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Protesters outside U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' Bangor office on Monday. Gail Leiser is dressed as "Darth Traitor" to protest Collins' support of the Republican tax overhaul bill.
The Republican leading the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation said Monday there's no reason to "drag" the inquiry out much longer and that Americans need some answers. But Representative Michael Conaway of Texas wouldn't comment on Democrats' contention that the GOP is trying to wrap up the probe by the end of the year.
A firefighter turns away from the heat as flames explode through the front windows of a home burning in the Lilac fire in House Republicans agreed Monday on $81 billion in disaster relief for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires that will be attached to a must-pass government spending bill this week, according to a document provided by a Republican lawmaker.
Senator Charles Schumer of New York is leading an effort to overturn the FCC's net neutrality decision. The FCC may have successfully overturned the current net neutrality rules during their December monthly meeting, but a call from one of the top Democrat Senators to repeal the decision clearly suggests that the battle over this issue has just begun.
After this week's tax vote, the spotlight on Capitol Hill will shift to a vote on a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown by midnight Friday. After this week's tax vote, the spotlight on Capitol Hill will shift to a vote on a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown by midnight Friday.
Lights glow on the Christmas tree in the Statehouse rotunda, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. Piles of needles cover the area beneath it under several bare branches on the donated tree that was put up in November. The governor's office said there were no plans to replace it.
The GOP tax bill has a last-minute change that could be a huge win for Sen. Bob Corker and Donald Trump The final version of the Republican tax bill includes a change that would allow real estate investors to get a tax break. Republicans revealed the final version of their massive tax bill on Friday, and a last-minute adjustment appears to have made it easier for some real estate investors to take a huge tax break.
Federal officials are giving Maine residents affected by a massive power outage more time to enroll for health care under the Affordable Care Act. The Bangor Daily News reports Independent Sen. Angus King shared a letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Friday which says residents could qualify for an extension through a special enrollment period.
In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves a closed-door session where Republican senators met on the GOP effort to overhaul the tax code, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump says McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized over the side effects from his brain cancer treatment.
In this Dec. 5, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listens during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate Finance Committee chairman on Monday rejected as "categorically false" a report that Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee was responsible for a provision in the final tax bill that could help him financially.
In his announcement explaining why he is shifting from a 'no' to a 'yes' on President Trump's tax bill, Sen. Bob Corker explained that he was making a bet on the "enterprising spirit" of America. In other words, despite the fact that he promised not to vote for a bill that will add to the deficit, and despite the fact that this bill will certainly do so, Corker is hoping that all the projections are wrong and that other factors, like deregulatory actions and changes in trade and immigration policy will help make up the difference.
A spokesman for the local sheriff's office told reporters at the scene there were "multiple" deaths but did not have a specific number to report. A still image from a video camera shows an Amtrak train that derailed on a bridge over a highway in Pierce County WASHINGTON: An Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over a major highway in Washington state on Monday morning, sending part of the train crashing down onto Interstate 5 and killing several passengers, authorities said.
The Thomas fire, which has killed two and destroyed more than a thousand structures in Southern California, could become the largest wildfire in the state'... -- Prince Harry has conducted an interview with former U.S. President Barack Obama. Kensington Palace announced in a tweet on Sunday morning that the interview will a... The Organization for Competitive Markets has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the withdrawal of the interim final rule, which was an update to t... San Jose, Calif.
The demands from Democrats that he step down were 'the most hypocritical thing I've ever seen done to a human being,' Sen. Joe Manchin says. I'm not sure "hypocritical" is the same as "phony and opportunistic", but yeah - Dems had a chance for a win over Rep. Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race but attacking his sexual history while defending Franken wasn't quite convincing anyone.
Democrats have a path to a Senate majority in 2018 after an upset win by Doug Jones in last Tuesday's Alabama Senate special election. The win in Alabama now gives Democrats the elusive third target seat they had been looking for, which they needed given they're defending 10 incumbents who sit in states that Trump won last November.
Facing bipartisan hostility over high drug prices in an election year, the pharmaceutical industry's biggest trade group boosted revenue by nearly a fourth in 2016 and spread the millions collected among hundreds of lobbyists, politicians and patient groups, new filings show. It was the biggest surge for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA, since the group took battle stations to advance its interests in 2009 during the run-up to the Affordable Care Act.
I think the editors of the Wall Street Journal are asking the wrong question in considering the completely partisan nature of the tax reform bill making its way through Congress: Part of the explanation is ideological. The Democrats as a party moved sharply left during the Obama years-on economics nearly as much as on identity politics.
With the tax bill complete and two key Senate Republicans promising a "yes" vote Friday, Republicans are rolling at full speed to pass the bill through Congress and land it on President Donald Trump's desk before the end of the week. Both chambers had planned to go into holiday recess at the end of last week, but delayed it a week to push through the tax reform vote and get home before Christmas.
A new controversy has emerged about the tax reform bill - namely, how it will now benefit Trump's bottom line As the Republican tax reform bill winds its way through Congress, two new developments have taken center stage: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won't be able to vote for the final measure, and President Donald Trump will be enriched by a new provision that was added to it. McCain headed home to Arizona on Sunday to recover from the effects of chemotherapy treatment he had received in a Maryland hospital for a form of cancer with which he's been diagnosed, according to CBS News .