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House passes $4 trillion budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan

October 27, 2017 at 12:00 a.m.

The House on Thursday gave a significant boost to President Donald Trump's promise to cut taxes, narrowly passing a GOP budget that shelves longstanding concerns over federal deficits in favor...

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Senate passes $36.5B disaster aid bill; Trump signature next

October 24, 2017 at 11:48 p.m.

The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance program.

GOP Sen. Flake says he’ll retire, had tangled with Trump

October 24, 2017 at 3:21 p.m.

Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, announced Tuesday he would not run for re-election in 2018, condemning in a speech aimed at President Donald Trump the "flagrant disregard of truth...

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Senate presses ahead on $36.5B disaster relief package

October 23, 2017 at 10:40 a.m.

The Senate is pushing ahead Monday on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give Puerto Rico a much-needed infusion of cash.

Trump pledges biggest tax cuts ever as Senate paves way

October 20, 2017 at 8:16 a.m.

Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump's sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the $4 trillion budget plan they've muscled through the Senate to...

Aerial view of the devastation at Palma Real Shopping Center in Humacao, a municipality on the east side of Puerto Rico.

Trump lashes out at Puerto Rico as House passes aid package

October 12, 2017 at 9:58 p.m.

President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can't keep sending help "forever" and suggesting the U.S. territory was to...

Trump’s immigration demands threaten DACA deal

October 9, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump's long list of immigration demands has landed with a thud among lawmakers hopeful for a deal to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

House passes GOP budget in key step for upcoming tax debate

October 5, 2017 at 11:15 a.m.

The House Thursday passed a $4.1 trillion budget plan that's a critical step for the party's drive to rewrite the tax code later this year.

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White House to seek $29B disaster aid package

October 4, 2017 at 9:23 a.m.

The Trump administration is finalizing a $29 billion disaster aid package that combines $16 billion to shore up the government-backed flood insurance program with almost $13 billion for hurricane victims,...

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Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain

September 27, 2017 at 11:03 p.m.

Promising big tax cuts and a booming economy, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the first major revamp of the nation's tax code in a generation Wednesday 鈥� a...

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