Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate in 51-48 Vote Republican Tax Bill Passes Senate in 51-48 Vote:- Republicans took a critical step toward notching their first significant legislative victory since assuming full political control, as the House and Senate voted along party lines on Tuesday and into early Wednesday to pass […]
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Republican Tax Bill Faces New Uncertainty Ahead of Expected Vote House and Senate Republicans faced a new round of uncertainty on Thursday about the fate of their $1.5 trillion tax bill with the possible defection of a Republican senator, Marco Rubio of Florida, amid continuing questions about how the bill […]
Bill to Erase Some Dodd-Frank Banking Rules Passes in House The House approved legislation on Thursday to erase a number of core financial regulations put in place by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, as Republicans moved a step closer to delivering on their promises to eliminate rules that they claim have […]
Republicans, Pushing Aside Trump's Budget, Find Few Alternatives Congressional Republicans greeted President Trump’s first full budget on Tuesday with open hesitation or outright hostility. But it was not clear that they could come up with an alternative that could win over conservatives and moderates while clearing a path for the […]
Trump border wall plan hits snag as congressman backs environmental suit Trump border wall plan hits snag as congressman backs environmental suit:- A US congressman and environmental group have filed the first lawsuit targeting Donald Trump’s plan to build a 30ft wall on the US-Mexico border. The suit, brought by Congressman […]
Republicans hang on to House seat in Kansas Republicans held off a surprisingly strong Democratic challenge for a Kansas House seat in the first congressional election since President Trump’s November victory. Voters on Tuesday picked state Treasurer Ron Estes to fill the vacancy created when Trump chose former U.S. Rep. […]
Donald Trump and Lawmakers Confer on Imports and Tax Code Donald Trump and Lawmakers Confer on Imports and Tax Code:- President Trump, at loggerheads with congressional Republicans over the best way to overhaul the tax code, may have come toward Capitol Hill on a key sticking point, the way imports […]
