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Republican tax plan to lower cap on mortgage interest deduction to $500,000 loans
House Republican leaders on Thursday proposed legislation that would overhaul the U.S. tax code and jettison numerous tax breaks that Americans and businesses have used for years to limit their...
In shift, Republicans to maintain top tax rate for wealthiest Americans
House Republican leaders plan to propose preserving the top income-tax rate for very wealthy people, a last-minute adjustment to their plan to overhaul the tax code that they hope will...
GOP tax leaders might split with Trump on changing retirement accounts
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress publicly argued over major provisions of their upcoming tax legislation on Wednesday, a day before the House of Representatives was scheduled to...
Battle lines re-form as Affordable Care Act subsidies die
President Donald Trump's decision Thursday to cut off crucial health-care subsidies has once again revived the long-running debate over the Affordable Care Act, increasing the potential for a government shutdown...
House Republicans shy away from action on “bump stocks,” hoping ATF deals with it
House Speaker Paul Ryan backed away Wednesday from legislative action to ban "bump stocks," the device a mass shooter used in Las Vegas earlier this month to create machine-gun-like rapid...
Democrat stops just short of forcing House vote on Trump’s impeachment
A Democratic congressman stopped just short of forcing a House vote on President Trump's impeachment Wednesday, pulling back under apparent pressure from his own party.
Amid mass shootings, GOP-controlled Congress remains focused on loosening gun laws
The mass shooting that left at least 58 dead in Las Vegas on Sunday night is expected to rekindle the debate in Congress over federal gun controls. But recent efforts...
“Miracles really do happen”: Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress, 15 weeks after shooting
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was at "imminent risk of death" when he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound 15 weeks ago, returned to work on...
“Dreamer” deal gains cautious support on Hill
President Donald Trump's effort to strike an immigration deal with Democrats attracted cautious support from lawmakers of both parties Thursday even as it prompted a swift backlash from scattered conservatives...
Rep. Jason Chaffetz set to announce he will leave Congress in June
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is planning to announce Thursday that he will leave Congress in June, according to two people...