The Senate passed a sweeping tax overhaul package early Wednesday with a vote of 51-48.
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{FD} John Stossel: The truth about the deadly isms
People want politics to be simple. Left vs. right. Clinton vs. Trump. My side vs. your side. Elect the right guy, and things will be good!
{FD} Why the House needs to vote again on the tax bill
Here’s an explanation as to why the tax bill must return to the House after the Senate vote.
{FD} House approves tax reform bill, as Trump eyes major legislative win
The House on Tuesday approved a massive tax overhaul that would usher in steep rate cuts for American companies, double the deduction millions of families claim on their annual returns and make a host of other changes as part of the biggest rewrite of the tax code since the Reagan administration.
{FD} Democrat wins Virginia House seat in recount by single vote
The recount was one of four scheduled for House races that ended with extremely tight margins. The 94th District had by far the slimmest vote difference and the biggest chance of flipping.
{FD} Republicans who voted no on tax bill
Twelve Republicans on Tuesday broke with the party and voted against the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill.
{FD} GOP tax win hammers home reality for Dems
It’s happening…
{FD} GOP senator demands information about how Mueller obtained Trump transition records
The chairman of the Senate homeland security committee is demanding information from the General Services Administration about why it turned over Trump transition documents to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team for its Russia investigation
{FD} House approves final tax reform bill, as Trump eyes major legislative win
The House on Tuesday approved a massive tax overhaul that would usher in steep rate cuts for American companies, double the deduction millions of families claim on their annual returns and make a host of other changes as part of the biggest rewrite of the tax code since the Reagan administration.
{FD} House member offices paid $342k in settlements over 4 years
Newly-released statistics show taxpayers paid more than $342,000 to settle workplace discrimination disputes at House lawmakers’ offices between 2008 and 2012, including nearly $175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.
{FD} New Trump administration task force looks to revamp strategy on curbing violent crimes
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{FD} FBI’s McCabe faces GOP calls for ouster, ahead of closed-door testimony
Top Republicans are stepping up their criticism of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, even suggesting he should be ousted amid allegations conflicts of interest and anti-Trump political prejudice at the agency.
{FD} Trump blasts ‘fake news’ Washington Post report that he considered ‘rescinding’ Gorsuch pick
President Trump on Tuesday slammed a Washington Post report that said he came close to “rescinding” the nomination for Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch prior to his confirmation hearing.
{FD} Hillary Clinton campaign, DNC accused of ‘corrupt’ money scheme in new FEC complaint
A new legal complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission alleges that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee used state chapters as strawmen to circumvent campaign donation limits and laundered the money back to her campaign.
{FD} Green Party’s Jill Stein says she’s cooperating in Russia probe
WASHINGTON– Former presidential candidate Jill Stein says she’s cooperating with a Senate intelligence committee probe into Russian interference in the election.
{FD} Trump predicts economic boom as final tax bill heads for House, Senate
President Trump on Tuesday predicted the already-humming U.S. economy is about to get a big boost, as the final version of the $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill heads to the floors of the House and the Senate.
{FD} Government shutdown fight leaves Congress few good options: ‘It is a complete mess’
If congressional Republicans avoid a government shutdown this week, they may very well have to heed the advice of John Boehner.
{FD} IRS to get massive new workload when GOP tax bill becomes law
If and when President Trump signs the GOP tax bill, he will also be setting up the IRS for a major test.
{FD} Trump allies ripping Mueller while president cooperates, but are they going too far?
Two decades ago, Bill Clinton and his allies launched a fierce attack on Ken Starr, trying to discredit the special prosecutor as he gathered evidence and ultimately got the president to admit to a grand jury that he’d had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
{FD} Juan Williams: The ground shifts on immigration
The Republican approach to immigration is shifting as the 2018 midterm elections loom.
{FD} Amtrak line lacked Positive Train Control safety system, official says
An Amtrak train that derailed Monday in Washington state – killing at least three people and injuring more than 100 – was not using a Congress-mandated safety technology that possibly could have prevented the disaster.
{FD} Lawmaker demands investigation into report Obama WH undermined anti-Hezbollah task force
A Republican congressman urged the House to look into a report the Obama administration held up a Drug Enforcement Administration task force’s investigation into Hezbollah’s drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations, all to ensure the Iran nuclear deal remained on track.
{FD} Testimony of DOJ official with ties to Fusion GPS pushed back
The testimony of Bruce Ohr, the former associate deputy attorney general who was demoted at the Justice Department in the wake of revelations about undisclosed meetings he had with officials from Fusion GPS, before the Senate Intelligence Committee will be postponed until later this week, sources told Fox News.
{FD} Pennsylvania governor vetoes bill that would add abortion restrictions
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, vetoed a bill on Monday that would have added more restrictions to abortions in the state.