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WASHINGTON— Republican opposition to the last-ditch GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen. White House legislative liaison Marc Short and Sen. Already two GOP senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky and John McCain of Arizona, have said they oppose the legislation.
Reigniting the Obamacare repeal debate, and failing to succeed, deepens internal Republican fissures and delays tax reform.
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says he was fired after he declined to take a phone call from the president.
The threat posed by North Korea is "terrible" but it would a mistake for market participants to significantly alter their portfolios on concerns of a nuclear war, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said.
WASHINGTON— Provisions shoehorned into the Republican health care bill dangle extra money for Alaska and Wisconsin, home states of one GOP senator whose vote party leaders desperately need and another who co-sponsored the legislation, according to analysts who've studied the legislation. Aides say the legislation is still changing as leaders hunt the 50...
Adam Michel, The Heritage Foundation policy analyst, weighs in on overhauling the nation's current tax code.
CNBC's John Harwood reports on Americans' reaction to tax reform and support for President Trump.
North Korea's top diplomat issued a disparaging response to President Donald Trump on Thursday, likening his United Nations speech to "the sound of a barking dog."
Sept 20- Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to require transparency for social media advertising after Russians bought U.S. political ads on Facebook Inc in an alleged attempt to influence the 2016 elections. Some 20 Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives signed the letter. Russia has denied...
Sept 20- Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to require transparency for social media advertising after Russians bought U.S. political ads on Facebook Inc in an alleged attempt to influence the 2016 elections. Some 17 Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives signed the letter. Russia has denied...
The repeal would achieve political goals, but on policy, here's where it falls short, says Consultant Robert Laszewski.
In 2009, Price slammed House Democrats for authorizing funding for private jets.
Republicans need 22 more votes from among the 24 GOP senators representing states that would get less money under the latest Obamacare repeal bill.
The new GOP Obamacare-replacement bill has a good shot of passing in Congress (including John McCain), says Jake Novak.
Mark Weinberger, EY Global chairman & CEO, and Josh Bolten, Business Roundtable president & CEO, discuss the results of the Business Rountable's new study on U.S. corporate tax rates, and the need for tax reform.
CNBC's Ylan Mui reports a key part of the GOP push for tax reform includes full expensing, that's where companies can write-off capital investments right away but some corporations are worried they'd have to give up rock-bottom tax rates if it passes.
The United States is considering closing its embassy in Havana in response to an alleged sonic attack on U.S. personnel in Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.
Trump's election and his increasing comfort in shifting from right to left prove that the Republican and Democratic parties as we know them are finished.
Sara Fagen, DDC Advocacy partner and CNBC contributor, discusses what to expect from President Trump's big speech at the United Nations next week and what actually happened with the bipartisan efforts between the White House and Congress this week.
Trump's handling of Congress in the past month is seriously increasing the chance for Democratic gains in the midterm election, writes Barney Frank.
