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GOP leaders try to rush through complicated tax code changes, inspiring a special-interest bacchanal the likes of which Washington has never seen.
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Trump travel ban: Supreme Court lets restrictions take full effect

The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go fully into effect.

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Al Franken announces intention to resign from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations

The first allegation against Franken came on November 16 

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Santa Barbara firefighters struggle to contain massive blaze with no rain in sight

California's biggest wildfire forced evacuations in Faria Beach, a small community on the coast between Ventura and Santa Barbara. (Dec. 8) A

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New York explosion at Manhattan bus terminal

Four people, including the suspect, were injured in the blast, the Fire Department said. None of the injured was considered life threatening.

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California wildfires now larger than NYC, Boston combined

As for those facing the flames of the current wildfires, there's gratitude -- for life, community and the efforts of the firefighters working to protect both.

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WATCH LIVE: 3 injured, suspect arrested in Manhattan explosion (VIDEOS)

One suspect is in custody and three others are injured following an explosion at the Port Authority bus terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

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NYC mayor: Blast was an attempted terrorist attack

Akayed Ullah, 27, had a 'low-tech' explosive device attached to his body, NYPD commissioner says

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New York Explosion Empties Port Authority; Suspect Is in Custody

The subway stations were evacuated, and Port Authority Bus Terminal was also shut down.

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Suspect in Times Square blast timed assault for maximum impact

The area was packed with commuters and holiday tourists in a city still on edge from a terror attack six weeks ago that claimed eight lives. After the blast, hundreds of commuters fled subway trains and dozens of emergency vehicles swarmed Times Square.

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Family of ISIS-inspired NY bombing suspect ‘outraged’ at investigation

The family of Akayed Ullah, accused of trying to detonate a pipe bomb in New York on Monday, has engaged the controversial civil activist group CAIR to represent it, and has used its first official statement to attack US law enforcement’s investigation.

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Majority of Ala. voters say Moore allegations were minor or no factor, exit polls indicate

A majority of voters, 54 percent, said the allegations were a minor factor or not a factor at all.

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State elects its first Democrat to the Senate in decades after rollercoaster battle against Roy Moore

Alabama hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in 25 years.

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Alabama upset, Fed decision; Oil watch

OPEC and major producers including Russia agreed last month to extend the curbs by nine months until the end of 2018.

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Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill

President Trump praised House and Senate negotiators in a lunch meeting at the White House. “We’re very close to getting it done, we’re very close to voting,” Mr. Trump said, of the tax bill. He added later “This is the biggest thing that we’ve worked on.”

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Derailed train was traveling down new Amtrak route

The Amtrak train that derailed south of Tacoma, Washington today was the first to carry paying passengers down a new route, the local transit authority confirms to ABC News.

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Speaker Paul Ryan: 'Minds are going to change' on Republican tax bill

"We’re convinced that this is one of the key ingredients to fiscal discipline," he added.

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