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It has become almost routine in recent months: An elite prep school announces the result of an outside investigation revealing how faculty members sexually abused their students, while administrators did little, if anything, to protect the children in their care. For the schools, which include places like Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.; the Pingry School in New Jersey; Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut and dozens more, the investigations are a way of owning up to past misconduct, and pledging that in a more transparent and enlightened time, children are safer in their hands. For the vict

It has become almost routine in recent months: An elite prep school announces the result of an outside investigation revealing how faculty members sexually abused their students, while administrators did little, if anything, to protect the children in their care. For the schools, which include places like Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.; the Pingry School in New Jersey; Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut and dozens more, the investigations are a way of owning up to past misconduct, and pledging that in a more transparent and enlightened time, children are safer in their hands. For the vict

WASHINGTON — In 2001, when surging budget surpluses fueled hopes of extinguishing the national debt, a pitched battle broke out over President George W. Bush’s proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut.

WASHINGTON — In 2001, when surging budget surpluses fueled hopes of extinguishing the national debt, a pitched battle broke out over President George W. Bush’s proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut.

WASHINGTON — Republicans’ release of a sweeping plan to rewrite the tax code has set off a scramble among Washington lobbyists and trade groups to protect valuable tax breaks and other long-ingrained provisions. The plan’s scant details make it hard to know what, exactly, is on the chopping block.

WASHINGTON — Republicans’ release of a sweeping plan to rewrite the tax code has set off a scramble among Washington lobbyists and trade groups to protect valuable tax breaks and other long-ingrained provisions. The plan’s scant details make it hard to know what, exactly, is on the chopping block.

“It’s the first battle in a war that’s going to reform politics,” Gorka said to Bannon. “I know you like the word ‘nationalism,’ but I’m not even satisfied with the more gentle word ‘populism.’ For me it’s a reassertion of sovereignty and a reassertion of democracy, where the wishes of the people are actually expressed in a way that the money and the influence of the establishment totally fails.” “That’s a revolutionary moment in politics,” he said. “When you look at, what’s the latest count? $30 million spent by the Swamp.

“It’s the first battle in a war that’s going to reform politics,” Gorka said to Bannon. “I know you like the word ‘nationalism,’ but I’m not even satisfied with the more gentle word ‘populism.’ For me it’s a reassertion of sovereignty and a reassertion of democracy, where the wishes of the people are actually expressed in a way that the money and the influence of the establishment totally fails.” “That’s a revolutionary moment in politics,” he said. “When you look at, what’s the latest count? $30 million spent by the Swamp.

President Paul Ryan has argued for a 22.5 percent rate. Trump explained Wednesday that 20 percent was the number he hoped to achieve all along. "I wanted to start at 15 so that we got 20," Trump told reporters prior to departing for Indiana on Wednesday. "It just -- the numbers were -- 15 was so low we didn't take in the revenue. But I wanted 15, so we got 20 -- 20 is my number. So I'm not negotiating that number.

In two separate appearances today, Obamacare - despite a vote on the bill being derailed this week after enough senators publicly voiced their opposition. The president first made this claim while speaking with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House ahead of his trip to Indianapolis to sell his tax plan. "We have the votes for healthcare. We have one senator that's in the hospital. He can't vote because he’s in the hospital," he said.