Republicans Say They Have a Deal on Tax Bill  —  WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans have reached an agreement, in principle, on a consensus tax bill on Wednesday, keeping the party on track for final votes next week with the aim of delivering a bill to President Trump's desk by Christmas, according to people briefed on the deal.

Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor who mounted a seemingly quixotic Senate campaign in the face of Republican dominance here, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore …

Republicans Shouldn't Assume Roy Moore Was An Outlier  —  I've been covering American elections at FiveThirtyEight for almost 10 years.  During that time, by far the most remarkable outcomes — of course — were Barack Obama being elected president in 2008 and Donald Trump being elected in 2016.

Republicans strike deal on sweeping tax overhaul  —  Republicans have struck a deal on a sweeping tax overhaul and hope to have legislation on President Donald Trump's desk by next week, sources said Wednesday.  —  The agreement includes a 37 percent top tax rate for individuals …

How Black Voters Lifted Doug Jones Over Roy Moore  —  Dothan, Alabama — The day after Doug Jones won the Democratic nomination for Senate, Dr. Joe Reed sat down to share his thoughts on the race with The Intercept.  Reed, head of the Alabama Democratic Conference, is largely seen …

Omarosa Manigault reportedly escorted kicking and screaming from White House as resignation announced  —  The White House said Wednesday that Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former “The Apprentice” contestant turned political aide, is leaving the administration next month.

White House: Nomination of Alabama Lawyer Brett Talley ‘Will Not Be Moving Forward’  —  The nomination of Brett Talley, the Justice Department official in line for a lifetime judicial appointment, “will not be moving forward,” a Trump administration official told NPR Wednesday.

Omarosa Out of the White House  —  April Ryan has the exclusive on the exit of Omarosa Manigault Newman from the White House.  —  The post Omarosa Out of the White House appeared first on American Urban Radio Networks.

April Ryan: Omarosa fired by Kelly, escorted out of White House  —  White House aide Omarosa Manigault may have been escorted out of the White House shouting profanities after being told of her firing by chief of staff John Kelly  —  , according to a report by American Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan on Wednesday.