Stocks tumble, gold spikes on report that Flynn is prepared to testify against TrumpBusiness Insider

Stocks fell sharply on Friday on an ABC News report that Michael Flynn would say President Donald Trump told him to contact Russians. Stocks rose to new highs this week as Senate Republicans advanced their tax bill, though news related to the Russia investigation has now overshadowed that in markets.

Portrait of a Marriage: Julia Child Captured in Paul Child’s Shimmering Photographs

These tender black-and-white pictures, from the couple's early days in France, show a Julia Child before books, before cooking on television, before fame. of the most significant meals of the last century occurred almost seventy years ago, on November 3, 1948, when Paul and Julia Child, two years wed, arrived in Le Havre on the S.S. America from New York.

The Passage of the Senate Republican Tax Bill Was a Travesty

Approved in the dead of night, when virtually nobody was watching, the biggest change in U.S. tax law in decades included last-minute revisions that skewed the bill even more toward the rich. historians write about the broader atrophy of the American system of governance, the passage of the 2017 tax-reform bill will be an illuminating event to dwell upon.

Pelosi Calls On Ruben Kihuen To Step Down In Wake Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Nevada Rep. Ruben Kihuen to resign just after midnight Saturday morning in the wake of allegations he sexually harassed his former campaign finance director. The former staffer told Buzzfeed she quit her position during his primary after Kihuen - once seen as a rising star in the Democratic party - propositioned her with sex on multiple occasions and touched her thighs.

Amir Khans father welcomes Faryal Makhdoom into the family

Mother's boyfriend is arrested over disappearance of three-year-old Mariah Woods and police believe the little girl is dead Trump celebrates 'biggest tax cuts in history' after 'great Republicans' push sweeping $1.5 TRILLION bill through the Senate - despite Democrats claiming they had no time to read scribbled small print Mexican man convicted of kidnapping and sexually abusing two Oregon women GRINS in court and tells their families he'll 'see you in Hell' - as it emerges he'd already been deported TWENTY times before Terrifying footage shows the moment jilted deputy cornered his ex as she walked her dog, shot her in cold blood and then killed himself JARED 'is the mystery official who ordered Flynn to contact the Russians': Trump adviser puts president's son-in-law in Mueller's crosshairs and promises to testify against MORE family members after admitting lying to the FBI 'You never ... (more)

Trump applauds Senate GOP for tax cut vote

President Trump celebrated the Senate passage Saturday morning of the GOP's more than $1.4 trillion tax cuts bill, saying "great Republicans" are on schedule to give the package final approval by Christmas . The Senate passed the bill in a 51-49 vote early Saturday morning, with every Democrat and one Republican opposing the tax plan.

Tax bill’s ripple effects could be enormous for health-care system

The Republican tax overhaul that squeaked through the Senate early Saturday morning would reach deep into the nation's health-care system, with a clear dagger to a core aspect of the Affordable Care Act and broader ripple effects that could threaten other programs over time. The measure would abolish the government's enforcement of the ACA requirement that most Americans carry insurance coverage.

Senate Passes Republican Tax Bill

The Senate narrowly passed Republicans' tax reform legislation early Saturday morning with no Democratic support, following a marathon voting session overnight. The bill , approved just before 2 a.m. in a 51-49 vote, next heads to conference, where House and Senate negotiators will work out the differences in their bills.

How all but one Republican senator found a way to pass tax reform

It's something that seemed up in the air less than 24 hours before the vote, unlikely just a few months ago and completely unfathomable despite bold claims to the contrary midway through President Donald Trump's first year in office. Yet the Republican-controlled US Senate, by a vote of 51-49, early Saturday morning passed a historic overhaul of the US tax code, clearing what has long been considered the largest and most byzantine hurdle in an effort that hasn't been completed in more than 31 years.

Senate passes tax-cut bill in milestone move toward overhaul

Senate Republicans narrowly approved the most sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code in three decades, slashing the corporate tax rate and providing temporary tax-rate cuts for most Americans. The 51-49 vote -- achieved only after closed-door deal-making with dissident senators -- brings the GOP close to delivering a much-needed policy win for their party and President Donald Trump.

Trump Tax Law Screws Workers out of $5 bn, Gives it to Swamp

Experts have said that the bill will raise the U.S.' rising deficit, increased the number of uninsured individuals, and redistribute wealth to the rich while increasing taxes on the poor. The United States Senate passed its version of the Trump tax plan 'reform' that has been described by progressives as "socialism for the rich" due to its massive redistribution of wealth to top income brackets.

Lawmakers Scramble to Prevent Trump from Launching a Nuclear War

The most effective way to prevent a nuclear war with North Korea is to reassure them that the U.S. won't strike first. Former National Security Council Director Peter Feaver recently told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "even a single nuclear detonation" could "trigger an escalatory spiral that would lead to civilization-threatening outcomes."

Amid accusations, Roy Moore fighting for campaign cash

Alabama Republican Roy Moore has celebrated his isolated fight against the political establishment in both parties. The outsider story may resonate with Alabama voters, but the reality has a clear downside: The Senate candidate and his allies are almost completely cut off from the GOP's traditional donor network and struggling to raise money for the final-weeks sprint to Election Day.

Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win

Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after a burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas. "Big bills are rarely popular.