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In this season of giving, charity seems to be getting an extra jolt because next year the popular tax deduction for donations will lose a lot of its punch. Traditionally generous Americans may have less incentive to give to charitable causes next year because of the newly minted tax law.
Much of the increased federal spending is in entitlements, "because basically it's on autopilot," Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Thursday, and sending some of the responsibility for programs back to the states may be a step toward bringing costs back under control. "Absolutely members of the House want to address the healthcare issues, Medicaid and, of course, I think there is a lot of support for sending Medicaid back to the states," the Tennessee Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" program.
As they scrambled to finish their sweeping tax bill in late October, House lawmakers arrived at a surprising decision: They wouldn't cut the income tax rate for the wealthy. That choice broke with conservative economic principles, which call for lower rates for high earners to spur investment and boost the economy.
Lawyers with the Department of Justice have asked a federal judge to change his order that partially lifted a Trump administration refugee ban. Just before Christmas, U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle imposed a nationwide injunction that blocks restrictions on reuniting refugee families and partially lifted a ban on refugees from 11 mostly Muslim countries.
White power at the White House: Trump intern flashed 'alt-right' symbol used by notorious extremists during group photo with the President PICTURED: Murdered lesbian couple and their two children found 'bound and with their throats slashed' in an act of 'savagery' in their own home in upstate New York Why Americans are dying younger than people in other rich countries: Drugs, obesity and expensive healthcare are hitting the US harder than anywhere else Life-threatening arctic blast causes waterfalls to freeze and windows to crack as officials warn frostbite is possible with just 30 minutes of exposure as temperatures plunge to record-breaking lows in northern and eastern US Jersey thaw! Town cancels annual Polar Bear Plunge over fears it will be too COLD for participants as temperatures are predicted to dip to 18F 'Caught RED HANDED': Trump attacks China over claim it's secretly ... (more)
White power at the White House: Trump intern flashed 'alt-right' symbol used by notorious extremists during group photo with the President PICTURED: Murdered lesbian couple and their two children found 'bound and with their throats slashed' in an act of 'savagery' in their own home in upstate New York Why Americans are dying younger than people in other rich countries: Drugs, obesity and expensive healthcare are hitting the US harder than anywhere else Life-threatening arctic blast causes waterfalls to freeze and windows to crack as officials warn frostbite is possible with just 30 minutes of exposure as temperatures plunge to record-breaking lows in northern and eastern US Jersey thaw! Town cancels annual Polar Bear Plunge over fears it will be too COLD for participants as temperatures are predicted to dip to 18F 'Caught RED HANDED': Trump attacks China over claim it's secretly ... (more)
Vanity Faira has responded to a backlash after its champagne-toasting staff called on Hillary Clintona to quit politics and take up knitting in a video message. The Twitter video shows editors of Vanity Fair's Hive website offering toasts and New Year's resolutions to the former presidential candidate.
Trump a success? Ask a liberal; Granger tax vote 'irresponsible'; A wish for peace during the holidays; Trump: A threat to the free world?; What did the bears do to you? A letter writer suggested Americans will vote a straight Democratic ticket. Why would anyone want to go back to rampant illegal immigration, policies that make us less secure in regards to terrorism, an ineffective foreign policy that did nothing to stop our enemies from becoming armed with nuclear weapons, a stagnant economy, and an administration that sided with anti-police hate groups? Another reader asks for country over party, yet the other party's 2016 candidate was proven without a doubt of lying to the FBI .
In this Dec. 17, 2015, file courtroom sketch, from left, defense attorney Baruch White, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, defense attorney Jonathan Sack and co-defendant Evan Greebel appear in court in New York. Greebel, a lawyer accused of helping Shkreli cover up a financial fraud, was convicted of conspiracy charges on Wednesday by a federal jury in Brooklyn.
New York Times reporter Ceylan Yeginsu filed breaking news from London: A three-month old interview with a former president! Prince Harry interviewed Barack Obama in Toronto in September, and the interview aired on BBC's Radio 4: " A Prince and a President: BBC's Obama Interview ." The online headline was cornier: "When Harry Met Barry: The BBC Obama Interview": It was a case of the famous interviewing the famous.
Alabama Democrat Doug Jones on Thursday will be officially declared the winner of a U.S. Senate race after a judge rejected Republican Roy Moore's last-ditch effort to stop the certification of Jones' historic upset in a deep-red state. Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick denied Moore's request for a restraining order to stop Alabama's canvassing board from certifying Jones' victory on Thursday.
Though he didn't call Donald Trump by name, in his interview with Prince Harry, Barack Obama warned other world leaders against using social media to spread misinformation! Amidst reports that Barack Obama, 56, is on the Royal wedding invitation list, while a certain someone might not be, the former President urged those in leadership positions not to use social media to spread misinformation and foster division during his interview with Prince Harry, 33, for BBC Radio 4's Today show on Dec. 27. While he didn't name him, it's pretty clear that Obama was talking about Donald Trump, 71, who is known for his itchy Twitter thumb! "All of us in leadership have to find ways in which we can recreate
"Well, at least in my case, I would say the president was a factor, but not the factor for me deciding to leave," Dent said during an interview with CNN. "Of course then, Donald Trump, you know, complicates that because he's a very polarizing figure , and so I suspect our challenges will be even greater just because of that."
Howard Dean says older members of the Democratic Party need "to get the hell out of the way and have somebody who is 50 running the country." Bernard Sanders Schumer: Franken should resign Franken resignation could upend Minnesota races Avalanche of Democratic senators say Franken should resign MORE ] is going to be the next nominee.
Moore is going to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner ... . FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 file photo, Democrat Doug Jones speaks in Birmingham, Ala.