Editor Brian Harrod Provides Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, with aggregated news from sources all over the world from the Roundup Newswires Network
US politician Roy Moore has told supporters that the "battle is not over" in Alabama's Senate race even though US President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, and others have called on him to concede. Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his "election integrity fund" so he could investigate reports of voter fraud.
As GOP tax legislation nears final passage on Capitol Hill, Sen. Susan Collins is approaching the moment for a mighty leap of faith. The Maine Republican extracted key concessions in exchange for her support for the bill, including commitments from the Trump administration and Senate leaders to back two pieces of legislation pumping money into the health care system.
Republicans working to execute their first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's presidency appear to have secured the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul that Trump hoped to present to the American people for Christmas. "This is happening.
The Republicans' tax package would boost traditional forms of energy such as oil and gas while also supporting renewable energy such as wind and solar power - and even extend a hand to buyers of electric cars. An agreement by House and Senate negotiators would open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, while preserving tax credits for wind power and other clean energy.
Religious schools, homeschoolers to get a boost in GOP tax plan, thanks to Ted Cruz and Mike Pence - Washington Examiner Religious schools, homeschoolers to get a boost in GOP tax plan, thanks to Ted Cruz and Mike Pence Washington Examiner Parents would get new federal tax breaks for sending their children to private or religious schools or teaching them at home if the final Republican tax overhaul bill becomes law.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks to reporters at the Capitol after Republicans signed the conference committee report to advance the GOP tax bill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks to reporters at the Capitol after Republicans signed the conference committee report to advance the GOP tax bill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
With the order delivered by LCS9 sponsor Janee Bonner, The USS Little Rock was formally commissioned into the U.S, Navy Saturday as 8,500 shivering onlookers gathered at Canalside alongside the new ship and her old namesake in permanent residence at the Buffalo Naval Park. #USSLittleRock #LCS9 sponsor Janee Bonner gives the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!" pic.twitter.com/L1BREOJjOF During the most emotional point of the ceremony steeped in deep Navy tradition, the crew of the new USS Little Rock ran to duty aboard the ship as they took their watches and the visible signs that the ship was now operational could be seen.
In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. Mueller has produced hundreds of thousands of documents, copies of data from 36 electronic devices and gathered 2,000 "hot" documents in the government's case against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
Poor Al Franken. The Minnesota Democrat was kicked to the curb by a party that, until a few months ago, not only turned a blind eye to sexual misconduct but also lionized serial predators such as Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy.
Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, the sources said. The inquiries have occurred in the past two weeks and officials at the firms were asked not to discuss the conversations with others.
Republicans solidified support for their major overhaul of the nation's tax laws Friday, securing endorsements from wavering senators as they pushed to muscle their bill through Congress next week and give President Donald Trump his first major legislative victory. Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Bob Corker of Tennessee announced Friday that they would back the bill, the most sweeping rewrite of the tax code in more than three decades.
After weeks of quarrels, qualms and then eleventh-hour horse-trading, Republicans revealed the details of their huge national tax rewrite late Friday - along with announcements of support that all but guarantee approval to give President Donald Trump the Christmas legislative triumph he's been aching for. The legislation would slash tax rates for big business and lower levies on the richest Americans in a massive $1.5 trillion bill that the GOP plans to muscle through Congress next week before its year-end break.
Julia Chavez, from left, hugs Senior Minister Steve Jungkeit as they stand with her son Mariano Cardoso Sr. after a press conference on Friday, December 15, 2017, at the First Congregational Church in Old Lyme. Cardoso Sr., who has lived in the United States for almost 30 years, received a last minute stay of removal after being given a deportation order by the Hartford I.C.E. and had taken into sanctuary by the church.
Three ancient sculptures are being returned to their rightful owners in Lebanon as the Manhattan district attorney forms a new antiquities trafficking unit. Lawmakers in Colorado and New Mexico are revisiting their sexual misconduct policies as legislatures nationwide confront claims that they haven't done enough to protect victims.
Taking aim at the credibility of the FBI, President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the bureau's leadership even as he praised state and local police officers as a bulwark against rising violence and crime. Trump denounced the bureau for its handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, calling it "really disgraceful" and continuing his questioning of his country's intelligence and law enforcement institutions as no president before.
California Sen. Tony Mendoza resisted calls Thursday from Senate leader Kevin de Leon, his former roommate, to take a leave of absence until an investigation is completed into his alleged sexual misconduct. "I was not appointed to the position I hold but was elected by the voters in my district," Mendoza said in a statement.
Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is not conceding to Democrat Doug Jones, telling campaign supporters "it's not over." Campaign chairman Bill Armistead says that because the vote is close and approaching the state's recount requirement, "we do not have a final decision on the outcome."
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com . To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com.
President Donald Trump's biggest religious freedom policy promise to evangelicals - repealing the Johnson Amendment - will no longer take place via Republican tax reform. A Democratic senator announced Thursday night that the repeal included in the House version of the tax bill, which would allow churches and other nonprofits to endorse candidates without losing their tax-exempt status, was removed during the reconciliation process with the Senate version, which did not include a repeal.