by Tacuma Roeback | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Newly elected Democratic governors Ralph Northam of Virginia and Phil Murphy of New Jersey won their races because of huge Democratic voter turnout and enthusiasm, division within the Republican party and gains with independent voters, the executive...
by Casey Egan & Kevin Schmidt | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats unveiled an alternative to the Republican tax proposal Wednesday that would nix a corporate tax cut if large corporations fail to reinvest tax savings into wage increases and more hiring. “We say to the Republicans: Put your...
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by Casey Egan, Jasmine Khayami, Matt Sussis & Ricky Zipp | Nov 7, 2017 | Featured, Politics
ARLINGTON, Va. — Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam are running for Virginia governor in a race seen as a test of President Donald’s Trump’s agenda, which Gillespie has adopted. Trump tweeted often on Tuesday in support of Gillespie. Sally...
by Tacuma Roeback | Nov 7, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi skewered the proposed GOP tax bill Tuesday for its proposal to eliminate interest deductions for student loans, part of a constant attack on the $1.7 billion measure since it was unveiled last week. “The bill would...
by Gerald Harris | Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump would be prevented from launching a nuclear strike if a measure introduced Thursday by a group of Democrats becomes law, challenging the president to use diplomacy first. The legislation would prevent the president from spending...
by Matt Sussis | Nov 2, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON– House Republicans unveiled a tax plan Thursday that would permanently reduce the corporate tax rate by over 40 percent, shrink the number of individual income tax brackets and cap certain deductions, including the home mortgage deduction, while...
