Bob Corker’s Powerful Words About Donald Trump Bob Corker’s Powerful Words About Donald Trump:- There are two ways to view the escalating feud between President Donald Trump and Senator Bob Corker, of Tennessee. The cynical view is to consider the whole affair as just more manna from Trump Heaven for […]
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U.S. budget deficit could obstruct Trump’s tax cut plan U.S. budget deficit could obstruct Trump’s tax cut plan:- The U.S. budget deficit is proving to be a major obstacle to the tax reform plan being offered by President Donald Trump and top congressional Republicans, with one leading Senate hawk saying […]
Bob Corker, Republican senator from Tennessee, announces his retirement Bob Corker, Republican senator from Tennessee, announces his retirement:- Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection next year, another blow to the Republican establishment on the same day the latest GOP effort to revamp the Affordable Care […]
Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018 With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months. Republican senators failed […]
Senate aims for a ‘skinny’ Obamacare repeal as other options fail Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down “skinny” repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the House of Representatives. The last-ditch […]
House expected to approve Russia sanctions bill limiting Trump’s influence The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump’s hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow. The bipartisan […]
Conservatives revolt over talk of keeping ObamaCare tax Conservative groups are warning GOP senators against keeping an ObamaCare tax on investment income in their healthcare bill, an idea that has gained some traction among lawmakers. GOP lawmakers have floated keeping ObamaCare’s 3.8 percent net investment income tax to help pay […]
New U.S. sanctions bill delayed by concern over Iran election New U.S. sanctions bill delayed by concern over Iran election:- A bill to slap new sanctions on Iran has been delayed in the U.S. Senate due to concerns about Iran's May presidential election, in which conservative hardliners hope to defeat […]
