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The head of the House tax-writing panel isn't ruling out changes to the 401 retirement program to raise revenue for tax cuts, despite President Donald Trump's promise that the savings plan used by tens of millions of Americans will be untouched. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady said Wednesday he's discussing the 401 issue with Trump, who has shot down the possibility of changes to the popular program.
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, in one of his first major media events as a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, on Wednesday slammed incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, for what he alleged was her pre-emptive dismissal of any GOP tax-reform proposal. "President Trump is out there trying to lower taxes for the middle class," Hawley told reporters in a media conference call.
Senator Ben Cardin 'frustrated' that the State Department missed a deadline to provide guidance specifying entities that could face sanctions. Two top lawmakers remain frustrated over the Trump administration's failure to start implementing a set of congressionally mandated Russia sanctions on time, and are considering other avenues to pressure officials to act.
Sen. Flake, an Arizona Republican, announced he would not run for re-election in 2018, condemning in a sp... . Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cheryl, leaves the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018.
Consumers can now begin previewing 2018 plans and premiums for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, even as President Donald Trump pursues his drive to dismantle the Obama-era law that has helped bring coverage to millions. In many cases, prospective customers will see higher premiums and less choice.
The president tweeted about Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, saying both men are not running for re-election because "they had zero chance of being elected". Mr Trump claimed a Tuesday meeting with Republican senators was, with the exception of Mr Flake and Mr Corker, "a love fest with standing ovations and great ideas for USA!" The reason Flake and Corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple, they had zero chance of being elected.
For the better part of the past year-and-a-half, the defining narrative emanating from the far left has been that Russia rigged the 2016 election on behalf of U.S. president Donald Trump . This news site never subscribed to the narrative because nothing concrete was ever offered to support the assertion.
Personhuballah, stands on the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington. Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes,... Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes, businesses and industrial sites.
President Donald Trump will make a trip to Dallas on Wednesday for a fundraising event aimed at his 2020 re-election bid and shoring up Republican support. Trump, who was supposed to visit Texas in September before Hurricane Harvey hit, will be welcomed at Dallas Love Field by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and will be briefed on hurricane recovery efforts shortly after.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll continue to press to get the funding necessary to protect the state's computer system from hackers. Dayton got only a fraction of the spending he proposed for technology and cybersecurity upgrades last session and plans to push the issue again next year.
Millions of Americans would lose a prized tax break under President Donald Trump's sweeping revamp of the tax code, but corporations would get to keep it. The Republican proposal would eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes, a widely popular break used by some 44 million Americans, especially in high-tax, Democratic-leaning states such as New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois.
He's long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey's good fortune does... U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's decision to bow out of a re-election fight could spur a rush of other Republican candidates who hope to take on his only announced challenger in the 2018 Arizona primary. Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes,... Firefighters and construction workers say the Trump administration is putting their health at risk by ignoring the hazards posed by millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins found in homes, businesses and industrial sites.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning dismissed scathing criticism by Republican Sens. Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, saying the real reason they are retiring is because of unfavorable election odds, not dissatisfaction with their party's standard-bearer. Flake, of Arizona, announced that he will not run for re-election Tuesday in a blistering speech on the Senate floor that bemoaned the "coarsening" tenor of politics in the United States.
In a further rollback of Obama-era regulations, the Republican-led Senate voted narrowly to repeal a banking rule that would have allowed consumers to join together to sue their bank or credit card company to resolve financial disputes. Vice President Mike Pence cast the final vote late Tuesday to break a 50-50 tie.
The ferocity of the attacks by senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee shows how much Trump has already changed the GOP. Donald Trump campaigned against the Republican Party establishment to win the White House.
Congress or... . In this July 12, 2017, photo, Asbestos Removal Technologies Inc., job superintendent Ryan Laitila, right, sprays amended water as job forman Megan Eberhart holds a light during asbestos abatement in Howell, Mich.
In this Jan. 8, 2015 file photo, former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown greets people on the floor of the House Chamber at the Statehouse in Boston. U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand Brown told a New Zealand website Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, he accepted advice that he should be more culturally aware after a U.S. inquiry into his conduct at a Peace Corps event in Samoa.
President Donald Trump, escorted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives on Capitol Hill to have lunch with Senate Republicans and push for his tax reform agenda, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. President Donald Trump waves to reporters after a lunch with Republican senator at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in Washington.