GOP leaders scramble to save tax bill
A fast-moving Senate Republican effort to overhaul the tax code unexpectedly stalled Thursday evening over concerns about the federal deficit, leaving the GOP without a clear plan to pass the...
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Senate rushes tax bill forward, but Republicans split over key details
A massive GOP tax bill cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Wednesday, as lawmakers voted 52 to 48 to move the legislation forward toward a showdown vote...
Republican tax bill advances in Senate
The Republican push to rewrite the tax code gained momentum Tuesday after a Senate panel advanced the measure and several wavering lawmakers signaled that they are leaning toward backing the...
Michigan Rep. John Conyers faces ethics probe over harassment allegations
The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation into allegations that senior Democratic lawmaker Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.) sexually harassed female aides and used office funds to settle a...
House passes GOP tax bill, upping pressure on struggling Senate effort
The House passed its version of the Republican tax overhaul Thursday, notching a key win for President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. But obstacles remain in the Senate,...
Senate GOP to add repeal of Obamacare insurance mandate into tax bill
Senate Republican leaders said Tuesday that they would seek a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate through their tax bill, a major change of strategy as they try...
Senate GOP plan would delay corporate tax cut, protect mortgage interest deduction
Senate Republicans are forging their own path on the effort to overhaul the U.S. tax code, preparing a plan that would delay President Trump's top business priority and blow up...
Trump woos Democrats as conservatives demand changes to House GOP tax bill
President Donald Trump called into a meeting of administration officials and moderate Democratic senators on Tuesday in a bid to win bipartisan support for the emerging Republican tax plan as...
GOP may still package tax bill with repeal of Affordable Care Act mandate, Ryan says
House Republican tax writers on Sunday prepared to make further changes to the sweeping legislation they released last week, including tweaks that could allow upper-middle-class homeowners deduct more mortgage interest...
GOP considers using tax bill to repeal ACA tenet
House Republicans grappled Friday with the difficulty of turning their new tax plan into law, making a change that would make the proposal's tax cuts for individuals less generous and...