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Republicans race the clock to finish tax reform before Christmas

House Republicans and their counterparts in the Senate must sort out the differences between their two tax reform bills in order to meet the arbitrary Christmas deadline they set for themselves...  Read more

Republicans express confidence in Robert Mueller probe as Trump fumes

Some legal analysts believe special counsel Robert Mueller is building a case against President Trump, others contend he's found nothing but proof of Trump's innocence and his probe is running amok...  Read more

Bipartisan bill will force college recruiters to disclose important information to potential students

The "Student Right to Know Before You Go Act" requires colleges to detail their student graduation rates, debt levels, estimated earning potential, likelihood to graduate, and other important metrics...  Read more

At-home HIV tests can still save thousands of lives, and taxpayer funds

For almost four decades, the Washington Swamp has acted against the interests of the American people, thwarting a sound approach to HIV prevention...  Read more

Jim Mattis dodges when asked if he supports Trump’s Jerusalem decision

The White House, after months of internal deliberations, confirmed last night President Trump will fulfill a campaign promise by announcing today that the U.S. officially recognizes Jerusalem to be the “political capital” of Israel...  Read more

The Administration Explains Its Binary Choice on Roy Moore

The White House tries to square the Alabama circle...  Read more

Flying Blind in Alabama

There's more to this election than a simple win or loss for either candidate...  Read more

US airlines at odds over aviation agreements with Qatar and UAE

Several airlines -- comprised of Delta, United, and American Airlines -- and some members of Congress are petitioning the Trump administration address the billions of dollars they claim state-run Gulf carriers unfairly receive in government subsidies...  Read more

Same-sex wedding cake battle hits the Supreme Court Tuesday

The justices in Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission will look to decide the constitutionality of Colorado's public accommodations law forcing cake baker Jack Phillips to create speech that defies his religious beliefs...  Read more

5 key questions for the House-Senate tax negotiations

Congressional Republicans face two major constraints as they seek to conference the House and Senate versions of a tax bill...  Read more

Trump tees up welfare reform

With unemployment low and heading toward levels not seen since the days of the dotcom bubble, the country needs more people off government programs and in the workforce, it is argued...  Read more

Trump Loves Roy Moore and Orrin Hatch

Strange bedfellows...  Read more

Lawmakers enlist Mike Pence to protect reporters from Trump administration

Vice President Mike Pence in 2007 co-sponsored a bill called the Free Flow of Information Act, which was aimed at setting strict conditions for when the government can force reporters to give up their confidential sources...  Read more

A Tale of Two Americas

Our politics has never been worse; but the economy is doing great...  Read more

Democrats' straw man fights tax cuts

If you listen to partisan Democrats or to the New York Times editorial board, you get the impression that the tax bill before Congress is a gift to millionaires and billionaires, and Armageddon for the rest of us...  Read more

Acting HHS chief: Opioid epidemic is 'the crisis of our time'

Eric Hargan said President Trump's third-quarter salary donation would be used for the planning and design of a large-scale public awareness campaign about opioid addiction...  Read more

Republicans headed for showdown with themselves on tax reform

The Senate bill delays dropping the corporate tax rate to 20 percent until 2019, while the House bill kicks in the new rate immediately...  Read more

GOP donors in New York sour on party's tax plan

Wealthy Republican donors in the Northeast --like businessman, investor, and philanthropist Kenneth Langone -- have already had a difficult time funding a Trump-led party...  Read more