by Kevin Schmidt | Dec 6, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON— House Democrat Al Green forced a vote Wednesday on a resolution that would begin the process of impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday, But House Republicans quickly shut it down. And a majority of House Democrats also voted against the proposal after...
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by Kevin Schmidt | Dec 5, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—House and Senate Republicans are on track to get a tax bill to the White House before Christmas, possibly as soon as Dec. 15, the holiday recess, but they still must resolve key differences between their two plans – especially the Senate’s elimination of...
by Kevin Schmidt | Dec 1, 2017 | Politics
The Senate resumes its 20 hours of debate over their tax bill as some GOP senators come forward with questions and concerns that may disrupt its passage. If the Senate does not pass the bill by the end of the week, Republicans will fall behind on their goal of getting...
by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 28, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Republicans managed to dodge a couple speed bumps on the path to tax reform Tuesday after two doubtful GOP senators agreed to help move the bill forward, but the Senate Budget Committee hearing didn’t avoid conflict as about 100 protesters chanted “kill...
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by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 21, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump, joined by first lady Melanie Trump and son Barron, continued the annual White House tradition of pardoning two Thanksgiving turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone, on Tuesday before heading to his Mar-a-Lago resort for the holiday....
