Word on the Hill: What’s Buzzing Around the Capitol
Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., sits on the House steps to do a selfie video about his vote on tax reform on Thursday. We're all over Capitol Hill and its surrounding haunts looking for good stories.
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Sylvester Stallone accused of sexually assaulting a teen in the 80s
A police report obtained by The Daily Mail shows that Sylvester Stallone was accused of forcing a 16-year-old girl into a sex act with him and his bodyguard at a Las Vegas hotel in 1986. Stallone has denied the allegations, saying "it never happened."
GOP closer to big win with House tax vote; Senate unclear
House lawmakers approved a $1.5 trillion overhaul of business and personal income taxes Thursday on a mostly party-line vote.
Mona Charen: The uses of disgrace
Six people fell ill Thursday at Elliot Hospital after a bag of white powder ripped open as a city man under arrest struggled with police over the bag, authorities said.
House approves tax overhaul; Fight shifts to Senate where passage is less assured
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company's talc-based... A popular local vacation destination for more than 50 years, 3 Ponds Campground in Brentwood is being sold to a developer planning a 55 and over ... (more)
Eight prospective tenants close to signing leases at Bedford’s Market and Main
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
J&J wins lawsuit claiming asbestos in talc caused cancer
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
DOT says airlines sharply cut involuntary passenger bumping
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
Gillibrand: Bill Clinton should’ve resigned over sex affair
In this Oct. 26, 2006 file photo, former President Bill Clinton holds up the hand of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic lawyer who is running against three-term Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., at a rally in Albany, N.Y. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, in an interview in The New York Times, that former President Clinton should have resigned over his sexual affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky 20 years ago.
Dems, GOP compromise on gun background check bill
NOVEMBER 14: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , , and Sen. John Cornyn , walk up to speak to reporters about the proposed Senate Republican tax bill, after attending the Senate GOP policy luncheon, at US Capitol on November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy breaks silence on Menendez after mistrial declared
ATLANTIC CITY -- All during his winning campaign for governor, Phil Murphy said pretty much nothing when asked whether or not U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez , a fellow New Jersey Democrat, should step down if convicted on federal bribery charges. Even when jurors said they were deadlocked late Friday morning and it appeared a mistrial was imminent, Murphy -- who was about to give a speech at the New Jersey League of Municipalities' annual conference in Atlantic City -- kept mum, telling reporters he would "not speculate."
Tillerson under fire for turmoil at State
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is facing a wave of withering bipartisan criticism that his effort to reform the State Department is instead spurring an exodus of talent that undermines American diplomacy and endangers the nation. The turmoil surrounding Tillerson's stewardship of the State Department deepened this week as lawmakers questioned key elements of his strategy to shrink what he sees as a bloated bureaucracy.
Divorcees warily eye GOP plan to cut alimony tax deduction
For over a decade, Charles Crenshaw has been paying his ex-wife tens of thousands of dollars annually in alimony. The now-retired engineer is hoping to renegotiate the agreement for lower payments, but he's waiting first to see what comes of a tax reform proposal in Congress.
The Latest: Democrats use new analysis to bash GOP tax bill
A Senate Finance Committee hearing got heated Wednesday as the committee's chair, Sen. Orrin Harch, defended the decision to include in the tax bill a repeal of the Obamacare requirement for Americans to get health insurance. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, criticizes the Republican tax reform plan while Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens to his opening statement as the panel begins work overhauling the nation's tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017.
The Latest: McConnell: Committee should review Franken
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says sexual misconduct allegations against Minnesota Sen. Al Franken are "troubling" and he hopes and expects that the Senate Ethics Committee will fully investigate. He said Thursday that a bipartisan ethics panel should "fully investigate this troubling incident, as they should with any credible allegation of sexual harassment."
Loophole allows fundraisers during Oklahoma special session
Oklahoma legislators have been raising thousands of dollars from lobbyists at lavish fundraisers during a special session limping into its eighth week, yet they've failed to make much progress toward plugging a $215 million hole in the state budget. The Associated Press obtained invitations to a dozen scheduled fundraisers held over the past few weeks for some of the Legislature's top Republican leaders, including the powerful chairs of the appropriations committees in the House and Senate.
House poised to vote on tax overhaul as bigger battle lies ahead
The House is preparing to vote Thursday on the first major rewrite of the tax code since 1986, a crucial step toward delivering one of President Trump's signature promises. Starting Jan. 1, the bill would drop the top corporate rate dramatically, realign how Washington treats domestic and foreign income of multinational companies, and give individuals lower rates while eliminating some deductions and credits.
3D scanners can ‘digitally unpack’ carry-ons and transform airport…
Technology used in the medical field for years may soon revolutionize screening of carry-on bags at airports - bolstering security while dramatically cutting bottlenecks at checkpoints. Computed-tomography machines being tested at airports in Phoenix and Boston allow Transportation Security Administration screeners to rotate a three-dimensional image of a suspicious object without opening up a bag, meaning travelers can whisk through faster without removing items such as laptops and small containers of liquids.
Report: VA clinic where vet set self on fire was remiss
A stressed Gulf War veteran who set himself on fire outside a Veterans Affairs clinic and later died went nearly a year without a mental health appointment or medication, one of several serious problems government investigators found with the clinic in a report released Thursday. The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general found Charles Ingram III went almost a year without seeing a counselor or taking medications for his mental health problems before his death in March 2016.
GOP Muscling Tax Bill Through House; Hits Senator Roadblock
Republicans are muscling their massive tax bill through the House, with President Donald Trump urging them on to a critically needed legislative victory and GOP House leaders exuding confidence they have the votes. But the tax overhaul hit a roadblock Wednesday as Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin became the first Republican senator to say he opposes his party's politically must-do tax legislation.