GOP closer to big win with House tax vote; Senate unclear
House lawmakers approved a $1.5 trillion overhaul of business and personal income taxes Thursday on a mostly party-line vote.
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Blowing up the debt is a threat to America: Leon Panetta
Congress isn't even pretending to care about fiscal discipline. If we want it back, we need presidential leadership and everything on the table.
Woman accuses Sen. Franken of harassment
By MATTHEW DALY and JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken faces a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him Thursday of forcibly kissing her and groping her during a 2006 USO tour.
Congress sends Trump $700B military spending bill
By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a sweeping defense policy bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions of dollars more for missile defense programs to counter the growing nuclear weapons threat from North Korea.
Department of Defense retweets call for Trump, Franken and Moore to quit over allegationsNewsweek
The Department of Defense's Twitter account on Thursday retweeted a call for President Donald Trump, as well as Senator Al Franken and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, to leave politics over sexual assault allegations-something the agency insisted was a mistake. The original tweet from the account @ProudResister said: "The solution is simplea Roy Moore: Step down from the race.
Week 12 preview: Defensive struggle; Trying to go bowling
No. 5 Wisconsin will fac... . FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards tackles Illinois running back Kendrick Foster during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Champaign, Ill.
Repeal the mandate: Tax reform and more
After months of flailing from failure to failure, the Republican Congress may have finally stumbled onto a good idea.
Mona Charen: The uses of disgrace
Six people fell ill Thursday at Elliot Hospital after a bag of white powder ripped open as a city man under arrest struggled with police over the bag, authorities said.
Deroy Murdock: GOP should ‘Make Obamacare voluntary’
Six people fell ill Thursday at Elliot Hospital after a bag of white powder ripped open as a city man under arrest struggled with police over the bag, authorities said.
House approves tax overhaul; Fight shifts to Senate where passage is less assured
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company's talc-based... A popular local vacation destination for more than 50 years, 3 Ponds Campground in Brentwood is being sold to a developer planning a 55 and over ... (more)
Eight prospective tenants close to signing leases at Bedford’s Market and Main
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
J&J wins lawsuit claiming asbestos in talc caused cancer
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
DOT says airlines sharply cut involuntary passenger bumping
A police officer working a nearby construction detail and a good Samaritan are credited with reviving a woman after she crashed her car on South Willow Street Tuesday morning.
Vermont organizations see uptick in demand following #MeToo movement
In Vermont local organizations report an uptick of reports of sexual harassment. The Executive Director of Hope Works Vermont says sexual harassment needs to be addressed.
FBI report on black ‘extremists’ raises new monitoring fears
An FBI report on the rise of black "extremists" is stirring fears of a return to practices used during the civil rights movement, when the bureau spied on activist groups without evidence they had broken any laws. The FBI said it doesn't target specific groups, and the report is one of many its intelligence analysts produce to make law enforcement aware of what they see as emerging trends.
Gillibrand: Bill Clinton should’ve resigned over sex affair
In this Oct. 26, 2006 file photo, former President Bill Clinton holds up the hand of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic lawyer who is running against three-term Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., at a rally in Albany, N.Y. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, in an interview in The New York Times, that former President Clinton should have resigned over his sexual affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky 20 years ago.
Dems, GOP compromise on gun background check bill
NOVEMBER 14: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , , and Sen. John Cornyn , walk up to speak to reporters about the proposed Senate Republican tax bill, after attending the Senate GOP policy luncheon, at US Capitol on November 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge
Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada will take the lead in an annual migration of nearly 200,000 animals north to Alaska. From winter grounds in Canada's Yukon Territory, the caribou traveling in small and large groups will cross rivers and gaps in the mighty Brooks Range on the 400-mile journey.
Moore Targets Female Accusers as Critics Decry Intimidation
Ever defiant, Republican Roy Moore's campaign on Thursday lashed out at the women accusing him of sexual misconduct, declaring "let the battle begin." Women's advocates decried the talk as worn intimidation tactics in a desperate attempt to keep his imperiled Senate bid alive.
Cambodia Faces Threat of Trade Sanctions
A supporter of the now dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party wears a poster of party leader Kem Sokha as she stands outside the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Oct. 31, 2017. Cambodia's government faced international criticism Friday after the main opposition party was dissolved ahead of elections and the European Union raised a potential threat to vital trade preferences.