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I just watched the one-sided speaker on KGBT channel 4 talk about the great benefits of the Republican tax plan and feel compelled to respond.
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Americans launch #ThankCanada campaign after Trump attacks Trudeau
Canada's House of Commons adopted an unusual unanimous resolution Monday backing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he was harshly criticized by President Donald Trump, while Americans lent support to their northern neighbor on Twitter through a special hashtag #ThankCanada. Trump attacked the Canadian leader after withdrawing U.S. approval of the joint communique issued at the close Saturday of the Group of Seven summit in Charlevoix, Quebec.
GOP tax plan on shaky ground: Rubio announces he’s a no
The tax bill compromise reached by House and Senate negotiators now won't be unveiled until Monday. And at least one new Republican defector may make it difficult for Congressional Republicans to get the measure to President Donald Trump 's desk before his Christmas deadline.
FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.
Cybersecurity bill features rare collaboration in House; now comes the Senate challenge
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is tantalizingly close to achieving one of his top remaining cybersecurity goals - a year before he gives up the gavel after six years of running the committee - in creating a prominent, stand-alone cybersecurity agency within the Department of Homeland Security. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act was unanimously approved by the House on Dec. 11, and the fate of McCaul's bill is now in the hands of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and other senators, who apparently want to make some last-minute tweaks to the measure.
Woman charged with laundering money via bitcoin to support ISIS
A 27-year-old New York City-area woman has been accused of stealing and laundering more than $85,000, using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, to support ISIS , the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. Add ISIS as an interest to stay up to date on the latest ISIS news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Louisiana delays parole hearing for 71-year-old inmate
In this February 1964 file photo, Henry Montgomery, flanked by two deputies, awaits the verdict in his trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Hurt in Baton Rouge, La.
Federal report blames cruise ship’s navigators for crash
A federal report blamed cruise ship's navigators for the boat crashing into a Ketchikan dock last year, causing more than $1 million dollars in damage.
Rubio’s defection threatens Senate GOP’s edge on tax bill
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared Thursday he will vote against the GOP'S sweeping tax package unless negotiators expand its child tax credit, jeopardizing the Republicans' razor-thin margin as they try to muscle the $1.5 trillion bill through Congress next week.
FBI believes Cary, Huntley bank robberies linked
The FBI believes the same unknown individual robbed a Chase bank in Cary and TCF Bank at a Huntley grocery store earlier this month. FBI officials said the agency believes the same unknown individual robbed a Chase bank in Cary and a TCF Bank at a Huntley grocery store.
US stock indexes veer lower in afternoon trade; oil rises
A woman walks past an electronic stock board showing the Hang Seng Index at a bank in Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
No Tannenbaum: Senator says rule keeps trees from US troops
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference to talk about the Democratic victory in the Alabama special election and to discuss the Republican tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
Rubio’s defection threatens Senate GOP’s margin on tax bill
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared Thursday he will vote against the GOP'S sweeping tax package unless negotiators expand its child tax credit, jeopardizing the Republicans' razor-thin margin as they try to muscle the $1.5 trillion bill through Congress next week. Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families.
City of Grenada announces appointment of Trina N. George as the city’s Director of Personnel
Former USDA Rural Development State Director Trina N. George has joined the City of Grenada as Director of Personnel.
Net neutrality repeal has real estate really worried
The Federal Communications Commission's vote to end Obama-era net neutrality protections could change the way consumers use the internet, and that may have a lasting effect on a real estate industry. Today's 3-2 vote under Republican Commissioner Chairman Ajit Pai -- which fell along party lines -- ends the 2015 Open Internet Order, which regulated the way internet service providers treated content.
Online Poll: The Tax Question
U.S. Senate Republicans are working on an overhaul of the federal tax system they say will provide tax breaks. Critics argue those breaks will mostly benefit the wealthy.
Are Americans losing faith in the U.S. justice system?
The U.S. Justice system is in trouble, not just the federal system, but the state and local systems as well.
Rubio says he’ll vote against GOP tax bill
Sen. Marco Rubio says he's a "no" vote on the GOP tax bill - at least in its current form. Rubio says he wants the plan to expand the child tax credit so that it can help low-income families that pay payroll taxes but not regular income taxes.
Why Paul Ryan might decide to retire after 2018
Politico and CNN report the speaker has discussed the issue with close friends and family. But Ryan told reporters that he wasn't going anywhere.
FCC votes to end ‘net neutrality’ unlikely to be end of debate
Lindsay Chestnut of Baltimore protested near the Federal Communications Commission in Washington on Thursday ahead of the vote on net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds.