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President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are going it alone on their tax effort, but they need Democrats on resolving spending disputes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Continues to Swipe at Democrats Who Hold Votes He Needs

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 28, 2017 at 4:33pm
President Donald Trump arrives on Tuesday with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for the Republican Senate Policy luncheon in the Capitol to discuss a tax overhaul bill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump Lobbies GOP on Tax Bill, But McConnell Still Needs Votes

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 28, 2017 at 3:19pm
Illinois Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez will not seek re-election in 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Gutiérrez Announces Retirement; Endorses Garcia to Succeed Him

By Simone Pathé
Posted November 28, 2017 at 3:12pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attends the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Jerome Powell, nominee to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, in Hart Building on November 28, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Warren: Trump Won’t Shut Me Up on CFPB

By Eric Garcia
Posted November 28, 2017 at 1:36pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had been scheduled to attend a White House meeting today, but the Democrats have said they don’t see the point, given the president’s taunting. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Schumer, Pelosi Cancel on Trump, Decry White House ‘Show Meeting’

By Lindsey McPherson and John T. Bennett
Posted November 28, 2017 at 11:56am
A tax cut for alcohol producers could lead to more drinking-related deaths, according to research from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Tax Cut for Booze Could Lead to More Drinking Deaths

By Andrew Siddons
Posted November 28, 2017 at 11:23am
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, is an early frontrunner in 2020 grassroots fundraising. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Bernie Sanders Gets a Grammy Nomination

By Eric Garcia
Posted November 28, 2017 at 11:02am
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore told a crowd that the Russia investigation and the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are both attempts to distract from Congress’ inability to pass legislation. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Moore Compares Sexual Misconduct Allegations to Trump-Russia Investigations

By Griffin Connolly
Posted November 28, 2017 at 9:35am
President Donald Trump arrives for meeting with the House Republican Conference in the Capitol earlier this month to discuss that chamber's tax overhaul bill. He will do the same on Tuesday on the Senate side as a separate GOP bill appears to lack the votes to pass. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Hours Before Meetings on Taxes and Spending, Trump Focuses on NFL

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 28, 2017 at 8:43am
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., finished third in the Alabama Senate Republican primary to Roy Moore and Sen Luther Strange. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Mo Brooks Says He Voted for Moore

By Eric Garcia
Posted November 28, 2017 at 8:33am