Tuesday's Headlines: Trump team’s meeting with Mueller’s office could ratchet up tensions
Final GOP tax bill has a bit more relief for middle class, but wealthy remain biggest winners; Amid uproar over Trump's Jerusalem decision, Pence delays Middle East trip for tax...
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When White House lawyers meet with special counsel Robert S. Mueller's office late this week, the president's attorneys are seeking assurance that he will be cleared. But people with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year.
By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig • Read more »
The backbone of the $1.5 trillion GOP tax measure, which the House and Senate plan to vote on this week, is a reduction in the tax rate paid by corporations to 21 percent, far below the existing 35 percent rate.
The vice president's office said that the trip was delayed so he can stay in Washington until votes on the tax cut legislation are completed. The trip has been complicated because of the uproar in the Middle East over the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The president placed himself at the center of a new national security strategy, casting his election as a pivot from failed policies of the past and emphasizing his view that the United States has been cheated and taken advantage of abroad.
The president was infuriated by Neil M. Gorsuch's criticism of his escalating attacks on the federal judiciary, especially when his Supreme Court nominee told Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) that he found Trump's repeated attacks on the federal judiciary "disheartening" and "demoralizing."
By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Robert Barnes • Read more »
Authorities said three people were killed and about 100 injured when the train crossed a bridge Monday and derailed above busy Interstate 5. The train was traveling at 80 mph in a 30-mph zone when it left the tracks as it entered a curve, according to preliminary data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
By Rodika Tollefson, Luz Lazo and Ashley Halsey III • Read more »
North Korea was widely suspected to have created the virus, which was paired with ransomware that encrypted data on computers and demanded a ransom to restore access.
The inclusion of the Green Party candidate suggests the committee's probe is far from over, even as lawmakers worry that the House Intelligence Committee is racing to a close.
Thirteen years after he saw the object during a routine training mission, former Navy pilot Cmdr. David Fravor remains convinced about what it was. "Something not from the Earth," he said.
John Skipper, who resigned Monday after acknowledging years of substance abuse, had been the network's guiding force in an unpredictable period as changing viewership habits led to a dramatic drop in subscription numbers.
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