The tax and spending proposal would fail to eliminate the budget deficit after 10 years, the first public acknowledgment by the Trump administration that large spending increases and Republicans' $1.5 trillion tax cut plan are putting severe pressure on the government's debt levels.
The $200 billion infrastructure initiative aims to prompt state and local governments and private industry to spend more on projects without making major new federal investments.
The proposal reflects Republican and financial industry contempt for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which collected $12 billion in fines over six years.
Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, chosen by the former president and first lady, have combined traditional representation with elements that underscore the complexity of their subjects, and the historic fact of their political rise. And both painters have managed to create compelling likenesses without sacrificing key aspects of their signature styles.
Take a popular former president, add a hot contemporary artist and a historic commission, and you get one of the glitziest events hosted by the Smithsonian that doesn't involve the opening of an entire museum.
Clinton's emerging strategy is to leverage the star power she retains in some Democratic circles while remaining sufficiently below the radar to avoid becoming a useful target for Republicans.
Senators are expected to open their debate on immigration tonight. But even the savviest Washington insiders are unsure about how it will play out — including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Unilever executive Keith Weed will call on Silicon Valley to better police what he describes as an online environment that fosters propaganda, hate speech and disturbing content that exploits children.
Grace Lee was born in Colorado with clubfoot and her Korean-born mother and American-born father exposed her to skating when she was a child to strengthen her legs and boost her confidence.
Police said Trump's wife, Vanessa, was "not feeling well" after opening the letter. In a preliminary assessment, authorities believe the substance is not suspicious, a spokesman said.
Records show that Pruitt often flies with a much more expensive first- or business-class ticket, citing unspecified security concerns. An EPA spokeswoman said all of the expenses have been approved by federal ethics officials.
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