Trump-Bannon feud lays bare new fissure in fractious GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The acrimony surrounding former White House adviser Steve Bannon's very public break with President Donald Trump escalated Thursday, suggesting a permanent split between the president and the pugilistic strategist who helped put him in the Oval Office.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The acrimony surrounding former White House adviser Steve Bannon's very public break with President Donald Trump escalated Thursday, suggesting a permanent split between the president and the pugilistic strategist who helped put him in the Oval Office.
GOP tax overhaul could lead to changes in NJ
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) -- In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on payroll. A few governors have even called for tax cuts.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) -- In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on payroll. A few governors have even called for tax cuts.
Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law
President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law Friday, using his last moments in the White House before flying to Florida for the holidays to celebrate a much-needed political win.
President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law Friday, using his last moments in the White House before flying to Florida for the holidays to celebrate a much-needed political win.
Senate moves tax cut legislation to brink of final passage
Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory.
Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory.
Full of optimism, Gov. Wolf prepares for re-election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Just in time for his re-election campaign, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is perhaps the most optimistic person in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Just in time for his re-election campaign, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is perhaps the most optimistic person in Pennsylvania.
Bryan Cranston mocks Trump for air-travel safety record tweet
Bryan Cranston mocked Donald Trump on Tuesday after the president took credit for having no reported commercial aviation-related deaths in 2017.
Bryan Cranston mocked Donald Trump on Tuesday after the president took credit for having no reported commercial aviation-related deaths in 2017.
Republican David Yancey wins Virginia House seat after name pulled from bowl
By luck of the draw, incumbent Republican David Yancey won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined Thursday when an elections official pulled his name out of a ceramic bowl.
By luck of the draw, incumbent Republican David Yancey won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined Thursday when an elections official pulled his name out of a ceramic bowl.
Gov. Chris Christie turns up in pages of new Trump book
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has turned up in the newly released book about President Donald Trump.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has turned up in the newly released book about President Donald Trump.
Bill to award Amazon tax credits advances in NJ
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill to offer billions in tax credits to Amazon if it locates its second headquarters in the state.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill to offer billions in tax credits to Amazon if it locates its second headquarters in the state.
Federal tax overhaul leads Murphy to propose new deduction
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's incoming Democratic governor says he wants to allow residents to pay property taxes as charitable contributions as a way to push back against the new federal tax overhaul.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's incoming Democratic governor says he wants to allow residents to pay property taxes as charitable contributions as a way to push back against the new federal tax overhaul.
President Trump blasts former chief strategist Steve Bannon after new book
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn't actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son's contact with a Russian lawyer 'treasonous.'
President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn't actually want to win the White House and quotes Bannon as calling his son's contact with a Russian lawyer 'treasonous.'
Wolff: "In every way comfortable" with Trump book
Michael Wolff's a provocateur who's said to love a brawl and once bemoaned the glare of the spotlight - and the bigger disappointment of watching it move on.
Michael Wolff's a provocateur who's said to love a brawl and once bemoaned the glare of the spotlight - and the bigger disappointment of watching it move on.
Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling off US coasts
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
The Trump administration moved Thursday to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades.
North Korea reopens cross-border communications with South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania environmental officials have ordered Sunoco to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and other "egregious and willful violations" of state law.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania environmental officials have ordered Sunoco to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and other "egregious and willful violations" of state law.
Trump boasts of 'nuclear button' but doesn't really have one
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does - but the president doesn't actually have a physical button.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does - but the president doesn't actually have a physical button.
Trump tweets he has 'much bigger' and 'more powerful' nuclear button than Kim Jong Un
It may be a new year, but President Donald Trump is not holding back on his thoughts on Twitter with regards to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
It may be a new year, but President Donald Trump is not holding back on his thoughts on Twitter with regards to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Grand jury to Pa. state police: Give up trooper shooting probes
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- The "arrogant" Pennsylvania State Police should stop investigating shootings by its own troopers to ensure such probes are transparent and "free from potential bias or conflicts of interest," a grand jury said in a scathing report released Tuesday.
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- The "arrogant" Pennsylvania State Police should stop investigating shootings by its own troopers to ensure such probes are transparent and "free from potential bias or conflicts of interest," a grand jury said in a scathing report released Tuesday.
Pa. government agencies fielded hundreds of sex misconduct complaints
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania state government agencies fielded 339 reports of alleged sexual harassment over a recent five-year period, according to data released Tuesday.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania state government agencies fielded 339 reports of alleged sexual harassment over a recent five-year period, according to data released Tuesday.
GOP's Orrin Hatch retiring from Senate after four decades
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat.
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for his seat.