Bipartisan Bill to Fix Gun Background Check System Introduced in Senate
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill designed to address failures in the FBI’s gun background check system on Thursday.
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FBI asks for Senate docs in fetal tissue probe: Report
The FBI has reportedly asked the Senate for unredacted documents obtained from abortion providers, which may signal an investigation into Planned Parenthood and other parties involved in the market for fetal tissue from abortions.
Congress Heading for December Budget Showdown Over Defense Spending
Congress is heading toward a budget showdown next month after the two chambers agreed to a defense authorization plan for fiscal year 2018 that exceeds federal spending caps by roughly $85 billion.
Next week: House, Senate move on tax reform
House and Senate Republicans will take up separate tax reform proposals next week as they race to complete legislation by the end of the year.
Allegations against Roy Moore roil US evangelical ranks
For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style.
Washington GOP tries to oust Republican nominee Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race
Washington Republicans moved quickly Thursday to try to oust their candidate in the Alabama Senate race, former state Chief Justice Roy Moore, after a newspaper reported he had enticed an underage girl into a sexual encounter decades ago.
Roy Moore Responds: ‘Obama-Clinton Machine, Forces of Evil’ Trying to Silence ‘Christian Conservatives Like Me’
Judge Roy Moore (R-Ala.) released several tweets in response to a Washington Post report that he committed sexual misconduct on a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s.
Senate’s Tax Reform Bill Will Give American Families a $1,500 Tax Cut
The Senate plans to introduce their version of tax reform today, which will give a typical American family a tax cut of nearly $1,500, according to a two-page summary of the bill.
CBO: Obamacare mandate repeal would cut deficit by $338 billion
Repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate would save the government $338 billion over a decade and result in 13 million more uninsured Americans in 2027, according to a new CBO score.
House passes bill to nix Obamacare panel
The House on Thursday passed a bill to repeal a panel created by Obamacare to cut Medicare if it spends too much.
Trump calls for ending visa program after N.Y. attack, blasts Democrats
President Donald Trump on Wednesday seized on the deadly New York City truck attack to step up demands for stricter U.S. immigration laws, asking Congress to end a visa program that let the Uzbek suspect into the country and saying he might send him to Guantanamo Bay.
Orrin Hatch, Kevin Brady introduce Obamacare stabilization bill
House and Senate Republican committee leaders introduced an Obamacare stabilization package that is more conservative than a bipartisan package that has stalled in the Senate.
Facebook, Twitter Drop ‘Bombshell’ on Trump-Russia ‘Collusion’
For many months, Democrats, the mainstream media and even social-media networks have been insisting President Trump colluded with the Russians during the 2016 presidential election and Russia purchased political ads on Facebook and Twitter to stop Americans from voting for Hillary Clinton.
Facebook, Twitter: Russian actors sought to undermine Trump AFTER election
Top lawyers from Facebook and Twitter said Tuesday that Russian-linked posts and advertisements placed on the social networks after Election Day sought to sow doubt about President Donald Trump’s victory.
Army Corps of Engineers: Not all Puerto Rico officials are accepting FEMA’s help
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Gen. Donald E. Jackson told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that some Puerto Rico officials have refused to cooperate with the military and the Federal Emergency Management Agency during ongoing recovery efforts.
Senate won’t rule out putting repeal of Obamacare individual mandate in tax bill
Some Senate Republicans aren’t ruling out including a repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in a tax reform bill even though leaders of the House effort have nixed the idea in their legislation.
Facebook: Russia-linked posts distributed as many as 126 million users
Facebook says a Russian group posted more than 80,000 times on its service during and after the 2016 election, potentially reaching as many as 126 million users.
FBI informant in Obama-era Russian nuclear bribery cleared to testify before Congress
The Justice Department on Wednesday night released a former FBI informant from a confidentiality agreement, allowing him to testify before Congress about what he witnessed undercover about the Russian nuclear industry’s efforts to win favorable decisions during the Obama administration.
Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote to cancel Obama-era rule favoring class-action suits against banks
With Vice President Mike Pence casting the deciding vote, the Senate voted late Tuesday night to undo a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would bar financial firms from contracts that rule out class-action lawsuits related to their products. The measure now goes to President Trump’s desk.
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake won’t seek re-election in 2018
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., facing a tough primary fight, announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year — while taking a parting shot on the Senate floor at President Donald Trump for behavior he called ‘reckless, outrageous, and undignified.’