Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., criticized the corporate tax rate cut in the Republican tax code overhaul during a new interview, reports The News-Press of South Florida. Townhall: Trump: DACA Isn’t Happening Without a Border Wall WashExaminer: Report: Federal Worker ‘Minimum Wage’ Is $100,000, 8.5 Weeks Off The Hill: Senate GOP Seeks to Change Rules for Trump Picks Daily […]
Alabama on Thursday certified the result of Doug Jones’s upset Senate victory, clearing the Democrat’s path to Washington just hours after his Republican rival filed a lawsuit asking for a new election, reports the Washington Post. Politico: How Trump Could Kill the Iran Nuclear Deal in January WashExaminer: Just 58% of Trump nominees confirmed, 69% for Obama, […]
Barack Obama edged his successor as the most admired man for 2017, a Gallup poll finds, marking the first time since 2008 when a sitting president didn’t win the annual accolade. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, is the woman Americans most admire for the 16th year in a row, reports Time. Independent: North Korea Will Not Be Accepted […]
Top House Republicans aren’t giving up on Obamacare repeal next year, even though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s ready to move on, reports the Washington Examiner. The Hill: Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump Voter Fraud Panel Daily Caller: The Senate Waited Until Christmas to Reveal How Many Harassment Settlements Were Paid Out WashExaminer: GOP Lawmaker: […]
House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year, reports AP. Politico: Republicans Still Whipping Votes to Avoid Shutdown The Hill: McConnell Hits Sanders for Removing Help for Home State College From Tax Bill […]