Slept. While on the republican side, word of a potential drastic option to keep the Senate Candidate roy moore from ever getting elected after accusations of Sexual Misconduct with young teenagers. We expect to hear from roy moore live shortly. Lets get to it. Good thursday afternoon from the fox news deck. To breaking news. A live look at the White House Briefing room. Sarah sanders set to take questions in this hour after House Republicans passed a bill to make the biggest changes to our nations tax code in three decades. The vote, 227205. 13 republicans voted against their own partys plan. Not one democrat voted in favor. President trump visited capitol hill earlier today to meet with members. The bill would affect nearly every household and business owner. The house bill reduces the number of tax brackets from seven to five. Also important what is not in this bill, theres no repeal of the individual mandate of the Affordable Care act. The senate bill would scrap the obamacare requi
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. President trump tried to erase history last night. The president deleting three tweets he had written in support of appointed alabama senator Luther Strange just hours after strange was resoundingly defeated in a special gop election for Jeff Sessions Old Senate Seat. The election result was a massive embarrassment. He had traveled in alabama to campaign for strange as had mike pence and reportedly spent more than 10 million to prop up strange. None of it worked. Instead roy moore won the race. Moore who was removed as alabama chief justice twice is an antigay birther who says muslims shouldnt allowed to serve in congress and that the september 11th attacks may have been americas punishment. Moores win is just the beginning. Youre going to say in state after state, the people that follow the model of judge moore that do not need to raise money from the elites, new york city, silicon valley. In the wake of moores in the wake of moores victory,
And Robert Mueller is now working with the irs in his russia probe to further zero in on key Trump Campaign officials. Now add to this list of headaches, this headache. The president s pick in the alabama election last night, he just lost. Not bob mueller, listen to. Here is judge roy moore, the next United States senator from alabama alabama voters in the republican primary chose firebrand roy moore, a hardline conservative with a history of controversy that follows him everywhere he goes, over the president s pick, Luther Strange. Despite not getting the president s endorsement, moore does think he can win him over. I dont think the president knew me and i think that when he gets to know me that hell understand that i do support a very conservative agenda for this country. And i think that he will back me. And adding insult to injury here, the other big winner last night, trumps former chief strategist, steve bannon. He campaigned for moore and warned last night, this is just the beg
Shocked republicans say he should quit the senate race if the allegations are true. Is his candidacy doomed . Putin sit down. After praising on the chinese leader, President Trump is heading to vietnam with a possible oneonone meeting with Vladimir Putin. Will they talk about russians meddling in u. S. Politics . And just as the house approves for huge tax cuts, Senate Republicans unveil their own plan and its significantly different. Will the conflict ruin the republicans chances for a much needed victory on capitol hill . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following multiple breaking stories, including revelations about a possible salacious offer President Trumps longtime security chief says he received back in 2013. Keith shiller says he rejected a russian offer to send five women to trumps hotel room when they were in moscow for the Miss Universe pageant. Sh Keith Shiller thought the offer was
He did several interviews with affiliates in minnesota, he did them from washington, d. C. , in which he apologized, if not for the specific action accused of by these women but how he was left to feel. He said he was ashamed of his behavior. He asked people to ask them to give him a chance to regain his trust. Hes not up for reelection until 2020. He asked for an Ethics Committee investigation into the allegations, into his own behavior, essentially. He has somewhat of a runway now to begin that process of regaining trust and that starts in earnest today. Im surrounded by our colleagues from essentially of media outlet that covers capitol hill and well see to what degree senator franken is willing to put himself through the wringer and face the questions that have built up about his conduct over the last week and a half or so. What are you hearing on the hill . How much reluctance is there for folks to talk about it . Is there a sense that hes in real danger here . What are you hearin