The archive of all headlines from November 09, 2017, organized by time of publication.
White House
As Hurricane Harvey approached Houston, Kevin Kelly hunkered down in his brick house, which was built in 2009 in a federally designated flood zone. He set his alarm to ring every two hours throughout the night so he could monitor water creeping closer from a creek overflowing a quarter mile away….
The gunman, who killed 26 churchgoers, passed background checks to buy four guns between 2014 and 2017 despite being court-martialed by the Air Force a few years earlier.Texas mass shooting: Portraits of the fallen Politics
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But many veteran Saudi watchers, and more than a few investors, are questioning whether Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s new cleanup drive is primarily a bid to consolidate power and sideline potential rivals. NATION
But many veteran Saudi watchers, and more than a few investors, are questioning whether Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s new cleanup drive is primarily a bid to consolidate power and sideline potential rivals. Lakers
Column: In the wake of the Texas church shooting, Sen. Feinstein reintroduces her previously rejected bill to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill is dead on arrival in this Congress. Lakers
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Column: In the wake of the Texas church shooting, Sen. Feinstein reintroduces her previously rejected bill to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill is dead on arrival in this Congress. Sports
U.S. news
The Senate will break from the House legislation in several key ways, including eliminating the ability to deduct state and local taxes and scaling back, rather than ending, the estate tax.The Senate plan is taking shape as Republicans digest the drubbing they suffered in elections on Tuesday night in affluent suburbs across the country.
Column: In the wake of the Texas church shooting, Sen. Feinstein reintroduces her previously rejected bill to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill is dead on arrival in this Congress. Mexico & The Americas
The New England Patriots’ billionaire boss is among several major US sports team owners who appear in the Paradise Papers
The New England Patriots’ billionaire boss is among several major US sports team owners who appear in the Paradise Papers
Column: In the wake of the Texas church shooting, Sen. Feinstein reintroduces her previously rejected bill to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill is dead on arrival in this Congress. Politics
'I don’t blame China,' Trump said at a ceremony involving U.S. and Chinese business leaders. 'Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.' Mexico & The Americas
'I don’t blame China,' Trump said at a ceremony involving U.S. and Chinese business leaders. 'Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.' NATION
'I don’t blame China,' Trump said at a ceremony involving U.S. and Chinese business leaders. 'Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.' ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
'I don’t blame China,' Trump said at a ceremony involving U.S. and Chinese business leaders. 'Who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.'Trump pushes 'Indo-Pacific' foreign policy, bringing India into strategic bulwark against China ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
Donald Trump is being feted in China as Hillary Clinton spends the grim anniversary of her loss on a book tour – in a state where she failed to campaign
Senate Republicans on Thursday will propose a tax overhaul that does away with deductions for all state income and property taxes, going further than the version proposed by the House and delivering a blow to residents of California and other high-tax states, according to a Republican aide familiar… Politics
Senate Republicans' tax overhaul will go further than the House's version, and deliver a blow to residents of high-tax states. Politics
Republicans charged ahead with their plans to overhaul the tax code, as the Senate prepared to unveil its own proposal.A House panel, the Ways and Means Committee, was expected to approve the bill, but lawmakers still have a sizable revenue hole to fill.
Republicans charged ahead with their plans to overhaul the tax code, as the Senate prepared to unveil its own proposal.A House panel, the Ways and Means Committee, was expected to approve the bill, but lawmakers still have a sizable revenue hole to fill.
Senate Republicans plan to unveil their tax rewrite on Thursday. It will include a new tax to try to stop companies from shifting profits offshore.That is one difference emerging as the House and Senate push forward with competing versions of the most ambitious tax code rewrite in decades.
Senate Republicans are set to unveil their tax rewrite on Thursday. Their plan for the mortgage interest deduction is a significant win for realtors and a deviation from the House bill.That is one difference emerging as the House and Senate push forward with competing versions of the most ambitious tax code overhaul in decades.
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Moore’s campaign says report that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 is ‘fake news’ and ‘intentional defamation’
Senate Republicans' tax overhaul will go further than the House's version, and deliver a blow to residents of high-tax states. ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
GOP senators call on Moore to drop out of race as aides call report that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 ‘fake news’
Senate Republicans' tax overhaul will go further than the House's version, and deliver a blow to residents of high-tax states.California Assembly Democrats ask McCarthy, Pelosi for tax overhaul that is 'fair' to the state ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
Senate Republicans are set to unveil their tax rewrite on Thursday. It delays the corporate tax cut President Trump called essential, yet is more attuned to the middle class than the House plan.The disparate bills show the competing pressures facing lawmakers and the calculations Senate and House leaders are making to ensure passage of the bills through their respective chambers.
Senate Republicans' tax overhaul will go further than the House's version, and deliver a blow to residents of high-tax states.House committee approves revised tax overhaul bill ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON
GOP senators call on Moore to drop out of race as aides say report that he had inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32 is ‘fake news’