GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead
By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON - Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead Tuesday as wavering GOP senators showed a growing openness.
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Fitzgerald: Those who draw the ‘race’ card are the least deserving to use it
SLUR? U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., yesterday. When Englishman Samuel Johnson suggested "patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels," he was referring to sunshine patriots, those who would wrap themselves in the flag for personal advancement as opposed to those who actually fought beneath it for love of country.
Geoffrey Diehl dodges on Liz Warren
ONE FOR THE ROAD: State Rep. Geoffrey G. Diehl, candidate for U.S. Senate, shows off his 30-foot RV to the press yesterday, but evaded questions about Roy Moore and the president's calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren 'Pocahanotas'. Republican state Rep. Geoffrey G. Diehl, who is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, sidestepped questions yesterday about President Trump's decision to mock his opponent by referring to her as "Pocahontas" during a ceremony honoring Navajo code talkers.
.com | Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Navajo event draws sharp criticism
US President Donald Trump has been more than a little vocal about his dislike for news network CNN. Well, their feud reached new heights on the weekend... WATCH Flagstaff Families of Native American war veterans and politicians of both major parties are criticising President Donald Trump for using a White House event honouring Navajo Code Talkers to take a political jab at a Democratic senator he has nicknamed "Pocahontas".
Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for immigration hardliner Kris Kobach in Kansas governor race
Donald Trump Jr., left, and Kansas gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach talk during a fundraiser for Kobach's campaign, Nov. 28, 2017. Donald Trump Jr. campaigned at a fundraiser for Kansas gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach on Tuesday evening, throwing early high-profile support behind the conservative firebrand in a crowded Republican field.
GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead; shutdown still a threat
Republicans held together and shoved their signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead Tuesday as wavering GOP senators showed a growing openness. But its fate remained uncertain, and a planned White House summit aimed at averting a government shutdown was derailed when President Donald Trump savaged top Democrats and declared on Twitter, "I don't see a deal!" "It's time to stop tweeting and start leading," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer retorted after he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rebuffed the budget meeting with Trump and top Republicans.
More pressure on Conyers to resign after new accusations
A former staffer to John Conyers says the Michigan congressman made unwanted sexual advances that included partially undressing in front of her in a hotel room and inappropriate touching, prompting more calls for the longest-serving member of the House to resign. Deanna Maher, 77, who ran a Michigan office for Conyers from 1997 to 2005, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the first incident occurred in 1997 during a three-day Congressional Black Caucus event in Washington, which she said she "felt honored" to attend.
No feeling of party loyalty for Johnson, a key Senate holdout for the GOP tax bill
Sen. Ron Johnson watched angrily last fall as his fellow Republicans gave up on his reelection campaign, convinced he was doomed and that their dollars and hours would be better spent elsewhere. A year later, Johnson is still in the Senate but also a key holdout vote in the Republican effort to overhaul the tax code - and those political calculations, along with the ill will they bred, are coming back to haunt Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his fellow heads of the GOP.
Senators debate likely effects of GOP tax plan
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Tim Scott face off against Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders at CNN's tax reform debate on November 28, 2017. WASHINGTON -- While Congress continues to push for tax reform, senators from across the aisle debated Tuesday evening over the likely ramifications of the GOP tax bill.
Committee sends Republican tax bill to Senate floor; vote could come this week
The Republican push to rewrite the tax code gained momentum Tuesday after a Senate panel advanced the measure and several wavering lawmakers signaled that they are leaning toward backing the bill. Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee unanimously voted to send the party's tax package to the Senate floor, setting up a final vote as soon as this week.
GOP tax plan is closer to the Senate floor
The GOP tax bill has passed the Senate Budget Committee. It's a big step in the right direction for the measure, but there's still a ways to go.
Tax bill advances, final Senate vote uncertain
A key Senate committee advanced a sweeping tax package to the full Senate on Tuesday, handing Republican leaders a victory as they try to pass the nation's first tax overhaul in 31 years. The Senate Budget Committee voted 12-11 to advance the bill as two committee Republicans who had said they were considering voting against the measure - Bob Corker of Tennessee and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin - backed the legislation.
Air Force: Lapse in Kelley case was part ofa
Review: The reporting failure in the Kelley case was by Office of Special Investigation officials and Air Force security force personnel at Holloman. Mourners showed up to a roadside memorial in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday -- a week after a deadly massacre at a church left 26 dead, including an unborn baby.
Former Conyers staffer accuses him of inappropriate touching
A former staffer to Rep. John Conyers says he made an unwanted sexual advance toward her and touched her inappropriately twice in the late 1990s, the Detroit News reported Tuesday, in the latest sexual misconduct allegations against the veteran lawmaker. Deanna Maher, 77, who ran a Michigan office for Conyers from 1997 to 2005, told the newspaper that there were three instances of inappropriate conduct.
Rep. Gutierrez of Illinois says it’s ‘my time to move on’
Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, a Democratic party leader on efforts to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, announced Tuesday he won't seek re-election next year after 13 terms. "This is my time to move on," the congressman said at a Chicago news conference.
Top Dems pull out of White House meeting after Trump attack
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., center, head to the Senate floor for votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday evening, Nov. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are scrambling to change a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package by the end of the year.
John McCain, families of Code Talkers slam Trump over – Pocahontas’ jab
Senator John McCain is blasting President Donald Trump on Twitter over Trump's use of a White House event honoring Navajo war veterans to make a racially-charged joke about Democrat Elizabeth Warren. The US Senator from Arizona said Trump's joke calling Warren "Pocahontas" was an "insult" to the sacrifices made by the Code Talkers during World War II.
Democrats pull out of White House meeting after Trump tweet
Congress' top Democratic leaders abruptly pulled out of a planned meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick agreement to avert a government shutdown at the end of next week. Trump tweeted early Tuesday that ''I don't see a deal!'' with Senate Minority leader Charles Schumer and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California and accused them of being soft on crime, taxes and illegal immigration.
Scaramucci defends Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ swipe
Short-lived White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci defended on Tuesday President Donald Trump's racially charged swipe at Sen. Elizabeth Warren, saying it was justified in the context of their antagonistic relationship. Trump disparagingly referred to the Massachusetts Democrat as "Pocahontas" during an event Monday with Native American WWII veterans at the White House.
Fed chair nominee Powell pledges to a respond decisivelya to economic threats
The U.S. Federal Reserve should "respond decisively" to any new economic crisis, Fed chair nominee Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, positioning himself as an heir to the central bank policies of current chair Janet Yellen and her predecessor Ben Bernanke. At his confirmation hearing before the banking panel, President Trump's nominee to take over as Fed chair endorsed the core ideas that have defined U.S. central banking since the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 - a willingness to move aggressively against a downturn, and an insistence on flexibility and independence from political influence in setting policy.