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jared kushner, president donald trump son law, directed michael flynn, trump adviser, contact russian officials around dec un resolution regarding israel, nbc news reported friday, citing two people familiar matter flynn, later briefly served trump national security adviser, pleaded guilty earlier friday lying fbi contacts russia ambassador, prosecutors said consulted senior official trump presidential transition team speaking envoy

us house representatives ethics committee begun sweeping probe possible sexual harassment discrimination chamber lawmakers staff, requesting friday wide range documents congressional office handles employment disputes letter office, susan brooks, committee republican chair, theodore deutch, senior democrat, requested congressional compliance office promptly share records related claims sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation employment practice capitol hill rocked fall news possible sexual misconduct lawmakers, outrage public money may paid settle harassment suits lawmakers notably representative john conyers, michigan democrat, pressure resign light sexual harassment allegations, reuters verified us media reported conyers used public funds settle claim woman, ethics committee currently investigating used official resources impermissible personal purposes conyers acknowledged settling former staffer claims harassment, denied wrongdoing meanwhile, texas republican representative joe barton recently decided seek election nude photo appeared internet committee comment beyond letter pressure mounting ramp enforcement congressional rules last took disciplinary action aug , determining representative ben ray lujan broke rule campaign communications imposing sanctions along resolving disputes enforcing employment laws , people working congress, compliance office provides public money confidentially settle claims lawmakers bipartisan group lawmakers seeking change practice legislation would require prompt public disclosure settlement awards letter sent house administration committee chair gregg harper friday, compliance office said since paid settlements two claims including sex discrimination allegations one alleging sexual harassment paid , one sexual harassment claim , one case alleging sex religious discrimination politico reported harassment award made behalf texas republican blake farenthold percent support transparency respect claims members congress, neither confirm deny settlement involved office congressional accountability act prohibits answering question, said farenthold statement farenthold former communications director lauren greene sued him, alleging hostile work environment, gender discrimination, retaliation, court documents show farenthold greene reached mediated agreement avoid costly litigation, settlement details confidential, according statement released time, farenthold denied engaging wrongdoing

republican us senator steve daines montana, one several senators seen pivotal fate republican tax overhaul plan, said friday would support tax bill weeks fighting main street businesses including montana farmers ranchers, decided support senate tax cut bill provides significant tax relief main street businesses daines said statement

us senate republican john cornyn said friday confident republicans votes necessary pass tax overhaul bill chamber confident would like build that, cornyn said

us senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said friday republicans enough votes pass tax overhaul bill senate votes, mcconnell said republican senator jeff flake, holding support legislation, said supported bill republican senator susan collins, another holdout, said deal reached include unspecified property tax deduction amendment republican tax bill

two days federal court endorsed president donald trump deregulatory pick consumer watchdog, rival official encouraging agency staff keep pressure lending industry, several current former officials said friday leandra english, deputy director consumer financial protection bureau cfpb , suing trump right lead agency wants bureau follow several enforcement actions pipeline targeting companies violate fair lending rules, people said trump said agency devastated lenders, administration eager lessen power agency, conceived halt abusive loans judge tuesday rejected english argument lead agency, appeal expected meanwhile, urging colleagues continue policing lending industry, said several current former agency officials authorized speak publicly email cfpb managers thursday evening, english reminded pending enforcement actions said routine reports consumer protections due december english wrote colleagues wants sure still track, according email seen reuters signed email, leandra english, acting director english active agency week, said lawyer work bureau looking mission, said attorney deepak gupta mick mulvaney, white house budget director, endorsed federal court lead cfpb instructed agency staff disregard instructions english increasing influence agency spokesman representative jeb hensarling, chairman house financial services committee, confirmed friday brian johnson, one top aides, left committee assist mulvaney cfpb hensarling, texas republican, one cfpb harshest critics congress cfpb last director, richard cordray, tapped english successor stepped last week, move sparked legal wrangling cordray left behind lawsuits ready filed financial services companies, mulvaney told washington times thursday mulvaney told newspaper combing draft lawsuits spokesman mulvaney immediately respond request comment friday one drafted lawsuits santander bank accuses spanish lender overcharging borrowers auto loans united states, reuters reported consumer advocates banking industry leaders battled cfpb years sides agree president right nominate cordray full time successor, must confirmed senate sides also agree english agency deputy director time legal fight last weeks

united states remains committed libyan political agreement, state department said statement following us secretary state rex tillerson meeting libyan prime minister fayez al sarraj friday attempts bypass un facilitated political process impose military solution conflict would destabilize libya create opportunities isis islamic state terrorist groups threaten united states allies, state department spokeswoman heather nauert said

former us national security adviser michael flynn friday pleaded guilty lying federal bureau investigation, prosecutors said, adding spoken top member trump transition team regarding communications russia ambassador united states federal prosecutors also said flynn directed senior member trump transition team regarding december united nations vote flynn also filed materially false statements omissions march , , foreign agent filing company work turkish government, according prosecutors

michael flynn, president donald trump first us national security adviser, pleaded guilty friday lying federal bureau investigation contacts russia us ambassador five facts flynn flynn national security adviser days, jan , trump took office, feb flynn fired following disclosures discussed us sanctions russia sergey kislyak, moscow us ambassador, misled vice president mike pence conversations feb , trump asked fbi director james comey oval office meeting end agency investigation ties flynn russia, according news media reports trump, fired comey may , later denied making request trump named former army lieutenant general national security post despite red flags flynn russian contacts advocacy warmer us relations moscow, us economic sanctions years outgoing president barack obama warned trump hire flynn, fired democratic president flynn early vociferous trump supporter new york businessman white house run made vitriolic appearances campaign trail, notably leading republican national convention chants lock up, referring trump democratic rival, former secretary state hillary clinton addition flynn contacts russia, special counsel robert mueller investigation possible ties trump election campaign moscow expanded probe include flynn paid work lobbyist turkish businessman , people knowledge inquiry told reuters

guilty plea entered former us national security adviser michael flynn charge lying fbi implicates flynn alone, white house said statement friday nothing guilty plea charge implicates anyone mr flynn, said ty cobb, white house attorney false statements involved mirror false statements white house officials resulted resignation february year, cobb said, adding plea clears way prompt reasonable conclusion office special counsel probe russian meddling us presidential election potential collusion trump campaign

former us national security adviser michael flynn said statement friday decision plead guilty lying fbi cooperate investigation possible ties russia president donald trump administration made best interests family country statement, issued law firm representing him, flynn also said painful endure false accusations treason outrageous acts past several months recognized actions acknowledged court today wrong

michael flynn, former national security adviser president donald trump, prepared testify trump directed make contact russians presidential candidate, abc news reported friday reuters verified abc news report, cited flynn confidant

charles chuck johnson kind foot soldier army lobbyists house representatives speaker paul ryan warned would descend washington fight biggest overhaul tax code since johnson, , degree social work another theological seminary, heads national council adoption, small organization alexandria, virginia represents adoption agencies adoption lawyers despite relative lack clout, parents adopted children adoption advocates beat back minor change tax code would removed tax credit help cover costs adoption politics washington favors moneyed connected, especially big business special interest groups rich enough employ legions lobbyists advocate behalf many taxpayers affected president donald trump tax overhaul little influence congress, republicans looking end host tax credits deductions medical expenses, moving expenses alimony order pay big tax cuts bill cut corporate tax, provide tax holiday corporations overseas profits cut tax rate wealthy everyone corporate america army ready place push simplifying tax code, said michaela sims stewart, president lobbying firm sims strategies contrast, parents adopted children naturally came together form small mighty group, said stewart stewart also happens spokeswoman adoption tax credit working group, brought together host organizations, strong republican conservative ties, pressure house leadership drop change part tax code since , adoption tax credit used nearly , people , according internal revenue service adoption advocates started social media campaign facebook twitter alert parents change expected adoptive families rally support, groups like focus family, national right life, us conference catholic bishops, prominent clergy russell moore, even lgbt community joined, media took interest, said johnson, national council adoption publicity, pro family republican politicians suddenly position explain elimination coalition successfully cast pro child policy house proposal dropped nov senate even bother make part version tax bill adoptive parents ultimately successful fight, others struggled heard graduate students staged walkouts dozens campuses week protest one republican proposal would increase tax burden would require graduate students pay taxes tuition payments waived university income words, students would required pay taxes money never begin republican proposals end deductions tax credits yield lot money government spends trillion year ending alimony deductions, benefit tax code since , might raise billion years, according analysis congress joint committee taxation longer letting teachers write shell pocket classroom supplies might yield billion period, committee says change affecting adoption might bring less million next decade committee break ending medical deductions would yield even though stakes high them, advocates people disabilities chronic diseases say lagged fighting cuts medical expense deductibility, well removing tax break companies make handicap accessible structural changes, tax credit businesses hire people disabilities tax breaks explicitly people disabilities, advocates expected would congress crosshairs less powerful voices may yet heard senate prepares vote bill week may get another chance house senate compromise single piece legislation vote pass trump

us secretary state rex tillerson expected exit trump administration one many staff changes likely president donald trump nears end first year office, sources saying top economic adviser gary cohn son law jared kushner could among depart cohn, whose relationship trump became tense earlier year, considered leaving republican effort overhaul us tax system completed congress, according sources ties white house spoke condition anonymity kushner, seen influence white house shrink, may receive face saving exit deals legal challenges related special counsel investigation trump presidential campaign potential ties russia, one sources said pure speculation, said white house spokesman raj shah emailed statement potential staff moves junior level advisers could also use completion trump first year tax legislation pivot point move on, leading another period uncertainty times overshadowed trump tenure, began jan things change quickly trump white house advisers cabinet members fall favor president enter good graces, making hard predict staff moves shifts personnel watched around world indications trump tackle issues ranging north korea regulatory policy may february, may march, may april, think get time period, people going feel though kind put time in, said one person close ties white house definitely going see people leave tax cuts get done, said separate trump adviser, requested anonymity speak freely administration trump considering plan oust tillerson, whose relationship strained top us diplomat softer line north korea differences, senior administration officials said state department spokeswoman said tillerson chief staff told white house reports tillerson replaced true cohn future white house come question since public criticism trump response violence white supremacist rally virginia august tense relationship since improved, however, one source close white house said could stay longer help spearhead legislation improve us infrastructure go little bit conventional wisdom say got one project get belt leaves, source said, referring infrastructure white house noted cohn interview cnbc earlier month said plan leave tax reform finished plan stay work long help president drive economic agenda, cohn said two sources ties white house said assumed white house chief staff, general john kelly, wanted least outlast predecessor reince priebus six month tenure position white house spokesman statement said discussion changes speculation one sources said kushner, married trump daughter ivanka trump, could go scenario, giving outside adviser role, found appealed president someone comes solution sounds right, think going latch on, source said kushner told washington post month wife, fellow white house adviser, stay though lot speculation departures focused high profile names, possibility mid level staffers leaving could big impact rhythms white house difference administration replacements already staff people clamoring get board, said one sources ties white house

us secretary state rex tillerson friday dismissed reports white house weighing plan would replaced cia director mike pompeo laughable media reports thursday, first published new york times, cited us officials saying trump plan replace embattled secretary state pompeo, former us congressman heads central intelligence agency asked white house wanted resign, tillerson told reporters laughable laughable comments came posed pictures libyan prime minister fayez seraj un backed government tripoli tillerson relationship trump strained top us diplomat softer line north korea policy differences, well reports october called president moron tillerson directly addressed whether made comment, though spokeswoman denied asked thursday whether wanted tillerson remain job, trump sidestepped question, telling reporters white house rex state department spokeswoman heather nauert said thursday white house chief staff john kelly told tillerson chief staff reports tillerson replaced true

us president donald trump agreed meet representatives oil refining industry legislative backers discuss nation biofuels program, according two sources briefed matter white house meeting could set stage negotiations possible legislation overhaul us renewable fuel standard

us senate thursday delayed voting republican tax overhaul bill tripped problems amendment sought fiscal hawks address large expansion federal budget deficit projected result measure senate debated legislation late thursday adjourned, putting votes friday morning unclear decisive vote bill would occur delay underscored nagging concerns among republican fiscal conservatives deficit impact bill set possibility deep tax cuts might moderated, future tax increases might built in, conservatives might seek attach spending cuts, approaches could throw new political problems white house legislative affairs director marc short told reporters capitol think tax cuts going scaled back think would still historic tax relief corporations middle income families tax bill seen republicans crucial prospects november elections, fight keep control senate house representatives since taking office january, president donald trump republicans control congress yet pass major legislation, fact hope change proposed tax code overhaul, would biggest since democrats, expected unanimously oppose tax bill, dismissed giveaway wealthy corporations republican senator bob corker others tried add provision bill trigger automatic future tax increases tax cuts bill boost economy generate revenues sufficient offset deficit expansion senate parliamentarian barred corker trigger proposal procedural grounds trigger amendment needed win corker vote others worried deficit

president donald trump considering recognition jerusalem israel capital, move could upend decades american policy ratchet middle east tensions, expected delay campaign promise move us embassy there, us officials said thursday months intense white house deliberations, trump likely make announcement next week seeks strike balance domestic political demands geopolitical pressures issue heart israeli palestinian conflict status jerusalem, home sites holy jewish, muslim christian religions trump weighing plan would declare jerusalem capital israel, officials said, deviating white house predecessors insisted matter must decided peace negotiations palestinians want east jerusalem capital future state, international community recognize israel claim entire city move trump, could carried presidential statement speech, would anger palestinians well broader arab world likely undermine trump administration fledgling effort restart long stalled israeli palestinian peace talks could, however, help satisfy pro israel, right wing base helped win presidency also please israeli government, close us ally trump likely continue predecessors policy signing six month waiver overriding law requiring us embassy moved tel aviv jerusalem, officials said among options consideration trump order aides develop longer term plan embassy relocation make clear intent eventually, according one officials however, us officials, spoke condition anonymity, cautioned plan yet finalized trump could still alter parts decision made matter yet, state department spokeswoman heather nauert said thursday trump pledged presidential campaign trail last year would move embassy tel aviv jerusalem trump june waived requirement, saying wanted maximize chances peace push led son law senior adviser, jared kushner efforts made little progress status jerusalem one major stumbling blocks achieving peace israel palestinians israel captured arab east jerusalem middle east war later annexed it, move recognized internationally palestinian leaders, arab governments western allies long urged trump proceed embassy relocation, would go decades us policy granting de facto us recognition israel claim jerusalem capital however, trump decides declare jerusalem israel capital, even without ordering embassy move, would certain spark international uproar key question would whether declaration would enshrined formal presidential action simply symbolic statement trump trump top aides privately pushed keep campaign promise satisfy range supporters, including evangelical christians, others warned potential damage us relations muslim countries

us attorney general jeff sessions refused answer questions thursday closed congressional hearing whether president donald trump ever instructed hinder justice department investigation russian interference election, according democratic lawmakers attended sessions testified behind closed doors several hours us house representatives intelligence committee representative adam schiff, committee top democrat, told reporters troubled sessions refusal answer believes essential questions asked attorney general whether ever instructed president take action believed would hinder russia investigation declined answer question, schiff told reporters hearing privileged basis decline answer question like president instruct take action would hinder investigation, say president instruct hinder investigation way, view would potential criminal act, schiff said representative mike quigley, another democratic committee member, said msnbc sessions one forgetful persons works washington, dc, less candid american public sessions declined comment reporters left secure hearing room panel among several congressional committees, along justice department special counsel robert mueller, investigating allegations russia sought influence us election potential collusion trump campaign moscow denied meddling trump said collusion another source familiar testimony said sessions said could remember answers many important questions, answers provide concerning meetings russians tracked statements previously made congressional hearings spokeswoman sessions said consistently declined discuss communications trump past, also previously said never instructed anything illegal improper republican us senator, sessions early supporter close adviser trump run white house democrats accused sessions repeatedly changing sworn testimony throughout several prior congressional hearings meetings contacts trump campaign russian officials schiff said committee members asked sessions questions closed hearing prior testimony interactions campaign russia intelligence committee also met three hours thursday erik prince, founded private military contractor blackwater supporter trump presidential campaign one focus thursday interview expected meeting prince seychelles islands january, news reports later described effort connect incoming trump administration moscow prince sister, betsy devos, trump secretary education, said seychelles meeting nothing trump schiff told reporters unresolved issues prince testimony prince complained hearing wasted time taxpayer dollars meaningless fishing expedition spokesman prince later issued statement saying prince volunteered answer questions said throughout, mr prince never acted behalf president trump, transition team administration regarding russia republican led committee planning publicly release transcript prince closed hearing, described public closed setting within three days plan release transcript sessions testimony

three top democrats us house representatives called democratic congressman john conyers thursday resign light sexual harassment allegations faces, conyers attorney said thinking stepping house democratic leader nancy pelosi said allegations serious, disappointing credible shifted away comments four days ago said conyers, longest serving house member, icon deserved due process zero tolerance means consequences everyone, told reporters thursday brave women came forward owed justice congressman conyers resign pelosi call echoed second command, representative steny hoyer, democrat house, representative james clyburn like conyers, clyburn known activism civil rights movement house speaker paul ryan, top house republican, also said conyers, served since , step aside attorney congressman said conyers would hounded office nancy pelosi, attorney arnold reed told reporters detroit, michigan nancy pelosi elect congressman, sure hell one tells congressman leave decision completely congressman thought that, reed said instead, conyers focusing health hospitalized late wednesday suffering dizziness, light headedness shortness breath, reed said conyers, facing investigation house ethics committee, one numerous prominent men us politics, media entertainment accused recent months sexual harassment misconduct others include former hollywood executive harvey weinstein, democratic senator al franken republican senate candidate roy moore conyers acknowledged settling one former staffer claims harassment, denied wrongdoing relinquished post senior democrat house judiciary committee said cooperate ethics probe resignation calls came one conyers accusers, marion brown, detailed allegations television interview thursday morning brown told nbc today show congressman violated body frequently propositioned sex one go something like that, let alone congress, yes think resign resign immediately, said ryan reuters verified allegations republican democratic house members introduced bill wednesday would bar public funds used settle sexual harassment claims members require previously made payments made public us media reported conyers used public funds settle claim one women worked office

us president donald trump repeatedly urged senior senate republicans summer end senate intelligence committee probe russian meddling election, including panel chairman, new york times reported thursday, citing several lawmakers aides senator richard burr, committee chairman, said interview week trump told eager see investigation come end, times reported nytims alkdmt something along lines of, hope conclude quickly possible, burr told times said replied trump exhausted everybody need talk to, finish, newspaper reported panel among several congressional committees, along justice department special counsel robert mueller, investigating allegations russia sought influence us election potential collusion trump campaign moscow denied meddling trump said collusion white house spokesman raj shah said thursday president acted improperly, times reported trump point attempted apply undue influence committee members believes evidence collusion investigations must come fair appropriate completion, newspaper quoted shah saying white house officials immediately respond request reuters comment trump requests highly unusual intervention president legislative inquiry involving family close aides, times said trump also told senator mitch mcconnell, republican leader, republican senator roy blunt, member intelligence committee, end investigation swiftly, times reported, citing lawmakers aides spokesmen mcconnell, burr blunt immediately respond requests comment times quoted democratic senator dianne feinstein, former chairwoman intelligence committee, saying interview week trump requests inappropriate represented breach separation powers pressure never brought bear official legislative branch process investigation, feinstein quoted saying

us president donald trump plans nominate jelena mcwilliams, fifth third bancorp top attorney, serve next head federal deposit insurance corporation, white house said thursday mcwilliams worked bank chief legal officer since january, confirmed senate, would take helm key financial regulator still run appointee former president barack obama white house said statement trump nominate serve fdic board member remainder six year term expiring july , , chairperson five years martin gruenberg, current fdic chairman plans serve role term expires month, resisted efforts trump administration significantly roll back rules financial sector trump made trimming rules wall street top priority, arguing needed boost economic growth gruenberg, said whether continue serve board member end six year term december , may continue serve chair successor appointed fdic plays key role regulating banks nationwide, also prominent voice interagency matters like volcker rule, bars proprietary trading banks trump administration scramble find fdic chief prior nominee, james clinger, withdrew name consideration july, citing family issues mcwilliams also history congress, served senate staffer going back recently served senate senior counsel republican senator richard shelby, time chairman banking committee mcwilliams also spent three years attorney federal reserve board governors

president donald trump considering plan oust secretary state rex tillerson, whose relationship strained top us diplomat softer line north korea differences, senior administration officials said thursday tillerson would replaced within weeks cia director mike pompeo, trump loyalist foreign policy hard liner, white house plan carry significant staff shake far trump administration republican senator tom cotton, one trump staunchest defenders congress, would tapped replace pompeo central intelligence agency, officials told reuters, speaking condition anonymity immediately clear whether trump given final approval reshuffle, one officials said president asked plan put together tillerson long rumored departure would end troubled tenure former exxon mobil corp chief executive, increasingly odds trump issues north korea fire planned cuts state department tillerson reported october privately called trump moron, something secretary state sought dismiss followed tweet trump tillerson waste time seeking negotiations north korea nuclear missile program, widely seen sign secretary state marginalized trump soured tillerson mostly moron report, less confrontational approach north korea differences qatar crisis, one senior us official said slow approach filling diplomatic openings state department also factor, another official said trump asked john kelly, white house chief staff, develop transition strategy, discussed officials, one administration source said plan, works weeks first reported new york times, reshuffle would happen around end year shortly afterward, official said asked whether wanted tillerson remain job, trump sidestepped question, telling reporters white house rex state department spokeswoman heather nauert said kelly told tillerson chief staff thursday reports tillerson replaced true nauert added tillerson serves pleasure president asked tillerson, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said secretary state remained post president loses confidence someone, longer serve here, said pompeo, former congressman, moved forefront gained trump trust national security matters tillerson, , spent much tenure trying smooth rough edges trump unilateralist america first foreign policy, limited success several occasions, president publicly undercut diplomatic initiatives source familiar tillerson thinking said secretary state original plan took job leave february carried out, staff changes would latest string firings resignations trump administration including departures chief staff, national security adviser fbi director pompeo, , taken tough foreign policy stands, especially iran, talked agency becoming aggressive focusing deploying cia officers overseas offered effusive praise trump despite president criticism us intelligence agencies, concluded russia conducted influence campaign boost trump presidential election tillerson times put distance trump positions private dinner foreign policy veterans last month, senior white house official criticized tillerson failing support president agenda, according person familiar matter tillerson joined defense secretary jim mattis pressing trump pull united states agreement iran world powers tehran nuclear capabilities tillerson taken hawkish view trump russia tried mediate dispute four arab nations launched boycott qatar september beijing, tillerson said washington probing north korea see whether interested dialogue, multiple direct channels communication pyongyang next day, trump appeared dismiss efforts tweet, telling tillerson wasting time tensions also run high tillerson veteran diplomats oppose proposed staff budget cuts

us senate ethics committee said thursday opened preliminary inquiry alleged misconduct senator al franken, accused sexual misconduct inappropriately touching women franken, democrat, said week embarrassed ashamed behavior would resign said would cooperate ethics committee investigation committee generally comment pending matters matters may come it, instance, committee publicly confirming opened preliminary inquiry senator franken alleged misconduct, committee said statement asked comment, spokesperson franken said senator committed cooperating fully ethics investigation franken one several prominent american men politics, media entertainment accused recent months sexual harassment misconduct accused sexual misconduct leeann tweeden, radio broadcaster appeared franken entertainment tour us troops serving war zones another woman, lindsay menz, accused franken touching buttocks photographed minnesota state fair prior winning senate seat , franken well known comedian, television writer author

becomes us secretary state, mike pompeo would three assets rex tillerson experience government, confidence president donald trump, defter touch congress bureaucracy still would suffer problems afflicted tillerson, chief among boss shown little regard diplomacy qualms undermining secretary state tweets, current former us officials said news media reports, first published new york times, trump plan replace embattled secretary state pompeo, former us congressman heads central intelligence agency, drew mixed reviews serving us officials argued things state department hardly get worse tillerson, whose month reign marked exodus top diplomats, deep dismay planned percent budget cuts, conflicts trump anybody could play hand dealt better tillerson, said one us official condition anonymity, saying things get better others argued new secretary state would face obstacles tillerson, undercut year trump told chief diplomat stop wasting time trying negotiate north korea hellish environment secretary state, said one state department official condition anonymity clear whether trump plans throw tillerson, october reportedly called president moron, overboard tillerson directly addressed whether made comment, though spokeswoman denied asked thursday wanted tillerson stay, trump sidestepped question saying rex personnel announcements time, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders later said statement left tillerson twisting wind trump alienated reported moron comment tillerson positions differ trump north korea gulf standoff qatar saudi arabia arab nations, said another senior official tillerson embittered many state department embracing planned budget cut, failing get top officials key diplomatic jobs, relying handful aides keeping distance career diplomats trump went pompeo, would tap former army armor officer harvard law school graduate fourth term representing kansas district congress chosen lead cia, officials say enjoyed less hostile relationship career spies tillerson career diplomats intelligence officers say pompeo tends tell president wants hear rather giving assessments, others say impressed intellect, willingness listen advocacy robust covert operations current former officials said pompeo likely get along better congress white house, least conservative bent however, said pompeo would need resist planned budget cuts find way grapple trump tweets president undercuts trying achieve diplomatically, convinces people whatever agree secretary state overturned president basically neutered, said richard boucher, former top us diplomat teaches brown university question whether pompeo job whether president going let pompeo job

republican tax bill us senate stalled procedural problem late thursday, forcing lawmakers weigh new options amendment sought leading fiscal hawk address projected large expansion federal deficit measure, senators said senator bob corker wanted add provision bill would trigger automatic tax increases years ahead tax cuts bill failed boost economy generate revenues sufficient offset deficit expansion senate parliamentarian barred corker trigger proposal got realization parliamentarian probably going work, said republican senator david perdue response, republicans considering building future tax increases bill threshold anymore tax increase thing come table trigger concept, perdue said

pentagon indefinitely delay ban use older types cluster bombs due take effect jan , , officials said, arguing safety improvements munitions technology failed advance enough replace older stockpiles cluster bombs, dropped air fired artillery, scatter bomblets across wide area, sometimes fail explode difficult locate remove lead civilian deaths injuries long conflicts end us military hoped transition cluster munitions explode least percent time, greatly reducing risks one year go ban slated implementation, pentagon spokesman told reuters safety technology progressed enough replace existing stockpiles safer weaponry reuters seen copy memo changing us policy confirmed changes pentagon officials although department seeks field new generation highly reliable munitions, cannot risk mission failure accept potential increased military civilian casualties forfeiting best available capabilities, pentagon memo says memo, expected signed deputy defense secretary patrick shanahan thursday, called cluster munitions legitimate weapons clear military utility disclosure new policy met sharp criticism congress human rights groups senator patrick leahy, democrat helped lead efforts restrict use cluster bombs, said pentagon was, effect, perpetuating use indiscriminate weapon shown high failure rates senator dianne feinstein called move unbelievable human rights watch disputed idea us military needed weapons, saying exception single strike yemen used weapons since iraq condemn decision reverse long held us commitment use cluster munitions fail percent time, resulting deadly unexploded submunitions, said mary wareham, arms division director human rights watch pentagon spokesman tom crosson acknowledged years since us military used significant amount cluster munitions new pentagon policy puts emphasis eventually shifting safer cluster munitions still, unclear point future pentagon might required stop using existing stockpiles, since would also need higher tech weaponry, sufficient quantities new cluster munitions us stocks new policy allow pentagon buy additional cluster bombs satisfy new standards outlined memo new rules broaden definition types munitions meet safety requirements beyond percent detonation rate new policy, pentagon says bombs advanced self destruct deactivation technology would also acceptable future acquisition weaponry must meet series criteria, including way render submunitions inoperable within minutes armed pentagon policy also prohibited purchasing weaponry banned convention cluster munitions convention strictly prohibits use cluster munitions exempts certain types munitions pentagon says would nonetheless classify cluster munitions

key us senators still concerns republican tax bill senate, procedural motion formally open debate measure approved wednesday list republicans pivotal bill fate moderate senator maine qualms republicans plan include tax bill repeal federal fee imposed people comply obamacare individual mandate fee meant encourage young, healthy people get health insurance premiums affordable old, sick people collins others fear repealing fine would drive insurance premium costs, canceling tax cut gains many constituents might get tax bill collins said republican leaders promised take two healthcare provisions end year help mitigate impact repealing fee provisions would help insurers cover expensive patients continue obamacare subsidy payments low income people two years collins also prepared amendment tax bill make state local property tax deductible , , provision part house representatives tax bill senate house bills end deductibility state local tax income sales tax unlike house bill, senate bill ends property tax deductibility collins sidestepped question whether would vote tax bill said one step time senator alaska vote tax bill, wrote twitter wednesday evening murkowski said number bill features attractive, noting would lower tax rates, double child tax credit double standard deduction said also included provision written, open arctic national wildlife refuge, anwr, oil gas drilling murkowski said important enact reforms separately help stabilize individual market health insurance montana republican concerns bill treatment main street businesses said wednesday secured agreement increase percent deduction owners pass businesses percent senator wisconsin also demanded favorable treatment pass businesses, include sole proprietorships partnerships, condition support corker, deficit hawk tennessee, said tuesday outlines deal adding tax snap back provision bill would raise taxes automatically economic growth targets hit future offset higher deficit corker said arrangement would satisfy concerns tax cuts could add much national debt wednesday evening, details announced snap back proposal also became target growing criticism among conservative republicans lobbyists tax bill expected add trillion trillion national debt years arizona conservative said wednesday comfortable tax bill indications would provisions protect ballooning deficit flake told national public radio concerned gimmicks, liked parts bill, especially corporate tax cut arizona maverick former presidential nominee sidestepped questions monday would vote tax bill, telling reporters hallway stay tuned like corker flake, oklahoma lankford questions whether tax revenues economic growth compensate expected increase national debt tax plan working trigger revenues needed kansas lawmaker also wary impact national debt, pointing state recent experience fiscal problems following tax cuts

republican tax bill would generate net billion new revenue economic growth, reducing amount legislation would add federal deficit, nonpartisan joint committee taxation said thursday

senate banking committee vote tuesday nomination federal reserve governor jerome powell lead us central bank, panel said statement committee said thursday vote would held gmt confirmed senate, expected, powell would assume fed chair post janet yellen term expires feb

us defense secretary jim mattis dismissed reports thursday president donald trump considering plan oust secretary state rex tillerson asked made tillerson reported pending departure, mattis said make nothing nothing responding shouted question beginning meeting libyan prime minister pentagon

german man come forward former twitter inc employee shut account us president donald trump minutes month last day work social network technology news website techcrunch published interview wednesday bahtiyar duysak, called something turkish roots born raised germany temporary contract worker san francisco twitter, website said duysak, previously identified person behind takedown, told techcrunch considered trump temporary silencing mistake never thought account would get deactivated planned act, said rather, said, chance shutter account fell lap near end scheduled final shift, decided take millions people would take actions possibility case, random, duysak said video interview posted online wore gray sweater emblazoned american flag twitter wednesday would confirm whether duysak ex employee question answer questions reuters could immediately reach duysak buzzfeed news, citing two anonymous sources, reported separately duysak ex employee responsible duysak former volunteer security guard muslim community center california, buzzfeed reported trump critical muslims, calling us presidential campaign total complete shutdown muslims entering united states takedown trump account nov sparked concerns among twitter users much power employees sensitive accounts whether abuse power could lead international incidents twitter said statement wednesday taken number steps keep incident like happening duysak shed much light incident near end last day san francisco based company, alert came someone reported trump account unspecified violation, said duysak put wheels motion deactivate it, techcrunch said, although account go offline hours later neither duysak techcrunch explained delay hack anyone anything authorized do, said

us president donald trump accepted invitation congress deliver state union address jan , white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters thursday us house representatives speaker paul ryan extended invitation trump earlier thursday make address congress speech, typically given every year president term except first, reports current condition united states allows leader outline legislative priorities story corrects date address st paragraph jan , jan

rex tillerson remain us secretary state, white house spokeswoman said thursday, amid reports tillerson removed favor mike pompeo, currently cia director president loses confidence someone, longer serve here, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said asked reports staff shake

president donald trump former campaign manager paul manafort agreed million bail agreement special counsel investigating trump campaign ties russia, longtime republican political consultant lawyer said thursday manafort, indicted along business associate richard gates october, would released house arrest electronic monitoring deal, lawyer kevin downing said filing us district court washington manafort, confined virginia home, agreed forfeit four real estate properties worth million bail violation, court document said manafort previously unsecured million appearance bond guarantee shows court agreement bail reached office special counsel robert mueller, downing said filing spokesman mueller could immediately reached comment manafort, ran trump campaign several months, gates pleaded guilty october count indictment federal grand jury face charges including conspiracy launder money, conspiracy united states failing register foreign agents ukraine former pro russian government charges part mueller investigation conclusions us intelligence agencies russia undertook campaign hacking misinformation tilt election trump favor potential collusion trump associates, allegations moscow president deny mueller attorneys previously argued court agree bail agreement manafort fully explains finances court considered flight risk four properties posted bail bridgehampton, new york home valued million, new york city property valued million, florida property estimated million, home virginia worth million, filing said manafort wife, kathleen, daughter andrea agreed act sureties appearance bond, said address issue flight risk, manafort agreed travel overseas, handed passports, restrict travel florida, virginia, new york washington dc downing called million substantial portion manafort assets simply put, mr manafort family would face severe economic consequences appear required

us president donald trump push major military buildup suffered setback thursday house representatives put plans hold fully fund federal government next sept instead resorted temporary measures freezing spending current levels dec deadline rapidly approaching either extending federal funding way triggering partial government shutdown, house next week advance temporary patch, according senior aide, try provide money dec give congress time craft second patch, aide said, operate government january moves, successful, would keep pentagon running last year levels, far republican hopes handing trump billion fiscal funding military regular operations, billion last year months, republican democratic leaders house senate working behind scenes broker deal overall spending levels current fiscal year, already two months old democrats demanding increases non defense spending military budgets pumped trump demanded unclear whether republicans congress trump allow unrelated controversial measures attached either temporary spending bills democrats, whose votes normally needed republican controlled congress pass spending bills, hoping use political leverage win passage immigration measure attaching end year appropriations bill bill would provide legal protections dreamers, hundreds thousands undocumented people came united states children established roots house speaker paul ryan, asked possibility attaching immigration provision spending bill, said wanted resolve issue noted congress march deadline pass dreamers measure, saying got deadlines front that, referring spending bills

spate sexual misconduct accusations us politicians powerful men force candidates november congressional elections weigh carefully ever whether past behavior could doom chances following allegations republican us senate candidate roy moore, democratic us representative john conyers democratic us senator al franken, campaign operatives parties warned past behavior might excused may disqualifying game changer, said democratic strategist dane strother every man wants run office needs give serious thought past politicians among growing number prominent men, including entertainment media fields, accused sexual harassment increased pressure candidates undertake self vetting, where, one republican strategist said, willing subject trial side put cautioned lot still dependent candidate willing talk forthcoming next year elections, democrats seek wrest one houses congress republican control thirty three us senate seats seats us house representatives contested sex scandals long part us politics, current environment, operatives encouraging candidates office holders alike level advisers past conduct, even behavior might past fallen gray area may press candidate particularly aggressively sure confronts may passed failed advance imagined would come back haunt him, veteran democratic lawyer advises campaigns told reuters sonia van meter, democratic opposition researcher, said candidates would think carefully demeanor, offhanded remarks, way carried everything scrutiny candidates careful self vetting, operatives said, researchers working opposing candidates would verifiable facts

us treasury would exhaust borrowing options run dry cash pay bills late march early april congress raise debt ceiling then, non partisan congressional budget office said thursday debt limit remains unchanged, ability borrow using extraordinary measures exhausted treasury likely run cash late march early april , said occurred, government would unable pay obligations fully, would delay making payments activities, default debt obligations, both, cbo added

following five facts central intelligence agency director mike pompeo, senior administration official said thursday would replace rex tillerson us secretary state within weeks plan developed white house pompeo, , regularly briefs president donald trump intelligence matters, considered one hawkish voices north korea trump inner circle pompeo downplayed extent russia intervention us presidential election, saying moscow sought influence american elections decades like trump, pompeo outspoken critic iran called scrapping deal curbing tehran nuclear program exchange sanctions relief october, said iran mounting ruthless drive hegemonic power region pompeo supported us government sweeping collection americans communications data opinion piece published last year, called restarting bulk collection domestic telephone metadata combining financial lifestyle information one searchable database taking reins cia january, pompeo conservative republican member us house representatives kansas retired army officer graduate us military academy west point, new york, harvard law school

us republican representative joe barton texas seek election, office said statement thursday, decision made nude picture appeared internet earlier month barton announcement reverses nov announcement plans run th term us house first elected congress considered favorite win election heavily republican district photo surfaced nov barton, , told media nude photograph came separated second wife, prior divorce, part consensual sexual relationship barton genitals obscured version photo posted internet barton, belongs party right wing freedom caucus, issued statement saying would seek election thursday shortly exclusive interview dallas morning news went detail decision enough people lost faith time step aside let new voice th district washington, going run election, told newspaper source photo appeared internet still unknown republicans state called barton step many criticized behavior ellis county republicans deeply grieved embarrassed conduct congressman joe barton, randy bellomy, head party county borders dallas barton constituency, said statement wednesday barton, vice chairman house energy committee, shown strong support energy industry drawn ire environmentalists dismissive views climate change thankful representative barton chose seek election reports deeply inappropriate actions disturbing display judgment, texas democratic party executive director crystal perkins said statement barton accused sexual harassment

democratic representative john conyers, facing sexual misconduct allegations, thought resigning, lawyer said thursday top democrat us house representatives called congressman step nancy pelosi, attorney arnold reed told reporters detroit, michigan, referring house democratic leader nancy pelosi elect congressman, sure hell one tells congressman leave decision completely congressman thought that, reed said

revolving door trump white house ready spin senior administration officials said thursday plan replace us secretary state rex tillerson central intelligence agency chief mike pompeo within weeks following partial list officials fired left administration months since president donald trump took office jan , well people nominated trump position take job stephen bannon

us secretary state rex tillerson unaware plans oust spoke senator bob corker thursday, corker said conducting business, norm, unaware anything changing, corker, chairman us senate foreign relations committee, told reporters

us senator tom cotton, hawkish iraq war veteran said consider waterboarding torture, likely chosen president donald trump next leader central intelligence agency amid cabinet shake up, senior administration officials said five facts arkansas republican

white house said thursday rex tillerson remains us secretary state despite reports upcoming departure, changes time president said, rex personnel announcements time secretary tillerson continues lead state department entire cabinet focused completing incredibly successful first year president trump administration, said white house spokeswoman sarah sanders statement

us senate thursday delayed voting republican tax overhaul bill tripped problems amendment sought fiscal hawks address large expansion federal budget deficit projected result measure senate debated legislation late thursday adjourned, putting votes friday morning unclear decisive vote bill would occur delay underscored nagging concerns among republican fiscal conservatives deficit impact bill set possibility deep tax cuts might moderated, future tax increases might built in, conservatives might seek attach spending cuts, approaches could throw new political problems white house legislative affairs director marc short told reporters capitol think tax cuts going scaled back think would still historic tax relief corporations middle income families tax bill seen republicans crucial prospects november elections, fight keep control senate house representatives since taking office january, president donald trump republicans control congress yet pass major legislation, fact hope change proposed tax code overhaul, would biggest since democrats, expected unanimously oppose tax bill, dismissed giveaway wealthy corporations republican senator bob corker others tried add provision bill trigger automatic future tax increases tax cuts bill boost economy generate revenues sufficient offset deficit expansion senate parliamentarian barred corker trigger proposal procedural grounds trigger amendment needed win corker vote others worried deficit

us house democratic leader nancy pelosi said thursday representative john conyers resign sexual harassment allegations brought him, saying zero tolerance means consequences everyone pelosi said situation conyers, longest serving member us house representatives, sad allegations serious, disappointing credible brave women came forward owed justice congressman conyers resign, pelosi said

us president donald trump sparked outrage britain thursday sharp rebuke prime minister theresa may twitter criticized retweeting british far right anti islam videos british politicians lined condemn trump sharing videos originally posted leader british far right fringe group, trump, unprecedented attack one america closest allies, replied unrepentant message theresa theresamay, focus me, focus destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within united kingdom fine, tweeted truculent response caused anger britain, several major islamist militant attacks year, one minister describing trump tweets alarming despairing london muslim mayor called withdrawal offer make state visit britain may, visit jordan, repeated view, expressed earlier spokesman, us leader wrong sharing anti muslim videos posted jayda fransen, deputy leader britain first directly respond trump rebuke clear retweeting britain first wrong thing do, may told reporters jordan said group hateful organization sought spread division mistrust fact work together mean afraid say think united states got wrong, clear them, may said added britain long term, enduring relationship united states british ambassador united states, kim darroch, said raised concerns white house officials british people overwhelmingly reject prejudiced rhetoric far right, seek divide communities erode decency, tolerance respect, wrote twitter fransen, convicted month abusing muslim woman whose group wants ban islam, facing criminal charges racially aggravated harassment trump may hand hand islamist militants carried several major attacks britain year killed total people, including bombing manchester two attacks bridges london victims rammed vehicles stabbed trump initially addressed rebuke twitter handle may s, though later retweeted british leader correct account always pillar britain foreign policy, called special relationship washington taken added importance britain prepares leave european union seeks new major trade deals since trump became president, may gone way cultivate good relationship first foreign leader visit inauguration january, filmed emerging white house holding hands later said trump took hand gentlemanly gesture walked ramp angered many critics britain extending invitation make state visit britain pomp pageantry brings including formal banquet queen elizabeth london mayor, sadiq khan, said may withdraw offer state visit latest incident, increasingly clear official visit president trump britain would welcomed, khan, clashed twitter trump, said british lawmakers held urgent session discuss trump tweets, parliamentarians across political divide united condemnation sharing videos , either racist, incompetent unthinking, three, opposition labour lawmaker stephen doughty said britain middle east minister alistair burt tweeted white house tweets alarming despairing tonight world needs go despite repeated calls opposition lawmakers cancel state visit, home secretary interior minister amber rudd said invitation still stood although timing agreed outside parliament, harsh criticism likes brendan cox, husband lawmaker jo cox murdered far right extremist justin welby, spiritual head anglican church us ambassador london woody johnson wrote twitter relayed concerns washington us uk long history speaking frankly other, close friends do, said videos shared trump purported show group people muslims beating teenage boy death, battering boy crutches destroying christian statue reuters unable verify videos dutch embassy washington issued twitter comment one them, fransen described showing muslim migrant beating boy realdonald trump facts matter perpetrator violent act video born raised netherlands, embassy said received completed sentence dutch law britain first, little known party periphery uk politics, welcomed trump retweeting videos million followers, regarding endorsement message delighted, said fransen, whose twitter following increase percent wake furor , told reuters trump retweets showed president shared aim raising awareness issues islam white house defended retweets republican president, us election campaign called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states , saying raising security issues repeatedly refused drawn content videos whether trump aware source tweets ensuring individuals come united states pose public safety terrorism threat, white house spokesman raj shah told reporters aboard air force one

thinly veiled reference us president donald trump, top un human rights official thursday condemned populists spread hatred tweets britain criticised trump wednesday retweeted anti islam videos originally posted leader far right british fringe party convicted month abusing muslim woman populists political hooligans incitement equivalent hurling racist insults, throwing bottles onto field, attacking referee and, saw yesterday, spreading hatred tweets seek scramble order, laws, un high commissioner human rights zeid ra ad al hussein said speech geneva un official, declined identified, said zeid remarks clearly reference trump tweets also others using social media way refiles add dropped full name official

quest republicans open alaska arctic national wildlife reserve slowed nonpartisan senate official ruled late wednesday exploration subject environmental assessments interior department senator lisa murkowski, republican alaska head senate energy panel, pushing measure us tax bill would open portion refuge coastal plain two lease sales years drilling nonpartisan senate official took issue energy committee measure fully consider requirements national environmental law official ruled oil exploration refuge exempt environmental law requiring interior department commission assessment, democratic aide said environmental assessments take months years complete good news us could slow prevent drilling, democratic aide said republicans offered new language bill move said drilling would still advance tax bill passes little hiccup, fixed amendment filed tonight, full steam ahead, republican senate aide said murkowski said concerned procedural questions issues would fully resolved arctic reserve, protected federal government since , home wildlife populations including caribou, polar bears millions birds migrate six seven continents us geological survey estimates area republicans want drill billion barrels recoverable crude

republican us senator susan collins said thursday committed voting senate tax bill, citing concerns healthcare loss deduction state local taxes collins told reporters christian science monitor breakfast would difficult support bill prevail two issues encouraged discussions leadership collins said proposed amendment tax bill would retain deduction property taxes , , house bill senate bill repeals affordable care act fine people purchase health insurance, lead higher insurance premiums collins asked lawmakers include separate bill provisions would help insurers cover expensive patients, would continue obamacare subsidy payments low income people two years republican maine also said one amendments tax bill refundable tax credit adult dependent care would paid closing loophole carried interest collins said believed corporate tax rate need cut low percent, president donald trump favored said percent would fine said expected senate floor vote tax bill debate making individual tax cuts permanent, make corporate tax cuts expire time individual cuts

british prime minister theresa may said thursday us president donald trump wrong retweet video far right british group said hateful spreads division trump sparked outrage britain sharp rebuke may twitter criticized retweeting anti islam videos deputy leader britain first fact work together mean afraid say think united states got wrong, clear them, may told reporters amman clear retweeting britain first wrong thing do, may said

britain ambassador united states discussed row retweets sent president donald trump senior white house officials wednesday, british government source said thursday source, asked named due sensitivity issue, give details discussion trump sparked outrage britain political establishment sharp rebuke prime minister theresa may twitter criticised retweeting british far right anti islam videos

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president donald trump wednesday shared anti muslim videos posted twitter far right british party leader, drawing condemnation britain, us muslim groups members congress white house defended retweets republican president, us election campaign called total complete shutdown muslims entering united states, saying raising security issues president, trump issued executive orders banning entry citizens several muslim majority countries, although courts partially blocked measures taking effect look, talking nature video, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders told reporters threat real president talking need national security, need military spending, real things nothing fake jayda fransen, deputy leader anti immigration britain first, posted videos said showed group people muslims beating teenage boy death, battering boy crutches destroying christian statue fransen convicted earlier month abusing muslim woman ordered pay fine legal costs british lawmakers demanded apology trump sharing videos nearly million twitter followers us muslim groups said incendiary reckless wrong president done this, spokesman british prime minister theresa may said britain first seeks divide communities use hateful narratives peddle lies stoke tensions cause anxiety law abiding people, spokesman said trump fired back may criticism theresa theresamay, focus me, focus destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within united kingdom fine, trump tweeted, using incorrect twitter handle may later issued tweet correct handle, theresa may reuters unable immediately verify videos fransen said come various online sources posted social media pages delighted, fransen, , twitter followers, told reuters said trump retweets showed president shared aim raising awareness issues islam white house repeatedly refused drawn content videos whether trump aware source tweets ensuring individuals come united states pose public safety terrorism threat, white house spokesman raj shah told reporters aboard air force one fransen thanked trump said, important message donald trump made aware persecution prosecution political leader britain giving said police anti islamic speech anti immigration one videos trump retweeted first circulated social egyptian state media , showing appeared supporters ousted islamist president mohammed mursi throwing two youths concrete tower onto roof reference another video titled muslim migrant beats dutch boy crutches , netherlands embassy united states tweeted back trump saying realdonaldtrump facts matter perpetrator violent act video born raised netherlands received completed sentence dutch law trump promotion videos contrasts way often criticizes mainstream us media, lambasting outlets fake news air segments regards saw today one many videos circulating anti muslim hate websites, said ilhan cagri us based muslim public affairs council years old simply aims breed fear muslims islam breed violence nothing practice islam itself, cagri said anti defamation league said retweets would encourage extremists anti muslim bigots united states abroad exploit propaganda value content engine fuels extremist movements embolden bigots us already believe president fellow traveler, adl said statement democrats congress least one republican lawmaker also critical trump violence depicted videos horrific, abhorrent president trump would choose deliberately fan flames hatred religious bigotry, democratic us senator jack reed said statement republican senator john mccain, frequent critic trump, said surprised trump chosen retweet videos think obviously, surprised surprised, told reuters left meeting jordanian king abdullah us senate britain first peripheral political party wants end immigration bring comprehensive ban islam, anyone found promoting religion ideology deported imprisoned group, rarely garners media attention attracts hundred protesters regular street demonstrations, states website loyalist movement critics say simply racist last week, fransen charged police northern ireland using threatening, abusive insulting words speech rally belfast august along group leader, also charged september causing religiously aggravated harassment distribution leaflets posting online videos court trial involving number muslim men accused later convicted rape politicians britain condemned trump, jeremy corbyn, leader opposition labour party, describing tweets abhorrent, dangerous threat society contrast, david duke, former ku klux klan leader run political office louisiana, praised trump condemned showing us fake news media t, duke wrote twitter thank god trump love

british prime minister theresa may fully focused tackling extremism, spokesman said thursday, responding tweet us president donald trump telling focus destructive radical islamic terrorism asked may focused tackling extremism spokesman said yes overwhelming majority muslims country law abiding people abhor extremism forms prime minister clear islamist extremism exist tackled head working hard home internationally us partners

british interior minister amber rudd said thursday hoped britain condemnation us president donald trump retweeting material british far right group would impact think listen carefully, perhaps, criticism friends people relationship so, hope prime minister comments impact president, rudd told parliament british prime minister theresa may said wednesday trump wrong retweeted posts britain first group

new york comedian compelled appear house intelligence committee investigating suspected russian meddling us election likely face questions acting go wikileaks ally president donald trump randy credico, political activist hosted radio show new york radio, scheduled appear front committee dec , according photo subpoena posted twitter account several occasions last years, credico interviewed met wikileaks founder julian assange, man believed us officials lawmakers untrustworthy pawn russian president vladimir putin assange group released democratic emails presidential campaign us intelligence agencies say hacked russia try tilt election democratic candidate hillary clinton regarded distaste many washington, although trump, republican candidate, supported group email releases last year credico also interviewed republican political consultant roger stone, longtime trump ally, worked past reform new york drug laws, according new york times stone flatly denied allegations collusion president associates russia us election meeting house representatives intelligence committee september appearance front committee, stone refused identify opinion journalist acted go stone assange according stone account reuters, reluctantly identified journalist credico written communication committee committee interested predictions stone made damage email release would clinton campaign, times reported

us president donald trump son law, jared kushner, met special counsel robert mueller team earlier month part russia probe, cnn reported wednesday, citing two people familiar meeting former white house national security adviser michael flynn prime topic conversation kushner mueller team, cnn said, citing one sources flynn, resigned february misleading vice president mike pence conversations russian diplomat, investigation mueller team, looking possible collusion russia trump campaign last year presidential election nature questioning principally make sure kushner information exonerated flynn, cnn said, citing one source kushner spoke mueller team less minutes, cnn said mr kushner voluntarily cooperated relevant inquiries continue so, abbe lowell, kushner lawyer, told reuters lawyers flynn halted communications trump legal team, potentially critical step mueller probe, sources familiar investigation said friday flynn lawyer, robert kelner, called john dowd, trump private lawyer, last week say matter reached point two could longer could discuss it, two people familiar call told reuters clear whether kelner made call negotiated plea agreement mueller flynn cooperate probe, flynn decided engage mueller, said two sources probe dogged white house since january, us intelligence agencies concluded russia interfered election try help trump defeat democrat hillary clinton hacking releasing embarrassing emails disseminating propaganda via social media discredit russia denied interfering us election trump said collusion

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us president donald trump wednesday nominated carnegie mellon university professor marvin goodfriend become member federal reserve board governors, adding well known monetary economist central bank losing two top economic thinkers nomination, confirmed senate, help ensure member board governors keeps least four seats filled following announced departure fed chair janet yellen predecessor, current fed gov jerome powell, approved senate along powell, goodfriend would join recently appointed vice chair supervision randal quarles, fed gov lael brainard, atop world influential central bank former economic adviser administration president ronald reagan research director richmond federal reserve bank , goodfriend arguably conservative trump fed appointments yet critical recent fed practices including purchase mortgage backed securities also argued central bank invite oversight elected officials, including getting congressional sign percent inflation target discussion policy decisions line reference rule ideas likely find favor among conservatives capitol hill feel fed accumulated much influence writings also defied easy description argued benefits negative interest rates, example, way give central banks flexibility combat crises, rather resort unconventional means like bond buying rates cut zero perhaps significantly, bring recognized academic credentials fed board losing yellen, recognized expert labor markets, october lost vice chair stanley fischer, one intellectual forces behind modern central banking powell, lawyer, lauded trump private sector experience, also first non economist run fed since goodfriend bring board background many debates intellectual fights, inflation targeting issues, fischer yellen participated years

us president donald trump fired back british prime minister theresa may criticism retweeting anti muslim videos, saying focus terrorism britain theresa theresamay, focus me, focus destructive radical islamic terrorism taking place within united kingdom fine, trump tweeted twitter handle trump included tweet british leader

us senate wednesday took step toward passage tax legislation top white house priority, setting likely decisive vote later week even though unclear bill enough republican support become lawrepublicans spent day scrambling reformulate bill, aims cut taxes corporations, businesses many individuals families, satisfy lawmakers worried much would balloon us budget deficit stocks rallied optimism could pass, obstacles remained, including attempts address estimated trillion bill would add united states trillion national debt years lawmakers voted begin formal debate, step could lead thursday friday full vote bill republicans eager pass legislation, wanting something show control white house houses congress republicans majority member senate, giving enough votes approve bill hold together without democratic support, republicans afford lose two votes president donald trump speech missouri wednesday, implored members party get behind effort, would first significant legislative achievement since taking office january vote cut taxes vote put america first again, trump said, adding bill could cost fortune wealthy friends happy accountants going crazy right right hey look, president, care care anymore democrats say tax cuts giveaway corporations wealthy expense working americans democrats said trump children would gain bill, would repeal estate tax inherited wealth among americans aware republican tax plan, percent said opposed, percent october, according nov reuters ipsos poll released wednesday latest online poll , adults found percent supporting plan percent saying know sweeping tax package developed several months behind closed doors small group senior congressional trump administration figures, little input many republican lawmakers involvement democrats major sticking point senate bill deals federal deficit national debt senator bob corker, one remaining fiscal hawks republican party, wants add tax snap back provision bill would raise taxes automatically economic growth targets hit future offset higher deficit trigger proposal become target growing criticism among conservative republicans lobbyists, including interest groups aligned billionaire industrialists charles david koch, say prospect tax hikes could undermine future economic growth prefer probably going one prefer it, republican senate finance committee chairman orrin hatch told reporters republican senator david perdue, businessman georgia, said lawmakers could find common ground measure delays tax hike least five years spreads prospective burden among benefit republican tax cuts senator rob portman, ohio republican tax writing senate finance committee, suggested approach may gaining ground looks like idea part way first years, opportunity see economic growth numbers performing expected not, would trigger mechanism year period, portman said democrats independents trying persuade nonpartisan senate officials disqualify parts bill, including one allow drilling arctic national wildlife refuge, impermissible senate rules, aide said republicans signaled determination get bill passed, still votes time us saddle ride ready go, republican senator john kennedy louisiana told reporters corker declined say whether would vote tax bill even senate republican leaders agree kind trigger mechanism wants conjecture, told reporters, saying could concerns final legislation also qualitative issues like bill getting worse, get expensive

group republicans us house representatives wednesday urged keeping federal tax breaks private activity bonds sold developers hospitals, nursing homes, airports toll roads reduce costs tax bill congress eliminate exemption, plus tax breaks advance refunding bonds used lower interest costs, stunned trillion municipal debt market us representative randy hultgren, illinois republican co chair congressional municipal finance caucus, said letter congressmen signed object proposals aimed highlighting value tax free debt issuance really important projects seen multiple returns jobs created, said, adding supporters continue push retain tax exemptions bills work way congress proposals incompatible president donald trump push greater infrastructure investment, letter stated change policy contradicts growing need federal government rely more, less, states municipalities, well private sector, help finance needed infrastructure market driven, cost effective manner, letter said added advance refunding municipal debt issues last five years translate saving taxpayers every state billions dollars interest costs legislation passed house earlier month, well bill pending senate would disallow states, cities, schools issuers refinancing tax exempt basis bonds days date debt bought back issuer done issuers order save money taking advantage lower market interest rates current refundings debt within day call date window would remain tax exempt house bill would also yank tax exemption new private activity bonds pabs used nonprofit organizations governments finance projects including hospitals, nursing homes, colleges, affordable housing, economic development, ports, toll roads airports lower costs tim fisher, legislative federal affairs coordinator council development finance agencies, said letter may help congressional conference committee meets hash differences house senate bills letter good sign shows certain house republicans willing go record, said elimination pabs would raise nearly billion federal government , removing tax exemption advance refunding bonds would generate billion time period, according estimate joint committee taxation

proposal amend tax bill us senate trigger automatically reverse tax cuts new revenues fall short forecasts could pressure businesses economy economy slows, critics said wednesday trigger, championed republican senator bob corker, meant allay concerns estimated trillion tax bill would add years trillion national debt proposal, tax cuts bill would scaled back recapture lost federal revenues strong economic growth fresh revenues promised bill supporters fail materialize coming years trouble trigger would likely kick economic downturn, said critics even republicans, warned would weaken businesses consumers boost needed exactly wrong time raise taxes, said william gale, senior economics fellow brookings institution, washington think tank among republicans criticized proposal, representative tom cole said like much may end tax increase economy unlike programs unemployment insurance add household incomes bad times support consumer spending offset weak economy, trigger would squelch business household spending, reinforcing downturn triggers innocuous dangerous, gale said details trigger would work sketchy certain would even make legislation senators begin debating thursday knowledgeable sources said bill likely include trigger would reverse deep corporate income tax cut president donald trump, advisers many trump fellow republicans congress say tax bill, includes slashing corporate tax rate percent percent, would boost economy raise new tax revenue sufficient offset deficit increases many republicans believe tax cuts pay would fuel greater economic growth democrats dismiss notion republicans expressed doubts corker, conservative fiscal policy, lobbied trigger try ensure tax cuts blow national debt senator jeff flake, republican committed voting tax bill, said wednesday comfortable legislation indications trigger provisions would protect raising deficit republicans hold majority senate, afford lose votes among tax legislation economists business leaders advise raising taxes recession economy typically needs stimulated david mcintosh, president conservative lobbying group club growth, said statement, senator understands basic business principles truly cares deficit understand trigger automatic tax increase actually harm economic growth

democratic us congressman john conyers faced increasing pressure resign wednesday, democrat house representatives saying step aside sexual harassment accusations true congress session, conyers returned home district detroit tuesday accused making unwanted sexual advances toward women worked latest accusation reported detroit news, cited former staffer saying conyers sexually harassed three times conyers, , denied accusations said would cooperate house ethics committee investigation asked conyers planning resign, attorney arnold reed told reuters, detroit news earlier quoted reed saying, going forced office, one told leave notwithstanding credibility witnesses, process determine allegations founded founded, yes, resign, steny hoyer, democrat house, said interview msnbc conyers office reply reuters request comment michigan lawmaker stepped senior democrat house judiciary committee pending outcome ethics investigation house speaker paul ryan, republican, said conyers decide resign chamber know would happened leave decide wants think made right decision stepping leadership position, ryan said house wednesday passed resolution requiring members staff take annual training sexual harassment bipartisan group house members also introduced bill would prohibit use public funds settle sexual harassment claims members, require previously made payments made public conyers wife monica left house detroit separate vehicles wednesday talk reporters gathered outside conyers colleagues congressional black caucus privately pressing resign, according democratic aides representative joe crowley, chairman house democratic caucus, said believed michigan, conyers taking counsel family well constituents believe end day right thing done think accountability had, crowley told news briefing democratic representative linda sanchez said lawmakers trying pursue fair process sides appears one complainant, heighten sense may something there, sanchez said, adding could call conyers resignation unless heard evidence sexual harassment accusations made number public figures recent weeks, including former hollywood executive harvey weinstein, republican senate candidate roy moore alabama democratic senator al franken minnesota

key us senators still concerns republican tax bill senate, procedural motion formally open debate measure approved wednesday list republicans pivotal bill fate moderate senator maine qualms republicans plan include tax bill repeal federal fee imposed people comply obamacare individual mandate fee meant encourage young, healthy people get health insurance premiums affordable old, sick people collins others fear repealing fine would drive insurance premium costs, canceling tax cut gains many constituents might get tax bill collins said republican leaders promised take two healthcare provisions end year help mitigate impact repealing fee provisions would help insurers cover expensive patients continue obamacare subsidy payments low income people two years collins also prepared amendment tax bill make state local property tax deductible , , provision part house representatives tax bill senate house bills end deductibility state local tax income sales tax unlike house bill, senate bill ends property tax deductibility collins sidestepped question whether would vote tax bill said one step time senator alaska vote tax bill, wrote twitter wednesday evening murkowski said number bill features attractive, noting would lower tax rates, double child tax credit double standard deduction said also included provision written, open arctic national wildlife refuge, anwr, oil gas drilling murkowski said important enact reforms separately help stabilize individual market health insurance montana republican concerns bill treatment main street businesses said wednesday secured agreement increase percent deduction owners pass businesses percent senator wisconsin also demanded favorable treatment pass businesses, include sole proprietorships partnerships, condition support corker, deficit hawk tennessee, said tuesday outlines deal adding tax snap back provision bill would raise taxes automatically economic growth targets hit future offset higher deficit corker said arrangement would satisfy concerns tax cuts could add much national debt wednesday evening, details announced snap back proposal also became target growing criticism among conservative republicans lobbyists tax bill expected add trillion trillion national debt years arizona conservative said wednesday comfortable tax bill indications would provisions protect ballooning deficit flake told national public radio concerned gimmicks, liked parts bill, especially corporate tax cut arizona maverick former presidential nominee sidestepped questions monday would vote tax bill, telling reporters hallway stay tuned like corker flake, oklahoma lankford questions whether tax revenues economic growth compensate expected increase national debt tax plan working trigger revenues needed kansas lawmaker also wary impact national debt, pointing state recent experience fiscal problems following tax cuts

bipartisan group lawmakers us house representatives wednesday introduced legislation requiring disclosure sexual harassment case settlements involving members congress staffers move came amid snowballing number revelations harassment co workers others members congress, well high profile entertainment media figures accused workplace improprieties legislation become law settlements came light potentially would ripple effect politicians elections republicans control house, clear whether speaker paul ryan would throw weight behind legislation office immediately respond request comment house committee hearing overhauling existing procedures dealing harassment cases set dec ryan called reports democratic representative john conyers involved settlement allegations sexual impropriety extremely troubling aide house democratic leader nancy pelosi noted indicated would support legislation bill offered wednesday, although would respect wishes victims want remain anonymous current practice, names lawmakers aides settle sexual harassment cases taxpayer expense divulged bipartisan congressional accountability hush fund act introduced least co sponsors would require disclosure within days settlement payments, reason payment nature allegation, well lawmakers staffers implicated public disclosure lawmakers would retroactive bill payments result settlements would responsibility members congress staff involved, instead taxpayers years, million taxpayer dollars paid array settlement claims, including involving sexual harassment, noted representative ron desantis, republican one bill authors separate legislation introduced tightening procedures congress handling sexual harassment cases wednesday full house approved resolution requiring lawmakers aides take courses aimed preventing harassment

us democratic representative luis gutierrez, announced seek election congress , said wednesday wanted concentrate energies national level indicated might interested presidential run fox news reported earlier wednesday gutierrez weighing bid asked reuters planned run, gutierrez, represented chicago us house representatives past quarter century, said wanted spend first six months touring country talking many people possible mean going iowa certainly hope so, gutierrez said interview iowa traditionally holds first democratic republican party nominating contests president candidates weighing presidential candidacies typically pay visits state well formally enter race also means going california visiting farm workers visiting farm workers florida oregon washington state visiting immigrant communities, gutierrez said retiring want change focus want take energy national level, said tell very, clearly republican president donald trump already expressed intention seek election incumbent presidents often favored win, democrats see trump particularly vulnerable given low approval ratings opinion polls spurred speculation many candidates could weigh challenging former democratic vice president joe biden, example, sent signals may run gutierrez, year old lawmaker puerto rican descent, made immigration reform signature issue august, arrested outside white house taking part protest trump decision end deferred action childhood arrivals, obama era program protects young people brought united states illegally children gutierrez sharply criticized trump administration response devastation puerto rico hurricanes maria irma gutierrez said would explore possible campaign fundraising efforts although would run democrat, would seek blessing democratic party establishment talking dnc democratic national committee officials going talk anybody within democratic party structures want create party structure independent democratic party, said regardless whether seeks white house, gutierrez said wanted play big role helping encourage voting political activism among hispanics, growing demographic group leans strongly democratic word leaked retiring congress, speculation gutierrez might planning run governor puerto rico wednesday, gutierrez rejected idea president republic puerto rico, would certainly different, said gutierrez, favors independence us territory

top democrat senate judiciary committee asked four foreign policy advisers donald trump presidential campaign documents contacts russians discussions russia senator dianne feinstein tuesday sent letters former trump campaign advisers carter page, sam clovis, jd gordon, walid phares asking range materials contacts russians, well trump campaign advisers feinstein also asked advisers turn documents related efforts obtain share hacked emails electronic data belonging democrat hillary clinton presidential campaign, clinton herself, clinton campaign chairman john podesta democratic national committee asked gordon efforts republican presidential convention cleveland soften proposed party platform language related russia ukraine convention delegate diana denman told reuters august proposed platform language urging united states provide lethal defensive weapons ukraine armed forces, gordon told going speak trump proposal, added platform email reuters wednesday, gordon said, always glad clear popular misconceptions, myths blatant falsehoods surrounding things trump russia, like already done congressional committees look forward valuable exchange information senate judiciary committee, well letter phares, feinstein said interested meeting he, gordon, page allegedly held cleveland convention sergei kislyak, russia ambassador united states aide phares said maintains kislyak one many foreign diplomats present audience panel discussion event cannot fairly described meeting russian officials feinstein asked page turn documents trips took russia july december email wednesday, page said hope somewhat reasonable terms supporting efforts deliver domestic political intelligence dc swamp, happy help latest tranche irrelevant witch hunt information lawyer clovis immediately respond request comment feinstein cooperating republican judiciary chairman senator chuck grassley aspects committee investigation trump russia allegations

blankenship, former ceo coal company massey energy recently released jail sentence violating mine safety laws, said wednesday plans run us senate representing west virginia true, told reuters email, without elaborating local broadcaster wchs tv first reported news earlier wednesday, saying blankenship filed registration papers week run republican, making official candidate seat elections federal election commission spokeswoman said yet seen filing blankenship sentenced year prison april conspiring violate federal mine safety standards, following explosion massey upper big branch mine killed people prominent american coal executive jailed mine deaths released may maintained conviction unfair accident upper big branch distorted media blankenship wins republican nomination, would incumbent democrat joe manchin, governor time upper big branch explosion vehemently criticized blankenship incident rival republican senate candidate patrick morrisey said welcomed blankenship entry race

democratic us representative john conyers immediate plans resign several women accused sexual misconduct, lawyer told detroit news wednesday going forced office, one told leave, said attorney arnold reed, according newspaper indicated going resign point, reed said year old congressman michigan

opposition grown among americans republican tax plan us congress, percent people aware measure saying opposed it, percent october, according reuters ipsos poll released wednesday congressional republicans trying rush tax legislation vote senate floor end week president donald trump strongly backs bill wants sign law end year addition percent said opposed republican tax bill, percent said supported percent said know, according reuters ipsos opinion poll , adults conducted thursday monday asked stands benefit plan, half american adults surveyed selected either wealthy large us corporations fourteen percent chose americans, percent picked middle class percent chose lower income americans tax bill crafted senate would slash corporate tax rate, eliminate taxes paid rich americans offer mixed bag temporary tax cuts individuals families congressional discussion bill unfolded, public opposition risen, average, following trump unveiling nine page framework sept started debate earnest, reuters ipsos polling showed oct , example, among adults said heard tax reform plan recently proposed congressional republicans, percent said opposed it, percent said know percent said supported trump fellow republicans determined make tax code overhaul first major legislative win since taking control white house congress january house representatives nov approved tax bill senate expected decide wednesday whether begin debating proposal, measure moves toward decisive floor vote later week two chambers would need reconcile differences plans legislation could sent white house trump signature nov poll, percent republicans supported tax bill, percent said know percent opposed among democrats, percent opposed it, percent said know percent supported online poll credibility interval, measure accuracy, percentage points

members us house representatives intelligence committee close agreement overhaul controversial national security agency surveillance program hope complete legislation soon, top democrat panel said wednesday representative adam schiff said proposed compromise would let intelligence agencies query database information americans national security cases without warrant, would require warrant use information cases, involving serious violent crime would prevent law enforcement simply using database vehicle go fishing, time would preserve operational capabilities program, schiff told reporters issue section foreign intelligence surveillance act, allows nsa collect vast amounts digital communications foreign suspects living outside united states us intelligence officials consider section among vital tools disposal thwart national security threats program, classified details exposed former nsa contractor edward snowden, incidentally gathers communications americans, compete foreigners currently, communications subject searches without warrant congress must renew section form dec program expire schiff said believed compromise would acceptable many lawmakers, well intelligence community federal bureau investigation similar legislation backed house judiciary committee however, still deep divides senate house section , lawmakers balance demands privacy protections spy agencies desire preserve see valuable tool different renewal proposals house senate one senate bill would require warrants, schiff said think could pass house clear whether lawmakers vote standalone bill whether would part broader must pass bill, spending measure congress must pass next month keep government open another possibility would short term extension keep current surveillance system place give congress time come solution could become law

us defense security cooperation agency, implements foreign arms sales, wednesday announced sales billion fiscal , percent rise year earlier agency, part us department defense, said sales included billion funded partner nations foreign military sales system billion funded state department foreign military financing bitly afrsd

democratic us representative john conyers colleagues congressional black caucus cbc pressing year old lawmaker resign amid sexual harassment allegations him, two senior house democratic aides said tuesday aides, asked identified, say many lawmakers involved effort confirmed report cnn way one aide said democratic representative cedric richmond, cbc chairman, active move get conyers step end house representatives career began first election richmond issued statement meeting conyers tuesday said decision resign office ethics investigation complete john decision make richmond said candid conversation conyers seriousness allegations him, vehemently denies congressional black caucus calls congress treat members accused sexual harassment, sexual assault, crimes parity, call congress public afford members due process serious allegations investigated, richmond said michigan congressman longest serving house member dean cbc aides conyers immediately respond requests comment sunday, conyers said stepping senior democrat house judiciary committee pending congressional ethics investigation denied allegations made unwanted sexual advances women worked him, said office resolved harassment case payment admission guilt conyers troubles come sexual harassment accusations recent weeks ensnared former hollywood executive harvey weinstein politicians, including republican senate candidate roy moore alabama democratic senator al franken minnesota cbc founded members house senate influential voice within democratic party following conyers announcement sunday stepping ranking house judiciary committee democrat, house democratic leader nancy pelosi called zero tolerance sexual harassment conyers resign, special election would held fill seat

us president donald trump host libyan prime minister fayez al sarraj white house friday talks counterterrorism cooperation ways expand bilateral engagement, white house statement wednesday

president donald trump son, donald trump jr, meet us house representatives intelligence committee next week, cnn reported wednesday, citing multiple sources knowledge agreement representatives representative mike conaway, republican leading panel investigation alleged russian interference election possible collusion trump campaign, representative adam schiff, panel top democrat, said could comment whether trump eldest son going appear committee schiff told reporters could comment donald trump jr might appear, described key witness younger trump played central role father campaign obviously, donald trump jr comes committee innumerable areas going interested hard find central figure this, schiff told reporters us capitol schiff also said thought would likely necessary bring president son law close adviser, jared kushner, testify intelligence panel panel questioned kushner behind closed doors july lawyer donald trump jr, alan futerfas, respond request comment cnn said meeting lawmakers would held next wednesday house intelligence panel one three main congressional committees, well justice department special counsel robert mueller, investigating issue september, younger trump spoke privately senate judiciary committee staff chairman senate intelligence committee, republican senator richard burr, said panel planned interview donald trump jr december trump son, denied wrongdoing, met russian lawyer trump tower new york june earlier month, released exchanges twitter account wikileaks, released emails stolen democrats, campaign house intelligence committee hear thursday attorney general jeff sessions, whose contacts russians campaign also come scrutiny, well erik prince, founded private military contractor blackwater supporter trump presidential campaign

white house said wednesday expect government shut next month, contingency plans place us congress fails reach deal funding government dec deadline anticipating shutdown think able work together developments last hours discouraging, white house spokesman raj shah told reporters traveling trump republicans control chambers us congress, leaders likely need rely least democratic votes pass funding measure always contingencies place hope get that, shah said democratic leaders congress skipped meeting president donald trump tuesday expected focused budget, raising risk government shutdown next month sides far apart terms agreement senate democratic leader chuck schumer nancy pelosi, top democrat house representatives, pulled white house meeting tweet trump sent earlier day attacking weak illegal immigration bent raising taxes democrats said demand help young people brought united states illegally children part price providing votes budget measure

steny hoyer, democrat us house representatives, said wednesday democratic representative john conyers resign sexual harassment allegations found true notwithstanding credibility witnesses, process determine allegations founded founded, yes, resign, hoyer said interview msnbc

us senate vote later wednesday whether begin debate republican tax bill, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told chamber today senate take next important step toward fixing tax code helping middle class families keep hard earned money, mcconnell, republican, said opened senate members would vote begin debate bill, added democrats oppose legislation, simple majority needed start debate special rules governing tax legislation, aims cut taxes businesses individuals republicans majority senate

us senate expected vote motion proceed republican tax bill wednesday, republican lawmaker said, action could allow chamber vote whether adopt tax cut legislation early thursday today pretty good vote, motion proceed tax reform, senator dean heller, member tax writing senate finance committee, told news conference senate due convene noon et gmt going bet motion proceed passes well way give tax reform american people move forward, heller added

us president donald trump wrong posted anti islam videos twitter originally published leader britain first, fringe, far right party, spokesman prime minister theresa may said wednesday wrong president done this, spokesman said britain first seeks divide communities use hateful narratives peddle lies stoke tensions cause anxiety law abiding people british people overwhelmingly reject prejudiced rhetoric far right antithesis values country represents decency tolerance respect

top republican us house representatives wednesday commended representative john conyers stepping top democrat house judiciary committee face sexual misconduct allegations, said conyers decide resign house know would happened leave decide wants think made right decision stepping leadership position, house speaker paul ryan told reporters

republican us house representatives said wednesday senate would likely vote tax bill week lawmakers chambers would get together quickly possible resolve differences two bills know senate continuing work hard pass tax reform, house majority leader kevin mccarthy told reporters want make sure move go conference quickly possible

us president donald trump tweeted anti islam videos originally posted jayda fransen, leader far right british party convicted earlier november abusing muslim woman fransen deputy leader anti immigrant britain first group details organization britain first founded leader paul golding membership three individuals describes patriotic political party street movement , although critics denounce far right, racist organization britain first committed preserving ancestral ethnic cultural heritage, traditions, customs values, says website wants deport illegal immigrants, halt immigration, introduce comprehensive ban religion islam headscarves outlawed public anyone found promoting ideology islam subject deportation imprisonment, policy platform states holds protests across country, usually attended couple hundred supporters most, many hold white crosses group argues christianity britain threatened immigration growth militant islam golding former senior figure far right british national party elected local councillor biography group website says sent prison confronting muslim hate preacher secretly recorded saying okay muslims keep sex slaves golding stood election london mayor may , winning , votes, percent cast fransen, elected deputy leader , convicted religiously aggravated harassment november , golding facing similar charges group gained prominence june labour lawmaker jo cox shot dead street nazi obsessed loner witnesses said shouting britain first attack fransen told reuters killer nothing group

us president donald trump urged boycott cnn wednesday, ramping fight television network administration fights inc deal buy cnn owner time warner inc trump criticized proposed deal, justice department sued stop legal experts said president attacks cnn could hobble administration case president, regularly assails mainstream media, long criticized cnn, calling network fake news saying longer watches it, lauding rival fox news call boycott appeared step attacks great, boycott fake news cnn dealing total waste time, trump wrote twitter post trump responding post spokeswoman sarah sanders, post tuesday night praised reports cnn would attend annual holiday party held white house news media immediately clear trump post calling wider boycott cnn one white house staff representatives white house immediately respond request comment representatives cnn also immediately respond request comment trump tweet wednesday cnn spokesperson told politico would attend party light president continued attacks freedom press cnn would send reporting crew cover event, politico reported tuesday network journalists repeatedly defended cnn work previous presidential attacks department justice challenge unusual move given pay tv wireless company directly compete tv show maker time warner department said lawsuit law enforcement decision, political one

us district court judge tuesday sided president donald trump legal battle charge us consumer finance watchdog, allowing white house budget director mick mulvaney serve acting head judge timothy kelly ruled leandra english, deputy director consumer financial protection bureau cfpb claimed rightful interim director denied request temporary restraining order block mulvaney appointment argued lawsuit suit filed sunday dodd frank wall street reform law created cfpb stipulates agency deputy director take short term defense filed monday night, trump administration said federal vacancies act gives white house ultimate power say charge granting restraining order would extraordinary intrusion executive branch kelly sided white house interpretation law following hearing tuesday afternoon undeniably, cfpb intended independent, part executive branch, kelly, trump appointee, said decision blow democrats consumer advocacy groups rallied english cause, fearing agency weakened mulvaney, one fiercest critics cfpb director richard cordray, democrat appointed obama administration, resigned friday named english lead agency new director confirmed us senate, process could take months hours later, trump said mulvaney would lead agency interim basis, sparking unprecedented showdown cfpb created crack predatory financial practices financial crisis, reviled republicans say powerful speaking reporters outside court washington, english lawyer, deepak gupta, said would ultimately seek take case higher court think whatever happens going appeal, said white house applauded ruling time democrats stop enabling brazen political stunt rogue employee allow acting director mulvaney continue bureau smooth transition agency truly serves help consumers, deputy press secretary raj shah said message social network twitter later tuesday, trump hailed decision big win consumer trump long sought weaken abolish , employee agency, saying many regulations suffocating lending mulvaney sought dismantle cfpb served republican us house representatives democrats say agency needs oversee consumer financial products mortgages power large non bank financial companies protect borrowers fight ruling, english next step would seek preliminary injunction administration dismissed, english appeal ruling circuit court, legal experts said ball back english court, said alan kaplinsky, head consumer financial services group law firm ballard spahr

democratic leaders congress skipped meeting president donald trump tuesday focused budget, raising risk government shutdown next month sides far apart terms agreement chuck schumer nancy pelosi informed trump would attend meeting white house, president republican congressional leaders went ahead talks without trump left empty seats either side him, name cards schumer, senate democratic leader, pelosi, top democrat house representatives also criticized cameras rolled picture taking session lot differences, trump said decided show talk action even worse even talk schumer pelosi said pulled meeting tweet trump sent earlier day attacking weak illegal immigration bent raising taxes see deal republican president wrote twitter pelosi tweeted trump white house session empty chair photo opp showed interested stunts addressing needs american people poor ryan mcconnell relegated props sad added, referring senate majority leader mitch mcconnell house speaker paul ryan, trump said would absolutely blame democrats government shutdown takes place dec deadline looming passing spending measure needed fund wide range federal government programsalthough republicans control chambers us congress, leaders likely need rely least democratic votes pass measure democrats said demand help dreamers

us senate republicans rammed forward president donald trump tax cut bill tuesday abrupt, partisan committee vote set full vote senate soon thursday, although details measure remained unsettled disabled protesters shouted kill bill, kill us, capitol hill hearing room, senate budget committee, discussion, quickly approved legislation party line vote left democrats fuming republican committee members quickly left room vote democrats complained lack discussion bill would overhaul us tax code add estimated trillion trillion national debt years vote, trump told reporters think going get passed, adding would adjustments republicans hurrying move complex tax legislation forward, hoping avoid protracted infighting doomed effort repeal obamacare four months ago since trump took office january, fellow republicans command chambers congress approved major legislation, fact want change facing voters congressional elections senate approves tax measure later week, would need reconciled version already approved house representatives anything could sent white house trump sign law republican leaders conceded yet round votes needed passage senate, hold narrow majority challenging exercise, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said news conference democrats called republican tax plan giveaway corporations rich senate bill would slash corporate tax rate percent percent one year delay would impose onetime, cut rate tax corporations foreign profits, exempting future foreign profits us taxation tax rates many individuals families would also cut temporarily rising back previous levels key tax breaks would also curbed eliminated, making bill mixed bag middle class families taxes paid wealthy americans would repealed wall street moved higher news bill would move full senate vote, benchmark p spx index closing little percent written, bill would widen us budget deficit estimated trillion years republicans maintain gap would narrowed additional economic growth senator bob corker, one remaining republican fiscal hawks congress, said worked deal satisfying concerns tax cuts add much national debt said bill would modified automatically raise tax revenues growth targets reached got commitment puts us pretty good place, said although details immediately available, corker said expected information come thursday part bill concession immediately drew detractor republican senator john kennedy told reporters would rather drink weed killer vote thing, adding like voting automatic tax increases corker concession one several lingering uncertainties bill senate aides said would nailed measure neared floor vote republican senator susan collins, remains undecided vote bill, said productive discussions continued would offer amendment preserving , deduction property tax payments deduction house bill, senate version republican senator ron johnson voted bill budget committee, even though said cut taxes deeply enough non corporate businesses final version could address concerns aides said tax writers working change tax rate non corporate businesses, preserve individual deduction property tax payments, incorporate corker tax revenue idea democratic senator jeff merkley told msnbc corker concession absolute gimmick could undermined later justification let argued believe increasing deficit actually vote bill exactly that, merkley said tax fight played out, new battle opened another front democratic congressional leaders chuck schumer nancy pelosi skipped white house meeting trump discuss spending, immigration issues trump criticized twitter lawmakers must renew government funding expires dec risk shutdown democrats hope use leverage budget issue renew protections young immigrants entered country illegally children

congress likely miss dec deadline passing legislation funding wide range federal government programs sept , , kicking contentious debate next year, senior us house representatives aide said tuesday republican democratic leaders congress still haggling overall level spending fiscal year began last oct , stop gap appropriations needed avert partial government shutdown dec existing funds expire, according aide asked identified temporary funding legislation could extend least late january failure pass longer term appropriations bill congress breaks christmas sometime next month would setback president donald trump drive pump military spending current fiscal year, already nearly two months old democrats insisting pentagon spending increase coupled money array non defense programs, also cut frozen republican austerity measures without agreement overall amount spending, congressional appropriators stymied ability write spending bill rest fiscal earlier tuesday, republican senator lindsey graham, member senate appropriations committee, cast doubt congress ability pass legislation funding government next september, telling reporters probably continuing resolution, meaning stop gap spending bill december congress top four republican democratic leaders scheduled meet trump white house earlier tuesday discuss government funding, tax legislation end year measures senate house representatives democratic leaders, chuck schumer nancy pelosi, stayed away trump attacked tweet weak illegal immigration driven raise taxes see deal trump declared schumer pelosi instead said would continue direct talks republican counterparts congress

us republicans made progress tuesday addressing demands key senators party tax legislation, improving outlook bill passage president donald trump republican leaders congress want pass tax bill end republicans control senate margin, leaving little room defections face democratic opposition list republicans whose votes pivotal bill fate senator bob corker said tuesday outlines deal satisfying concerns tax cuts could add much national debt deficit hawk, corker main concern plan red ink

president donald trump set visit utah monday expected announce decision whether reduce size two national monuments drilling mining banned, administration official said tuesday trump expected shrink bears ears national monument, set aside former democratic president barack obama, grand staircase escalante national monument, preserved former democratic president bill clinton trip first reported salt lake tribune trump pushed roll back regulations prevent development end, ordered review size monuments land cultural, historical scientific importance preserved development past presidents antiquities act last month, white house spokeswoman sarah sanders said trump would travel utah early december, us senator orrin hatch, utah republican, said trump would reduce size monuments environmental groups native american tribal organizations plan protest trump planned visit saturday utah state capitol call rally trump monumental mistake announcement expected touch legal battle environmental groups native american tribes navajo nation four tribes created co manage bears ears monument plan file lawsuit next day fighting back immediately five tribes standing together united defend bears ears, said natalie landreth, attorney native american rights fund southern utah wilderness alliance conservation groups also plan litigation trump administration challenge changes bears ears grand staircase, said steve bloch, director suwa bloch said conservation groups concerned trump announcement include order offer areas monuments public lease sales coal mining oil gas drilling industry groups like oil lobbying organization american petroleum institute said past bears ears grand staircase escalante unfairly designated monuments needed reviewed utah county officials welcome reduction size monuments, say restricted road access protected areas kane county, percent land located within grand staircase, commissioner dirk clayson plans attend trump event invited grateful somebody listening local voice, said

us department homeland security top internal watchdog told reuters tuesday retire, complained delay release report critical department handling president donald trump travel ban homeland security inspector general john roth, nominated former democratic president barack obama late , said interview tuesday last day thursday announced plans staff early last week roth said decision step unrelated concerns raised seven page, nov letter members congress revealed first time findings office inquiry us customs border protection implemented trump initial travel ban january letter, roth said troubled senior department homeland security dhs leaders taken six weeks decide parts report made public, given justice department decide whether redact sections internal deliberations page report yet released statement, dhs spokesman said employees conducted professionally, legal manner implementing travel ban roth said leaves, inspector general office deputy, john v kelly, take temporarily president nominates permanent replacement good run, roth said, noting worked government since reagan era time things coming awhile trump travel ban january , restricting us entry people certain muslim majority countries, target multiple legal challenges initial implementation led chaos airports across united states january ban blocked federal courts trump later issued two revised versions march september us supreme court weighing whether let latest version go full effect partially blocked lower courts letter congress, roth said office substantiate claims misconduct customs agents, little warning ban took effect department violated court orders two different instances roth told reuters heard updates since wrote congress still remain concerned, said, adding inspectors general told surprised dhs handling matter presidentially appointed inspectors general serve pleasure president, although typically step change administration roth worked government since , including prosecutor justice department recently head food drug administration office criminal investigations

republican us senator susan collins, demanded changes republican tax bill, said good discussions white house colleagues legislation productive negotiations continue many discussions focused proposals help middle income families, including allowing deduction property taxes helping lower insurance premiums individual market offset increases might result repealing individual mandate, collins said statement republican senator bob corker, expressed concerns bill effect deficit, said details provision legislation known trigger, would raise taxes expected economic growth materialize, unveiled thursday

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leandra english, legal battle trump administration acting director consumer financial protection bureau, spent tuesday working office, said statement plan spending day cfpb headquarters taking calls meetings external stakeholders bureau staff, said statement

us senator elizabeth warren said tuesday doubt legal fight proper leader us consumer financial protection bureau continue us appeals court district court judge renders verdict important everyone let rest district court parties entitled take appeal court appeals, doubt will, warren, helped establish cfpb, said brief interview reuters leandra english, agency deputy director, suing trump administration proper acting director seeking temporary restraining order barring trump administration filling job, case pending us district court washington

top two republicans us congress said leading democrats want reach agreement republicans must pass government funding bill, need attend planned meet president donald trump later tuesday important work do, democratic leaders continually found new excuses meet administration discuss issues, house representatives speaker paul ryan senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said joint statement statement came senate democratic leader chuck schumer house democratic leader nancy pelosi said would attend planned meeting trump white house president said think could reach deal

us congress careening toward major deadlines republican tax bill, budget policies outlook promises sprint end tuesday, nov senate budget committee voted tuesday send republican tax cut legislation senate floor vote, possibly soon thursday, votes needed passage thursday, nov , friday, dec possible final senate vote tax bill, although delay possible ahead floor vote, several republican senators making demands possible changes legislation senate approves bill, conference would begin reconcile differences senate house representatives tax measures compromise bill would need approved going president donald trump enactment friday, dec expiration date funding needed keep us government open congress three choices approve massive bill trillion keep government operating sept , pass shorter extension current funding buy time fail pass anything risk partial government shutdown, stalling tax effort us treasury hits limit borrowing, takes steps postpone need action congress, eliminating need debt limit increase end year catch bill tuesday, dec special us senate election alabama pits republican roy moore, conservative firebrand accused sexual misconduct involving teenage girls, democrat doug jones election could mean trouble tax overhaul effort moore, critic senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, could cause turmoil elected win jones would shrink even republicans narrow margin senate control thursday, dec house last scheduled session friday, dec senate last scheduled session friday, dec last weekday christmas potential deadline sending tax legislation trump disaster aid nov , white house asked congress approve billion aid disaster hit puerto rico, virgin islands, texas, florida states approved, expected, aid would total nearly billion additional requests expected dreamers trump threatened end obama era program helped dreamers, people brought illegally united states children trump gave congress early march come replacement program, democrats republicans want december chip children health insurance program, helps millions lower income pregnant women children, running money congress struggled approve five year renewal program normally enjoys bipartisan support