December 20, 2017 Congress approves final tax reform bill, handing Trump year-end victory The House gave the final stamp of approval Wednesday to a sweeping tax reform package, handing President Trump his first major legislative victory and most Americans a tax cut starting next year.
December 19, 2017 House approves tax reform bill, as Trump eyes major legislative win The House on Tuesday approved a massive tax overhaul that would usher in steep rate cuts for American companies, double the deduction millions of families claim on their annual returns and make a host of other changes as part of the biggest rewrite of the tax code since the Reagan administration.
December 15, 2017 GOP unveils final $1.5T tax reform bill '31 years in the making' Congressional Republicans unveiled the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code in three decades Friday evening with an eye toward final passage next week after two key GOP senators endorsed the legislation.
December 5, 2017 After Steinle verdict, rep unveils bill to imprison officials who shelter illegal immigrants A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.
December 4, 2017 Here's how the House and Senate tax bills compare Both chambers of Congress will have to come together to create a unified piece of legislation before it can be sent to President Trump.
December 2, 2017 'Unmasking' crackdown bill gets House panel's OK The House Intelligence Committee approved a bill Friday to “crack down” on political “unmasking,” or unlawfully revealing the identities of private citizens linked to intelligence operations.
November 16, 2017 John Fund: It looks like we are finally on the cusp of tax reform There are a lot of moving parts and much can still go wrong, but it looks as if we are on the cusp of real tax reform.
November 14, 2017 Paul Ryan: ObamaCare repeal in tax bill would have complicated vote House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told a Fox News town hall Tuesday that Republicans did not include a provision to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate in the House tax reform bill because "we didn’t want to needlessly complicate" a vote on the measure later this week.
November 14, 2017 House passes bill renewing flood insurance program, hiking premiums The House on Tuesday backed legislation that will increase flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.
November 14, 2017 House passes $700B defense bill amid North Korea threat House Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve an annual defense policy bill that authorizes $700 billion for the Pentagon and orders a more rapid buildup of the nation's missile defenses.
