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Home builders raise a hammer, try to smash the GOP tax bill; As Russia case unfolds, Trump and Republicans go to battle with Clinton and Democrats; After seeing the effects of...
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President Trump and GOP leaders, who are casting the measure as a once-in-a-generation rewrite of the federal tax code, suffered a blow when a powerful corporate interest group came out against the proposal.
The National Association of Home Builders is incensed about proposed changes that it believes would destabilize the economy and affect the cost of owning a home.
GOP lawmakers rallied around the president as his administration braced for the possibility that the first batch of charges in the inquiry led by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III could be publicly announced as soon as Monday.
As Northern Californians recover from wildfires, officials in the state's capital are struggling to prevent another type of natural disaster: flooding. Levee failure could submerge parts of the city under as much as 20 feet of water — a state of vulnerability that is surpassed among American cities only by New Orleans.
Rod Dreher is an influential and prolific writer for the American Conservative, averaging 1.3 million monthly page views on his blog. He is credited with helping introduce J.D. Vance of "Hillbilly Elegy" to a larger audience. But don't assume he's a Republican: "I think Trump is a disaster," he says.
The U.N. ambassador's prominent role in Trump's administration as a kind of shadow secretary of state has led to widespread speculation she could be in line to replace incumbent Rex Tillerson.
The cause of Staff Sgt. Logan Melger's death in Mali is listed as homicide, two U.S. military officials familiar with the case told The Washington Post.
Houston and Los Angeles waged a marathon fight before the Astros prevailed, 13-12, in 10 innings. Houston now stands one game away from its first world championship in this unforgettable epic.
Staff members at the District's United Medical Center do not appear to have followed basic and potentially lifesaving protocols in their treatment of a patient who was left on the floor as he cried for help.
California will legalize recreational marijuana on Jan. 1. Recreational marijuana will be taxed on both the state and local level, contributing to the potential for high rates.
No one knows if Trump — behind bulletproof windows in his motorcade as it left his golf club — saw either of the cyclist's streetside salutes. What is known is that her gesture joined a long list of up-close insults to sitting U.S. presidents.
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