Keyonta Bentley, 26, Shot Saturday Night On Hollyberry Lane
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GOP Senator Heller has stage 4 cancer victim booted from town…
Republican Senator Dean Heller had his security officials remove a stage 4 cancer victim from a town hall after she tried to question him about the future of the Affordable Care Act. In video posted to Twitter by Battle Born Progress , Laura Packard can be seen addressing the GOP senator about the implications of the Senate's tax plan on healthcare only to have two men accost her and remove her from the room.
Senate strikes tax exemption for college linked to Betsy DeVosThe Guardian
Education secretary's brother is alumnus of Hillsdale College, to which family gives money and which Republicans wanted to help because it refuses federal funds The Senate voted to strike an amendment from the Republican tax bill that would have benefited a small Christian college in southern Michigan with ties to education secretary Betsy DeVos. In a surprise 52-48 vote, four Republicans supported an amendment offered by Democrat Jeff Merkley to remove the exception from the legislation.
The Biggest Sticking Points Between Senate and House Tax BillsBloomberg
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan listens while Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell speaks to the press after meetings with President Donald Trump at the White House on February 27, 2017. Expiring tax cuts, business perks and health care politics loom over House and Senate Republicans as they face the daunting task of hammering out the differences between their competing bills to rewrite the U.S. tax code.
Politics | Nardolillo Applauds Passing of Federal Tax Reform Legislation By Senate
"First, Senate Leadership stepped up and saw to it that legislation passed which promotes further economic growth such as our nation has enjoyed since the 2016 Election. Almost as important is the fact that the Chamber passed the Bill under Regular Order," said Nardolillo.
Merging of 2 tax measures next up
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., confer Friday on Capitol Hill before the late-night tax vote. Schumer noted that the effect of some last-minute revisions had yet to be analyzed by the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Hours after Senate GOP passes bill, Trump waffles on size of corporate tax cut
Hours after the pre-dawn passage of a $1.5 trillion tax cut, President Donald Trump suggested for the first time Saturday that he would consider a higher corporate rate than the one Senate Republicans had just endorsed, in remarks that could complicate sensitive negotiations to pass a final bill. On his way to New York for three fundraisers, Trump told reporters that the corporate tax rate in the GOP plan might end up rising to 22 percent from 20 percent.
Pat Buchanan: Why Roy Moore matters
Why would Christian conservatives in good conscience go to the polls Dec. 12 and vote for Judge Roy Moore, despite the charges of sexual misconduct with teenagers leveled against him? Answer: That Alabama Senate race could determine whether Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Here’s what’s in the Senate tax bill – and how it differs…
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia - WASHINGTON - When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions ABC News statement on Michael Flynn report - We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process.
Republicans confident on clearing remaining tax plan hurdles
Congressional Republicans, buoyed by the Senate's approval of a landmark tax overhaul, expressed confidence Saturday that final legislation would be agreed upon quickly and sent to President Trump by the end of this month. While the tax bills approved by the House and the Senate diverge in significant ways, the same forces that rocketed the measures to passage appear likely to bond Republicans in the two chambers as they work to hash out the differences.
Woman who inspired the creation of Hope on Haven Hill dies
No details were provided about how Abi Lizotte died, but a statement was posted on the Hope on Haven Hill website Saturday: "Dear friends, the loss of Abi Lizotte has left us utterly heartbroken. Abi will always be our inspiration and her light will live in the dreams and aspirations of all who pass through our doors.
Kentucky GOP rejects governor’s call for resignations
In this Oct. 30, 2017, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, speaks at the dedication ceremony for the new Toyota production engineering and manufacturing center in Georgetown, Ky. The Republican Party of Kentucky's Central Committee approved a resolution Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, condemning sexual harassment.
Senate passes Republican tax overhaul
The Senate has passed a nearly $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill that's historic in scope and an urgent political priority for President Donald Trump and the GOP. The vote was 51-49, largely along party lines.
Bernie Sanders Nominated for a Grammy
Bernie Sanders has earned a spot in the entertainment industry's awards season: He was nominated for a Grammy on Tuesday, a first for the 2016 presidential candidate. Sanders was nominated in the spoken word category for the audio book version of "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In," along with actor Mark Ruffalo.
Trump says people will be a very, very happya with Republicansa tax overhaul
President Donald Trump praised the Senate's passage of the Republicans' massive tax overall, saying people are going to be 'very, very happy' with the law. Now that the Senate passed its bill, the next step is for the House to vote Monday to send its tax legislation to conference committee.
Longtime Michigan congressman announces retirement
"It is the honor of a lifetime to serve Michigan in the U.S. Congress," he wrote in the Detroit Free Press. "My constituents enabled me to address some of the most important issues of our time.
Tax bill clears Senate in big boost for Trump, GOP
Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday, taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his first major legislative triumph after months of false starts and frustration on other fronts.
Both parties vacate high ground
Nancy Pelosi had a chance to take a stand, but she led the Democratic Party off the moral high ground and took up residence on a moral molehill. Few issues have the opportunity to unify people of both parties more than the belief that men shouldn't abuse their power to sexually abuse women and children.
People are furious that the GOP tax bill has a break for…
People are pointing with anger to a provision in the Senate tax bill passed on Saturday that appears to give private jet owners a tax break. The change is actually a technical clarification that prevents operators of private charter flights from being hit with a tax designed for commercial flights.
Gillibrand and top liberal groups are throwing their weight…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat and 2020 frontrunner, waded into a congressional fight between two Democrats earlier this month. Gillibrand's endorsement of Marie Newman, who is challenging a "blue dog" incumbent in Illinois, was followed by endorsements from several prominent liberal groups this week .