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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters as he encourages support for Republican tax reform legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. As Republicans march forward on a massive overhaul of the nation's tax system, classroom teachers could end up feeling the pinch.
His nomination was approved on a vote of 49 to 47 Thursday to serve as assistant administrator for air and radiation. Wehrum served at EPA during under President George W. Bush.
Lawmakers are reviewing rules changes to mandate sexual harassment training for all employees on Capitol Hill. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption Usually it takes a scandal that rocks the Capitol to change the way it runs, but this time lawmakers aren't waiting for one before they beginning taking steps to enhance safeguards against sexual harassment in Congress.
President Donald Trump lavished praise on Chinese leader Xi Jinping here Thursday, touting "great chemistry" between them while refusing to criticize his counterpart for the trade imbalance that Trump railed against during his campaign. Speaking at a joint appearance with Xi in front of business leaders, Trump said the U.S. trade relationship with China is "a very one-sided and unfair one."
The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled its confirmation hearing for Jerome Powell's nomination to be chairman of the Federal Reserve for Nov. 28. Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said in a statement that he had a positive meeting on Wednesday with Powell and called him "well-equipped to lead our economy and the country in a positive direction." Powell, who has been a member of the Fed's board since 2012, was nominated last week for the top job by President Donald Trump, who decided against selecting current Fed Chair Janet Yellen for a second term.
A House Democratic candidate said this week that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has shown an amount of "courage" recently by standing up to President Trump, but lamented that this only happened after his brain cancer diagnosis. "I've been tweeting on occasion about saluting Bob Corker and John McCain and Jeff Flake - men who have shown a little bit of courage speaking truth to their own party," said Dean Phillips, who is running for a House seat in Minnesota.
The global organization Mercy Corps has recognized Sen. Jeff Merkley , member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees, and Sen. Todd Young , member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with its highest honor, the Humanitarian Hero Award. "Senators Merkley and Young have been powerful and passionate advocates in the halls of Congress, protecting humanitarian and development support for the world's most vulnerable people," says Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps.
Sen. John Thune said Thursday he's hoping the tax plan coming out of the Senate will have some bipartisanship consensus. "I'm hoping in the end there'll be Democrats that will vote for it," Mr. Thune, South Dakota Republican, said on CBS News.
The 14-year-old's parents, pastor Frank Pomeroy of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs and... . Joaquin Ramirez checks on the gunshot wound on Rosanne Solis' left arm at their home in Sutherland Springs on Tuesday Nov. 7, 2017.
Jubilant Democrats across America are declaring their big election victories in Virginia and New Jersey - their first of the young Trump era - mark the beginning of an anti-Trump surge that could re-shape the balance of power in Congress in 2018. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he can "smell a wave coming."
The proposed Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 is not too hard, not too soft, and might be just right. Cybercrime in general - and most recently, crime perpetrated using IoT devices - has become a serious problem.
In this Nov. 8, 2017, photo, from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speak informally on tax reform and the elections with reporters in the Senate Press Gallery at the Capitol in Washington. It's an article of faith among Republicans that the GOP's electoral fortunes next year hinge on whether they succeed in their longstanding dream to redraft the nation's complex, inefficient tax code.
The neighbor of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul accused of assaulting the Kentucky Republican while he was mowing his lawn is scheduled to appear in court. Paul wrote on Twitter Wednesday that he suffered six broken ribs and a pleural effusion, which is excess fluid around the lungs.
Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for two massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents for at least one of them, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks on major U.S. companies. "As CEO, these thefts occurred during my tenure, and I want to sincerely apologize to each and every one of our users," she told the Senate Commerce Committee, testifying alongside the interim and former CEOs of Equifax Inc and a senior Verizon Communications Inc executive.
The Senate version of the Republicans' high-stakes tax overhaul is set to be unveiled with billions in tax cuts for people and corporations, repeal of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, and a likely compression of the personal income tax brackets from seven to four. The legislation pulling the attention of lawmakers in both chambers would bring the first major reshaping of the U.S. tax code in three decades.
Donna Brazile wasn't even allowed to swear in front of Clinton's people New York Post, by Maureen Callahan "Hacks," Donna Brazile's memoir of the 2016 election, opens with a seemingly minor conflict: Months after the election, Brazile keeps checking her cellphone, waiting for her old friend Hillary Clinton to call. "On Election Day, the tradition in politics is that candidates personally thank the people who helped most in the campaign," Brazile writes.
The Bowling Green, Ky. neighbor who allegedly sucker attack Sen. Rand Paul last weekend, causing six broken ribs, was aggressively anti-Trump and anti-GOP in his social media, calling for the impeachment of the president and urging Russia investigator Robert Mueller to "fry Trump's gonads."
Only a few days ago, the Old Guard, elitist leaders of the Democratic National Committee , began showing their teeth to the thousands of Berniecrats they once signaled might fill cavities in a rotting party . Add thousands more Bernie Sanders diehards in dozens of grassroots movements-Our Revolution to BerniePDX-or the thousands joining party affiliates such as the Working Families Party and the Democratic Socialists of America.
The woman said that they have a granddaughter living in Texas on the CHIP program - that's Medicaid for children. Because Congress is delaying renewing the CHIP program, Texas could run out of funds - leaving the granddaughter without access to her medications.
For nearly a year, Hillary Clinton failed to admit that her campaign and the Democratic National Committee had provided funding for the notorious dossier that alleged Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. Then, two weeks ago, the Washington Post published a blockbuster article that proved that Clinton had been misleading the public about her Campaign's role in producing the report.