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by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 16, 2017 | Politics
WASHINGTON– Following two days of debate in the House of Representatives and a visit to the Capitol by President Donald Trump, the Republican majority passed a tax reform bill Thursday afternoon, inching closer to the GOP goal of delivering a comprehensive bill...
by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 11, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—As a House committee put finishing touches on its tax bill Thursday without any support from Democrats, Senate Republican leaders introduced a plan of their own and significant differences in the two versions may create hurdles for Republicans’ hopes to...
by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 9, 2017 | National Security
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — At the Fort Irwin National Training Center in southern California, the U.S. Army trains soldiers for overseas military operations partly by staging fights in realistic cities built throughout a massive training site in the Mojave Desert. In the...
by Kevin Schmidt | Oct 19, 2017 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Democratic efforts to alter the fiscal framework in Congress deteriorated on Thursday night as the Senate passed a budget resolution on a 51-49 party-line vote. The resolution now gives GOP lawmakers what they wanted — a chance to pass their tax cut...
by Kevin Schmidt | Oct 18, 2017 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With the Senate likely to pass a budget resolution Thursday, Democratic senators unveiled a report Wednesday that showed President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet would reap huge financial gains if the estate tax is repealed under the GOP...
