U.S. House to vote again on tax bill; Trump on verge of win
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax bill and send it to President Donald Trump to sign into law, sealing his first major legislative victory i…
Senate adopts Republican tax bill, setting up second House vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate approved a sweeping, $1.5-trillion tax bill in the small hours of Wednesday morning, moving their party and President Donald Trump a step closer to the largest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in more …
Trump’s Supreme Court appointee Gorsuch plots rightward course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight months into his lifetime U.S. Supreme Court appointment, Neil Gorsuch has given every indication through his votes in key cases and remarks from the bench he will be a stalwart of the conservative legal agenda, as President…
Republicans seek to question FBI officials in Clinton probe: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican lawmakers told the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday that they want to question three senior FBI officials about an investigation of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her handling of c…
Trump aides hope win on taxes will stem slide in poll numbers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Near the end of President Donald Trump’s rocky first year in office, White House aides view imminent victory on a tax overhaul as a starting point to strengthen his weak approval ratings ahead of key congressional elections next …
Democrat wins by one vote in Virginia legislative election recount
(Reuters) – Virginia Democrat Shelly Simonds won a seat in the House of Delegates by one vote, changing the power balance in the state legislature and extending a tide of Democratic victories beginning with November’s capture of the governorship and se…
House OKs tax overhaul, but procedural snag forces new vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans hit a last-minute snag on Tuesday in their drive to pass the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in 30 years, requiring them to hold another vote on Wednesday and delaying what was still likely to be their first m…
House OKs tax overhaul, but stumbles on details
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. Congress hit a last-minute snag on Tuesday in their drive to approve the biggest tax code rewrite in 30 years, requiring another vote on Wednesday and delaying what would be their first major legislative w…
House approves biggest tax overhaul in 30 years; Senate next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved sweeping, debt-financed tax legislation on Tuesday, sending the bill to the Senate, where lawmakers were due to take up the package later in the evening.
Bill could make Congress members liable for harassment payouts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers of both parties are working on legislation that would make members of Congress liable for settlements of sexual harassment claims against them, as new data shows public funds have been used to settle nearly a dozen case…
