Evening Edition: House passes tax plan, advancing big cuts for corporations

The House just passed its big tax bill. Here's what is in it.; Senate bill would cut taxes for millionaires but hike them for the poor, working class, report shows

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   House passes tax plan, advancing big cuts for corporations The House passed its version of the Republican tax overhaul Thursday, notching a key win for President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.). But obstacles remain in the Senate, which is refining its own version of the legislation amid objections from key GOP senators. By Mike DeBonis and Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Wonkblog • Analysis The House just passed its big tax bill. Here's what is in it. The legislation would affect every American household and business owner. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   Senate bill would cut taxes for millionaires but hike them for the poor, working class, report shows President Trump and GOP lawmakers have heralded their bill as a win for working Americans, but a report released by the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress's official analysts, casts serious doubt on that claim. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Senate judiciary panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures that he did not disclose Committee leaders Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) demanded that the president's son-in-law turn over the missing records to investigators. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Sen. Franken apologizes after broadcaster accuses him of groping her at 2006 USO event In a story for a Los Angeles radio station, Leeann Tweeden included a photo of Franken posing with his hands over her chest while she slept. Franken, a Minnesota Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008, apologized. By Amy B Wang, Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Accusations of sexual misconduct throw Franken into a political minefield Here's a look at what repercussions the blue-state senator might face. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   Democrats, Republicans call for ethics investigation into Franken Franken could face censureship or even expulsion from the Senate. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   Major victory for Sen. Robert Menendez as judge declares mistrial in bribery trial The mistrial is a setback for the Justice Department, whose efforts to combat public corruption have been curtailed by a recent Supreme Court decision. The New Jersey Democrat was accused of taking gifts in return for attempting to use his office to provide government favors to a Florida eye doctor. By Alan Maimon and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Democrats caught a massive break with Menendez's mistrial The senator avoided jail time, for now. But Democrats avoided losing a seat — probably for good. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT A 'Leonardo' sells for $450 million. But what did the buyer actually get? Many scholars debated whether the painting of Jesus holding a transparent crystal orb in his left hand was an actual work by Leonardo da Vinci. Will its record-breaking sale banish those doubts? By Philip Kennicott  •   Critic's Notebook   •   Read more »   Watchdog says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to properly document travel Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall is also scrutinizing the travel of Zinke's wife, Lola, and how it was paid for. By Lisa Rein and Drew Harwell  •   Read more »   For some evangelicals, a choice between Moore and morality What's happening in the churches of Alabama is nothing less than a battle for the meaning of evangelism, some church leaders say, as Christians struggle over whether to choose a candidate based on moral character or political views. By Marc Fisher  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The 6 likeliest ways the Roy Moore saga could end, ranked The Alabama Senate GOP candidate and most of the Republican Party are in a standoff about whether Moore should get out of the race. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   U.S. senator slams DEA for barring its chief judge from appearing on Capitol Hill The judge says a law backed by major drug companies curbs the DEA's enforcement powers. By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »   Trump's Homeland Security pick is caught up in a conflict of interest complaint Kirstjen Nielsen has been guided through her Senate confirmation process by a private consultant who represents companies seeking millions in DHS contracts. By Nick Miroff  •   Read more »           Share Evening Edition:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071