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Trump appears to tweet condolences to the wrong shooting victims

Getty Images President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after returning from an 11-day Asia trip November 14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump tweeted condolences after a gunman killed four people and wounded at least 10, including children, in Rancho Tehama, California. The …

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Senate GOP raises child tax credit to win over Marco Rubio, Mike Lee

Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, speaks with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Tweaks to the Senate tax plan include a change that will help to ease the concerns of two Republican senators. Under the revisions released Tuesday night, the child tax credit …

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Donald Trump pushes for GOP tax reform plan changes

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump promotes a newly unveiled Republican tax plan as he meets with House Republican leaders and Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, November 2, 2017. President Donald Trump just added complications …

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Mitch McConnell says he ‘misspoke’ about Republican tax plan

Melina Mara | The Washington Post | Getty Images During a day of meetings about the Republican tax bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke to the media, November 9, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday acknowledged he “misspoke” when he said no middle-class Americans would see a …

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GOP Senate campaign arm abandons Roy Moore following sexual allegations

Getty Images Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alabama, Roy Moore, speaks at a campaign rally on September 25, 2017 in Fairhope, Alabama. The chief fundraising vehicle for Republican Senate campaigns on Friday severed its ties to Roy Moore, the party’s nominee in Alabama’s special election next month. The …

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GOP tax reform plan advanced by House Ways and Means Committee

Getty Images House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) (L) sets down a copy of the current tax code as he and ranking member Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) prepare for the first markup hearing of the proposed GOP tax reform legislation in the Longworth House Office Building on …

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Trump in Beijing talks US-China trade deficit

Pool | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. The president said the current relationship between the two countries is a “very one-sided and unfair one.” “But, but, I don’t blame China,” Trump added to scattered …

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A quarter of all taxpayers would pay more in 10 years under GOP tax plan: Revised report

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, left, holds up a ‘Simple, Fair ‘Postcard’ Tax Filing’ card while making an opening statement next to ranking member Representative Richard Neal, right, during a markup hearing …

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Trump’s China trip is a test for US natural gas exports

President Donald Trump’s entourage on his trip to Asia includes a pair of natural gas executives, a sign that the White House is eager to build on progress earlier this year to ship more of the fuel to China. Natural gas demand in China is rising and poised to boom …

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Senate tax plan will not include controversial 20% excise tax on imports by multinational companies: Sources

Getty Images Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) talks to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon in the U.S. Capitol November 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Senate tax plan is not expected to include a controversial 20 percent excise tax on imports by multinational companies, according to …

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