Tax plan delays surface as GOP debates key cuts
House Republicans struggle to finalize a tax cut bill with debates over corporate rate timing, state and local tax deductions, and 401k caps. Speaker Ryan signals a 39.6 percent top rate for very high incomes and a delayed estate tax repeal, while Trump’s stance influences pace and offsets.
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NPR top editor faces sexual harassment complaints
Two women accuse Michael Oreskes, NPR News head, of unwanted kissing while he led the Washington bureau at the New York Times. They described abrupt lip kissing and tongue contact during discussions about job prospects. Both spoke to the Washington Post anonymously.
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Netflix halts House of Cards amid Spacey allegations
Netflix and Media Rights Capital say production on House of Cards has halted after allegations against star Kevin Spacey. The show will end with Season 6. The report references Anthony Rapp's 1986 claim and NPR's related coverage of harassment matters.
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Pruitt Bars EPA Grant Recipients From Advising Panels
EPA chief Scott Pruitt moves to ban advisers who have received EPA grant funding from three key committees the Scientific Advisory Board Clean Air Science Advisory Committee and the Board of Scientific Counselors He says independence matters and grants worth about 77 million have been held by current advisers over the past three years Researchers can end their grants or resign from advisory roles but cannot do both
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Critics challenge Kelly on Civil War causes and Lee remarks
Black lawmakers historians and commentators condemned John Kelly for defending Lee and framing the Civil War as no moral dilemma. Sen. Tim Scott said there was no compromise between slavery and emancipation. In San Diego, 300 Marines recruits fall ill with E coli linked diarrhea.
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