Cheddar's J.D. Durkin reports live from Capitol Hill about the big news surrounding the GOP Tax Reform Bill. After rectifying a procedural snafu in the House vote, President Trump will get one step closer to his first big legislative victory this afternoon.
The White House is planning a "major tax event" for later this afternoon. The administration stresses that this will not ber a formal signing of the bill.
J.D. also reports on the news out of Alabama. Eight days after the special election there, Judge Roy Moore has yet to concede, even though there is a 21,000-vote difference between himself and his challenger, Democrat Doug Jones. Jones is in the lead. Moore and supporters are mounting a $75,000 fundraising effort to launch an investigation into any possible voter fraud.
The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.
The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway.
President Joe Biden departed Vietnam after meetings with President Vo Van Thuong along with other high-ranking officials, following his participation at the G20 summit in India.
