveil broad tax cuts, put off tough decisions
President Trump and top Republicans will promise a package of sweeping tax cuts for companies and individuals, people briefed on the planning said, but the GOP leaders will stop short of labeling many of the tax breaks they hope to strip away, putting off controversial decisions that threaten to sink the party's tax effort. Republicans' "unified" framework, which they will release and promote Wednesday during speeches and meetings, aims to cut taxes by more than $5 trillion over 10 years and recoup more than half of that lost revenue by eliminating numerous tax breaks.
Senate GOP leaders decide not to hold vote on last-ditch Obamacare repeal
Senate Republican leaders have decided not to bring their last-ditch Obamacare repeal bill, known as Graham-Cassidy, to the floor this week, for now killing their seven-year effort to dismantle the 2010 health care law. "We don't have the votes," said Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, one of the co-authors of the bill, at a press conference following a closed-door Senate GOP Conference lunch.
Data Show Media Hype Over Irma Generated Enormous Public Attention
Media reports prior to Irma's arrival painted the massive storm as perhaps one of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes to ever make landfall in the U.S. Data from Google show that interest from the U.S. about Hurricane Maria was substantially less than during both Harvey and Irma. The data, which calculated the number of times people searched for specific terms related to the storms, excludes interest generated from people living in Puerto Rico.
Health care bill appears doomed after Collins says no
A last ditch Republican effort to repeal Obamacare appeared doomed late on Monday after Senator Susan Collins became the third Republican senator to announce opposition to the bill. Collins, who joined Senators John McCain and Rand Paul in opposing the legislation, told reporters that sweeping cuts in the Medicaid program was the main reason for opposing the bill to end Obamacare, a top priority for President Donald Trump.
Legislature has special session; no deal reached –
The Oklahoma Legislature returned to the Capitol Monday for the start of a special legislative session to address a $215 million shortfall in the state budget, but have not yet reached a deal on exactly how to plug the revenue gap. Members of the House and Senate met briefly to formally hear bills, and the House seated two new Democratic members elected in special elections over the summer.
House Oversight Committee Takes an Interest in the Kushner Private Email Report
So I covered a story several evenings ago about news of White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner setting up a private email account and using it for official White House business. Just to be clear, it wasn't a Hillary Clinton-styled private server, or anything on that level.
House investigators demand details on private emails
A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina conservative who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and the top Democrat on that panel, Rep. Elijah Cummings, cite a recent Politico report that Jared Kushner set up a private email account after the election to conduct work-related business.
GOP, White House prepare to roll out tax cuts
In this Sept. 22, 2017, photo President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Huntsville, Ala.
A tough start for GOP in a high-stakes week
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., right, speaks to an aide as he appears before a Senate Finance Committee hearing to consider the Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Washington.
As senators defect, GOP concedes health bill’s fate bleak
Republican Sen. Susan Collins' decision to oppose the GOP push to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul leaves the effort all but dead, with even party leaders conceding that their prospects are dismal.
Costly citrus: Florida’s ‘decimated’ crops could send prices climbing
In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, oranges ripen on a tree in a grove in Clermont, Fla.The price of a mimosa at brunch or bag or oranges at the grocery store may jump in the coming weeks, experts say, after hurricane Irma left some of the state's orange producers with no crop to sell this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John Raoux, File In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, oranges ripen on a tree in a grove in Clermont, Fla.The price of a mimosa at brunch or bag or oranges at the grocery store may jump in the coming weeks, experts say, after hurricane Irma left some of the state's orange producers with no crop to sell this year.