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The administration wants to stick by Riyadh, but the Senate looked for ways to punish Saudi Arabia for the role its crown prince is suspected of playing in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Thanks to a mix of retirements and defeats on Tuesday, some of the most high-profile lawmakers will soon be exiting Capitol Hill, from Paul Ryan to Beto O'Rourke to Claire McCaskill.
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Some senators want the tax overhaul to come with a built-in trigger: If budget deficits grow, tax cuts will be reversed. But several key senators strongly oppose the idea.
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Republican leaders are working to update their long-promised tax overhaul legislation to satisfy enough senators, and they could start debating it on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon.
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The Tennessee Republican says he will oppose upcoming tax legislation if he believes it will add to the deficit, which Corker considers the greatest threat facing the country.
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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., also said the president "has not demonstrated that he understands the character of this nation" responding to white supremacists.
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President Trump and congressional Republicans are lobbing insults and blame at one another, as some Republicans consider working more closely with Democrats to get things done.
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Since the 2015 international agreement to curb Iran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for lifting some sanctions, the U.S. and Iran have argued over what exactly it says about ballistic missiles.
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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become U.S. secretary of state is in line to receive a $180 million retirement package.
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Exxon Mobil's Rex Tillerson will likely have to divest from his vast holdings in the energy giant to become secretary of state. But even that may not address concerns about conflicts of interest.