Trump's promises narrow GOP's options on tax bill
Republicans are accelerating efforts to fill in key details of their plan for massive tax cuts, but as lawmakers work to turn their proposal into legislation, President Trump’s numerous tax promises are proving difficult to keep. On Monday, Trump promised the party would not touch tax benefits for 401(k) retirement plans, protecting a popular benefit for more than 50 million Americans but also further limiting the areas where Republicans could seek to raise new revenue. His vow to protect 401(k..>> view originalIowa abandons bold attempt to jettison ACA rules
Iowa is abandoning its quest to shed major elements of the Affordable Care Act, after federal health officials failed to approve the plan in time for the insurance-buying season that begins in just over a week. The state’s withdrawal comes two months after President Trump telephoned a top federal health official with instructions to reject Iowa’s proposal. In announcing the withdrawal of what the state has called a crucial “stopgap” plan to prevent its marketplace from collapsing, Iowa Gov. Ki..>> view originalThe political divide in the United States, animated
By itself, this gyrating beige lump doesn’t seem as though it tells us much about the state of American politics. It’s an animation The Post created from images developed by Pew Research — and its initially unassuming appearance is deceiving. Think of the start of the graph — the 1994 position — as being a bell curve in a high school class. The way a bell curve works, you may recall, is that it represents the distribution of grades. A few people fare very poorly on a test; they’re at one extre..>> view original5 winners and 5 losers in the Eagles' 34-24 win over Washington
It was a rough start for the Philadelphia Eagles against Washington, but once the cobwebs were shaken off, Carson Wentz and co. were impossible to stop.>> view originalSmall Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to get the ...
For the sprawling effort to restore Puerto Rico’s crippled electrical grid, the territory’s state-owned utility has turned to a two-year-old company from Montana that had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall. The company, Whitefish Energy, said last week that it had signed a $300 million contract with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to repair and reconstruct large portions of the island’s electrical infrastructure. The contract is the biggest yet issu..>> view originalAfter delay, Trump fulfills his $25000 promise to the father of a fallen ...
President Trump at the White House before bestowing the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to retired Army Capt. Gary M. Rose on Oct. 23, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) The father of a fallen U.S. soldier has received the $25,000 that President Trump promised him three months ago, perhaps ending one of the controversies since Trump falsely claimed last week to have spoken with nearly every military family that has lost a loved one since he became commander in chief. T..>> view originalCaught in a deadly ambush, US troops in Niger waited an hour for ...
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke about the incident where four U.S. service members were killed in Niger on Oct. 4. (The Washington Post) The U.S. Special Forces team caught in a deadly ambush three weeks ago in Niger did not request help from nearby French forces for about an hour after the firefight began near a village the Americans had visited during a reconnaissance mission several hours prior, the Pentagon’s top general said Monday. It then t..>> view originalAmazon receives 238 proposals for second headquarters
A worker cleans the exterior of one of three glass spheres at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle. (David Ryder for The Washington Post) The tally is in: Amazon received 238 proposals from cities, states, districts and territories interested in becoming home to the company’s second headquarters. The online retail giant published a map Monday showing that bids came from D.C. and all but seven states — Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming — as well as from..>> view originalBill O'Reilly is playing with fire by going after Megyn Kelly and ...
Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, who has repeatedly been accused of sexual harassment. (Frank Micelotta/Invsion/AP) Bill O'Reilly is trying to discredit Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson by publicizing friendly, handwritten letters they sent to him at unspecified dates in the past. His contention is that former colleagues' public criticisms should be viewed as posturing and piling on because they do not match the sentiments expressed when no one was watching. O'Reilly is playing with fire..>> view originalNew Orleans celebrity chef John Besh steps down after sexual ...
Michelle Obama participates in a cooking demonstration with cook John Besh in Milan in 2015. (Antonio Calanni/AP) Celebrity chef John Besh became a symbol of the rebirth of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina leveled the city. Now he faces a storm of his own. On Monday, Besh stepped down from the restaurant group he founded and co-owns after more than two dozen women alleged his company fostered a culture of sexual abuse. “John has decided to step down from all aspects of operations and to p..>> view original
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
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