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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at a rally in Miami in April. (Alan Diaz/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Rubio’s defection threatens Senate GOP’s margin on tax bill

Rubio wants to increase the portion of the basic $2,000-per-child tax credit that would go to low-income families.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump gives final tax pitch as GOP lawmakers reach a deal on a bill

In making his closing argument for tax legislation expected to get a vote in Congress next week, President Trump announced that the changes would take effect early next year.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Toomey center stage as debate begins on reconciling House, Senate tax plans

U.S. Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Bob Menendez of New Jersey, both Democrats, are also on the conference committee.

8 years ago

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference in Baltimore, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, to announce efforts to combat the MS-13 street gang with law enforcement and immigration actions. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Sessions: NYC terror attacks show immigration a security issue

Sessions called anew Tuesday on Congress to strengthen immigration laws and said President Donald Trump's administration was taking steps to more strictly enforce law.

8 years ago

DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process. (George Frey/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

DNC group calls for drastic cut in ‘superdelegates’ as part of nomination process

The group created to reform how the Democratic National Committee selects its presidential nominee announced plans to slash the number of superdelegates by more than half.

8 years ago

 In this Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, film producer Harvey Weinstein poses for a photo in New York. Six women filed a federal lawsuit against Weinstein on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, claiming that the movie mogul's actions to cover up assaults amounted to civil racketeering. (John Carucci/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Could a law to bring down the mob be used in Weinstein case?

The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein?

8 years ago

Harold Dahmer, whose father Vernon Dahmer was killed in 1966 by the Ku Klux Klan, smiles when he sees a photograph of his younger self on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
NPR
Community

‘Uncomfortable’ Mississippi Civil Rights Museum aims to face past, move forward

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opens Saturday in Jackson as a testament to the state's complicated, often dark, racial and political history.

8 years ago

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NPR
Politics & Policy

WATCH: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee, where he's expected to face a grilling about the Russia investigation.

8 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks after House Republicans held a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led House passed a bill to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state line
NPR
Politics & Policy

House passes bill to allow ‘concealed carry’ across state lines

The move, pushed by the National Rifle Association, comes just weeks after mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas.

8 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks with reporters after leaving a tax reform news conference in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Are GOP Senators wiping out tax breaks for corporations?

This self-cannibalizing situation came about because of last-minute negotiations to get the votes of holdout senators.

8 years ago

Lydia Macy, 17, left, and Mira Gottlieb, 16, both of Berkeley, Calif., rally outside of the Supreme Court which is hearing the 'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission' today, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

High court ruling in case over same-sex wedding cake could cast shadow in Philly

Philadelphia city officials are among local leaders nationwide anticipating the outcome of the Masterpiec ...

8 years ago

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Poll: Trump’s opposition firmer than his support

As a candidate, President Trump once joked, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters."

8 years ago

Toomey walks through a hallway in the Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

Chart: How the Republican tax overhaul would affect you

8 years ago

The 2010 census form included separate questions about race and Hispanic origin. The White House has yet to announce its decision on a proposal that would allow race and ethnicity to be asked in a single, combined question on the 2020 census. (Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration delays decision on race, ethnicity data for census

A spokesperson for OMB could not provide any information about the delay.

8 years ago

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives for his plea hearing this week in federal court in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Russia Investigations: After Flynn plea deal, where does Mueller aim next?

This week in the Russia investigations: Flynn makes a deal ... What other dominoes could fall? ... Donald Trump Jr. has another date on Capitol Hill.

8 years ago

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