Voters are in favor of President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ tax reform plans, but support for it decreased last week after the House released its tax bill proposal, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Thursday, reports Newsmax.

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There was a great deal of attention paid to big Democratic wins in Virginia and New Jersey, but there were a series of big wins in several other places, pointing to a need for Republicans to begin “moving towards the middle,” and for a need for President Donald Trump to begin more of an outreach to Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Chris Coons said Wednesday, reports Newsmax.

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President Donald Trump says tougher gun laws would not have prevented a mass shooting at a south Texas church, arguing that more restrictions might have led to more casualties, reports AP.

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