Evening Edition: GOP proposes deep tax cuts but provides few details on how to pay for them

Since 2013, Americans without high school diplomas showed greatest gains in wealth; Can the unstable GOP ever finesse the contradictions in their coalition?

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Top Stories GOP proposes deep tax cuts but provides few details on how to pay for them Republicans on Wednesday will propose slashing tax rates for the wealthy, middle class and businesses, while also preserving popular tax deductions that encourage buying homes and giving to charity, according to a document obtained by The Post. By Damian Paletta, Mike DeBonis and Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more » Since 2013, Americans without high school diplomas showed greatest gains in wealth Nearly all Americans have now emerged from the Great Recession with more money than before — with minority families and Americans without high school diplomas showing the greatest gains, according to a Federal Reserve report. By Heather Long and Tracy Jan  •   Read more »   Politics • Analysis Can the unstable GOP ever finesse the contradictions in their coalition? Rarely has the failure of the party that controls so many levers of power to govern effectively — and the consequences of that inaction — been on public display as it was for Republicans on Tuesday. By Dan Balz  •   Read more »   Trump: 'Not happy' about HHS Secretary Tom Price's taxpayer-funded travel on private jets Responding to questions from reporters, Trump said he is "looking into" the situation and "personally, I'm not happy about it, and I let him know it." By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Gorsuch's speeches raise questions of independence, critics say The Supreme Court justice's detractors see his appearances before conservative groups as a "victory lap." But other observers say he's treading a familiar path. By Robert Barnes  •   Read more »   White House is restricting lawmakers from visiting Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, aides say Planning was underway for roughly 10 to 15 lawmakers in both parties to visit this weekend, but the administration and military officials had indicated that they need "resources for rescue and recovery, thus member travel will be restricted." By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis An obscure shipping law stalls Puerto Rico's recovery The Trump administration is refusing to waive the Jones Act, which requires ships going from an American coast to Puerto Rico to be American — built, owned, flagged and crewed — even if they're not the most economical or readily available. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   FBI investigating 1,000 white supremacist, domestic terrorism cases The agency has previously said they also have about that many homegrown cases involving suspects possibly inspired by ISIS. "We're very busy," Christopher A. Wray said in his first congressional testimony as FBI director.  By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Coach Rick Pitino is out as Louisville attempts to clean house following federal investigation Longtime athletic director Tom Jurich also was let go in the wake of revelations that the families of Louisville basketball recruits had been paid by an Adidas executive. By Matt Bonesteel  •   Read more »   Iraqi Kurds vote in favor of independence as crisis escalates More than 92 percent approved the referendum, which roiled Baghdad and powerful regional neighbors Turkey and Iran who face a period of contentious wrangling over its implementation. By Tamer El-Ghobashy and Kareem Fahim  •   Read more »   Called out by Trump, NFL owners took different paths to present a united front From simply issuing statements, to standing — or kneeling — side-by-side with players, owners spent last weekend wrestling with how to respond to the president's incendiary comments. By Liz Clarke and Mark Maske  •   Read more »   Insurgents attack Kabul airport during visit by Mattis; U.S. airstrike hits civilians According to the U.S.-led NATO mission in Afghanistan, attackers fired mortars, detonated suicide vests and used civilians as human shields in the assault during a visit by the U.S. defense secretary. By Sayed Salahuddin  •   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