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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., defends the GOP tax reform plan being crafted in the Ways and Means Committee this week, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan says GOP won’t toss Trump in wake of election

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said Wednesday he understands Democrats' enthusiasm in the wake of this week's elections, saying the GOP would have been spinning results the same way if they'd emerged victorious.

November 8, 2017
Democrat Phil Murphy exits the polling booth with his youngest son Sam, after voting at the Fairview School on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Middletown, N.J. Murphy is facing Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagnoto to replace Gov. Chris Christie, the two-term, term-limited incumbent. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)

Phil Murphy wins 2017 New Jersey governor race

Democrat Phil Murphy was declared the winner in New Jersey's gubernatorial election Tuesday, with networks calling the race soon after polls closed, delivering a major pickup to Democrats who'd been reeling after last year's election losses.

November 7, 2017
The gunman in Sunday's massacre at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, had a number of red flags that should have denied him access to a firearm. (Associated Press/File)

GOP open to new gun debate in wake of Texas shooting

Top Republicans said Tuesday that there is room for a limited gun control debate in the wake of this weekend's church shooting because the massacre has exposed loopholes in the background check system that both parties agree need to be fixed.

November 7, 2017
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and other Republicans on Capitol Hill introduced their far-reaching tax overhaul on Thursday. Republican tax-writers have decided to shift the tax code's inflation index from the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, to something known as chained CPI, which is a slower-growing method of calculating cost-of-living increases. (Associated Press/File)

Tax bill’s chained CPI sneaks in rate hikes

Buried amid the deductions and credits, House Republicans have made a major shift in tax policy that will mean an escalating tax increase on every American taxpayer over the ensuing decades.

November 5, 2017
The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones (center) took a knee prior to the national anthem and an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals. ESPN anchor Jemele Hill last month targeted Jones, after the Dallas Cowboys owner stated that players who disrespect the flag would not play for his team. (Associated Press/File)

GOP bill slashes tax break for NFL, other pro sports stadiums

The NFL would lose its ability to claim tax breaks for stadiums, colleges and universities would have to start paying taxes on massive endowments, and house "flippers" could no longer shield their income from the taxman under House Republicans' proposed tax bill, which takes aim at a number of quirks that have developed over the years.

November 2, 2017
President Trump promises to kill the Diversity Visa Lottery. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vows to end Diversity Visa Lottery

President Trump and top congressional Republicans promised Wednesday to scrap the country's green-card lottery after it became clear that the suspect in this week's terrorist truck attack in New York City used the Diversity Visa Lottery to gain a foothold in the U.S. in 2010.

November 1, 2017
Law enforcement work the scene off an apartment building in Paterson, N.J. early Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Authorities are searching for evidence tied to the suspect accused of killing several people and injuring others along New York’s Hudson River in Tuesday’s bike path attack. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Lindsey Graham: Treat NYC suspect as ‘enemy combatant’

A top senator said Wednesday that the suspect in Tuesday's attack in New York should be held as an unlawful enemy combatant, denied Miranda rights and subject to interrogation to try to find out more about what motivated him and whether he is working with others.

November 1, 2017