big donor of the republican national committee and called a great friend of the president. in light of this, democrats are incesting the rnc return contributions from wynn. we ve not heard if the property will do that or if wynn is planning to step down from his rnc role. the report yesterday from the wall street journal alleges dozens of people have accused wynn of sexually inappropriate behavior and detailed settlements paid out to employees. wynn denies the allegations telling the journal it s quote, preposterous. the board of director of wynn resorts saying they ve formed a special committee to investigate the allegations and quote, the board is deeply xh ited to ensuring the safety and well-being of all of the companies, employees and to operating with the highest ethical standards. when the harvey weinstein scandal broke, they were called on to return contributions from the har mogul harvey weinstein.
and clinton s role as secretary of state, this story details how a russian firm bought up a company controlling one fifth of all uranium produced in the united states. the deal had to be approved by the state department. the times says a foundation linked to that company gave over $2 million to the clinton foundation, during the approval process. a russian bank tied to the deal also paid former president clinton $500,000 for a speech in moscow. the times says it s quote, unknown whether those donations played any role in the approval of the deal. in other words there s no smoking gun. and a clinton spokesman says, quote, no one has produced a shred of evidence that hillary clinton ever took action as secretary of state in order to support the interests of donors to the clinton foundation. the times admits some of its
that includes 228 provisions of the existing tax code. it flattens into two brackets of 10% and 25% for all taxable income. it creates a standard deduction of $11,000 for individuals, $22,000 for married couples. and it ups the child tax credit to $1,500. it also repealed the alternative minimum tax and simplifies the tax of investment income. but in a town that lives and breathes through tax loopholes carved out by special interest, his plan is coming under heavy fire. it s a nightmare for accountants and attorneys, once they stop objecting to the provisions, they ll a lot less work to do. one such organization said, it s quote, disappointing that he chose to single out private equity, real estate, and venture capital investment by exacting a 40% tax increase, discouraging small business growth.
involving three commuter planes at washington s reagan national airport. the faa confirms that three u.s. airways jets carrying a total of about 200 folks were just seconds from colliding midair tuesday afternoon. bad weather caused air traffic controllers to shift the pattern of incoming planes. the information did not get passed along. one official tells the washington post, it s quote, a pretty big screw-up for a major airport. but things are back to normal at the san antonio airport this morning after a bomb scare wednesday afternoon. the airport was shut down. terminals evacuated. flights couldn t land after someone phoned in a bomb threat claiming there were three explosive packages in the parking garage. police and bomb-sniffing dogs checked everything out and eventually gave the all-clear. to election year politics now and a symbolic vote on capitol hill. the republican-led house has passed a bill to extend bush era tax cuts when they expire at the end of the year.
involving three commuter planes at washington s reagan national airport. the faa confirms that three u.s. airways jets carrying a total of about 200 folks were just seconds from colliding midair tuesday afternoon. bad weather caused air traffic controllers to shift the pattern of incoming planes. the information did not get passed along. one official tells the washington post, it s quote, a pretty big screw-up for a major airport. but things are back to normal at the san antonio airport this morning after a bomb scare wednesday afternoon. the airport was shut down. terminals evacuated. flights couldn t land after someone phoned in a bomb threat claiming there were three explosive packages in the parking garage. police and bomb-sniffing dogs checked everything out and eventually gave the all-clear. to election year politics now and a symbolic vote on capitol hill. the republican-led house has passed a bill to extend bush era