The Senate approved the Republican tax-cut bill in a 51-48 vote on Wednesday morning, inching closer to finishing off the first major legislative victory of President Trump’s tenure.
The party-line Senate vote came hours after the House on Tuesday approved the sweeping legislation in a 227-203 vote.
President Trump and congressional Republicans are on the cusp of securing their first major legislative victory since holding full control of government.
Republicans edged closer Tuesday to securing their first major legislative victory of the Trump era after the House approved a sweeping tax-cut bill that left Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his allies euphoric amid an often-frustrating year of unified GOP rule.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is hailing 2017 as a year of major Republican accomplishments, dismissing the unpopularity of the Republican tax bill as the influence of “left of center” press coverage.
A new fight over abortion has thrown a late obstacle into negotiations on the year-end stopgap spending deal days before a possible government shutdown.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) sought to tamp down rumors Tuesday that he’s planning to leave Congress, telling rank-and-file lawmakers in a private meeting that he’s not giving up the speakership anytime soon.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), on Tuesday, won the first leg of the race to become the leading Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, marking an early victory for seniority in the contest to replace former Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.) atop the powerful panel.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe arrived at the Capitol Tuesday afternoon to face a grilling from the House Intelligence Committee amid concerns among some Republicans who believe the bureau is hopelessly biased against President Trump.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned the international body on Tuesday that the U.S. "will be taking names" when the U.N. General Assembly votes this week on a resolution urging the Trump administration to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix a tax code that stifles business investment, keeps trillions in corporate profits languishing overseas and slows the American economy.
So argue Republicans in Congress, who hail their tax overhaul as an economic tonic that will deliver benefits to ordinary Americans well into the future.
With the expected passage of a tax code overhaul that also dismantles part of the Affordable Care Act, President Trump hopes to shed the label of legislative loser. But it’s unknown whether it will catapult him onto firmer political ground ahead of the midterm elections.
Two Republican lawmakers told the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday that they want to question three senior FBI officials about an investigation of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her handling of classified information while she was secretary of State.
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The Senate approved the Republican tax-cut bill in a 51-48 vote on Wednesday morning, inching closer to finishing off the first major legislative victory of President Trump’s tenure.
The party-line Senate vote came hours after the House on Tuesday approved the sweeping legislation in a 227-203 vote.
But the House will have to vote again on Wednesday to get the bill to the White House because of a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian that two provisions in the House-passed bill didn't comply with budget rules that Republicans are using to prevent Democrats from mounting a filibuster.
