The top GOP tax writer in the House says he’s exploring a potential compromise with the White House, even as Republicans appear to be at odds with President Trump on whether retirement saving accounts are on the table as they launch into their tax reform efforts. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, […]
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Tennessee towns bracing for upcoming white nationalist rallies
Authorities and city officials in two Tennessee towns are bracing for possible clashes on Saturday when protesters and counter-protesters take to the streets for scheduled white nationalist rallies. The “White Lives Matter” rallies were organized by white nationalist group League of the South, according to city officials, and are scheduled […]
Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving
Tiger Woods appeared in court this afternoon to plead guilty to reckless driving following his arrest in May on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police said the golfer was found asleep at the wheel in a running Mercedes in Jupiter, Florida. The car was stopped in the right lane […]
Republicans see need for speed to satisfy Trump’s tax overhaul demands
From the day he declared his intention to overhaul the tax code to the signing ceremony in the Oval Office, President Ronald Reagan’s comprehensive tax reform efforts took almost three years, replete with laborious congressional hearings, marathon backroom negotiations and several premature declarations of the bill’s demise. In a prime-time […]
Trump administration disavows Puerto Rico power contract
White House spokesman Raj Shah said Friday that federal officials played no role in the selection of Whitefish Energy Holdings by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal […]
Snow blows through Minnesota in 1st winter storm of the season
The first winter storm of the season is blowing through the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, bringing blizzard-like conditions and several inches of snow. Gusty winds of up to 60 mph produced whiteout conditions Thursday in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. The National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota, […]
Grambling State University freshman arrested for murder of 2 shot dead on campus
A Grambling State University freshman has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two men on the school’s northern Louisiana campus this week, the university said. Grambling State University freshman Jaylin Wayne, of St. Louis, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the killings of Earl Andrews, […]
Major storm bearing down on East Coast
A major coastal storm is expected to blow through the Northeast Sunday into Monday, arriving exactly five years after Superstorm Sandy devastated the area. On Saturday, the storm system — which is expected to be significantly less powerful than Sandy — is forecast to spread heavy rain across Florida, after […]
ANALYSIS: Catalonia’s fateful independence vote was spurred by Spain’s rigidity
They did it. Catalonia’s regional parliament voted this afternoon to secede from Spain. The vote in the 135-seat parliament was 70 yes and 10 no with two blank ballots. Members of three pro-Spain opposition parties, after bitterly attacking the independence resolution, boycotted the motion and walked out of the chamber […]
Dueling votes in Madrid, Barcelona over Catalan independence
Spain faced a territorial showdown Friday with dueling votes over the future of Catalonia. Lawmakers in the regional parliament voted to secede and establish an independent Catalan Republic — an extraordinary move met moments later by a Spanish Senate vote to authorize the government to take control of the prosperous […]