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    Jenna Fischer Shows Us All How to Do a Good ApologyIn the era of the “meh” apology.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  2. Trump Tells Mar-a-Lago Crowd ‘You All Just Got a Lot Richer’ After Tax BillFor once, the president is honest about something.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. Exactly How High Could That 2018 Democratic Wave Rise?Yes, Republicans have some institutional advantages in their efforts to hang onto the House. But they only help so much in a wave election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Tax Bill Will Make It Easier to Drown Your Sorrows Over the Tax BillIt didn’t get much attention, but the GOP tax bill gave a generous break to producers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. How the Trump Tax Bill Will Affect YouIt’s all pretty complicated, and it’s coming fast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. Trump’s Main Contribution to Passing the Tax Bill: Staying the Hell Away From ItWhile Trump’s legacy may be heavily associated with the GOP tax bill, Republicans are relieved he just wasn’t all that involved in it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. The GOP Probably Isn’t Going to Shut Down the Government to Save ObamacareThe promises Collins secured from McConnell only go so far.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Woman Takes Top Off on House Floor to Protest Tax BillThat’ll show them.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  9. Here’s What’s in the Final Draft of the GOP Tax BillSome of the worst provisions in previous bills have been scrapped. Most remain.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. The Amendment Allowing Churches to Get Political Is Gone From the GOP Tax BillIt was spiked by the Senate parliamentarian.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. Republicans Rush Toward Final Tax Bill AgreementMaybe the tax agreement isn’t that tightly wrapped, but Republicans need some positive news ASAP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Just 13 Shopping Days Before a Possible Meltdown in D.C.!The GOP has passed a tax bill in both chambers and pushed a government-shutdown crisis back two weeks. But the week before Xmas could be treacherous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. On Tax Bill, Collins Accepted Health-Care Promises Written in Vanishing InkTurns out House Republicans don’t feel bound by the promises made to Susan Collins by Trump and McConnell to get her vote for the tax bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Senate GOP Working Overnight to Pass Its Hastily Revised Tax BillIt was brought to the Senate floor in an unwieldy mess after long delays, but that won’t keep Republicans from passing this unpopular tax bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. McConnell’s Making Promises That He Needs Democrats to KeepSome of the deals McConnell is cutting involve a bipartisan spending bill that’s designed to prevent a government shutdown. That’s dangerous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. GOP Donors in New York Not Enthusiastic About Their Christmas GiftThere’s unhappiness in the Hamptons with a bill that kills deductions GOP donors love without much for them in exchange.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Senate Parliamentarian Throws Sand Into the Gears of the GOP Tax-Cut MachineIt looked like the GOP tax cut would glide through the Senate. But a parliamentarian’s ruling has estranged deficit hawks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. In ‘Experiment,’ New York Times Editorial Board Asks Readers to Oppose Tax BillLeaning in to the “liberal” media label.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. Trump Deal to Repeal Obamacare Mandate Now for ‘Stabilization’ Later a Bad IdeaGOP is wrongly suggesting that damage caused by repealing the Obamacare mandate would be offset by subsequent enactment of the Alexander-Murray bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Teacher! Teacher! Don and Chuck and Nancy Are Fighting Again!Dangerously near the date when a stopgap spending agreement expires, Trump and congressional Democratic leaders are feuding and shifting blame.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Obamacare Mandate-Repeal Would Hammer Pro-Trump Rural AreasAs with the Medicaid cuts they supported earlier this year, Republicans are promoting health-care “reforms” that hurt their own constituents most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Alabama’s Next Senator Could Arrive at the Worst Possible Time for the GOPLooks like the winner of Alabama’s December 12 special election could enter the Senate just in time to threaten passage of key tax and spending bills.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. December Disaster Looms As Spending, Debt, and Tax Controversies Pile UpThe legislative train wreck temporarily avoided when Donald Trump cut a deal with Democrats in September is back for real.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. The Blue Dog That Didn’t Bark: House Dems Hang Tough on Tax BillDuring the last big tax-cut debate in 2001, plenty of Democrats defected to the GOP on crucial votes. It’s not happening this year, so far.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Won’t Spur CEOs to Invest, Say Group of CEOsThe public doesn’t like big corporate tax cuts. And at least one group of CEOs didn’t validate the White House’s arguments for them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Trump Suggests GOP Take Another Shot at Repealing Obamacare in Tax BillJust when you thought the politics of the tax bill couldn’t get any more complicated, Trump has an idea.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Bannon on the Outside Could Be Even More DangerousWhile Bannon’s rivals in the administration will be happy to see him go, he could cause the White House immense problems as a free agent.
    By Ed Kilgore