Mon Jan 22, 2018 AT 4:53 PM EST
Republicans are rejoicing in the early reaction to their tax bill becoming law, The Hill reports. “Tax reform is working. It really is,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said at his weekly press conference last Thursday. “It’s working for families. It’s working for businesses. Tax reform is working for our economy.”
- WashExaminer: Bob Goodlatte, Trey Gowdy Discuss Releasing FISA Memo With Devin Nunes
- Daily Caller: American Indian Prof Pulled From Classroom After Discriminating Against White Student
- WashExaminer: Watchdog Group Files Complaints With DOJ, FEC Over Alleged Payment to Stormy Daniels
- Politico: The 270 People Connected to the Russia Probes
- Free Beacon: State Department Spending $592,500 to ‘Explore Gender Identities of Boys and Men in Kenya’
Fri Jan 19, 2018 AT 5:31 PM EST
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday a reauthorization of a controversial intelligence directive. Trump tweeted the news Friday, one day after the Senate passed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a 65-34 vote, reports Newsmax.
- The Hill: Trump Pushes Senate to Vote on 20-Week Abortion Ban
- Daily Caller: GOP Lawmakers Shocked by House Intel Report Alleging Surveillance Abuse
- Free Beacon: DOJ Backs Christian Students in School Choice Case
- Guardian: Trump to Mark Anniversary With Mar-a-Lago Bash As Thousands Get Set to Protest
- Newsmax: Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Trump Travel Ban
Thu Jan 18, 2018 AT 2:12 PM EST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged his fellow Republicans not to oppose a short-term government spending bill and called the Democrats’ opposition to the legislation an “irresponsible position.” McConnell, R-Ky., issued the warning to his GOP colleagues in a letter sent Thursday, which was obtained by The Daily Beast.
- The Hill: Chamber Makes Case for Gas Tax Increase to Fund Infrastructure
- CNN: President Trump Has Common Form of Heart Disease
- Guardian: Sexual Harassment and Assault Rife at United Nations, Staff Claim
- The Hill: Senators Float Days-Long Funding Bill
- Free Beacon: Newsweek Insists Clinton Can Still Be Installed as President
