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The tax overhaul promised by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders is lugging a remarkably heavy load.

The tax overhaul promised by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders is lugging a remarkably heavy load.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — President Trump on Wednesday pitched a sweeping tax overhaul that he said would unleash the American economy and help ordinary people, promising that a large corporate tax cut and trims to individual income tax rates would boost the middle class. The president wrapped his message in the populist rhetoric that powered his presidential campaign.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — President Trump on Wednesday pitched a sweeping tax overhaul that he said would unleash the American economy and help ordinary people, promising that a large corporate tax cut and trims to individual income tax rates would boost the middle class. The president wrapped his message in the populist rhetoric that powered his presidential campaign.

No one has a clear idea of how many people across southeast Texas are missing, how many have evacuated, or how many are trapped in their waterlogged homes. If you live in an area affected by the storm and you are in a safe place, we would like to hear about what is happening in your area, and about your experience in dealing with federal, state and local agencies. If you are in a safe place, please email us at hurricane@nytimes.com. A reporter or editor from The Times may contact you to hear more abou

Even as the sun began to show in Houston on Wednesday, signaling a small measure of hope after days of devastating rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey, a region east of the city faced disaster anew after it was pummeled by rain overnight. Residents of cities in Jefferson County, Tex., about 100 miles east of Houston, were desperate for help Wednesday morning after rain there caused floodwaters to rise precipitously

This article was updated on Wednesday. A large and complicated rescue operation is underway in Texas, and so far, there’s no end in sight. Harvey’s catastrophic flooding will continue in and around Houston and Beaumont/Port Arthur and into southwest Louisiana for the rest of the week, the National Hurricane Center says. If you’re outside the affected area, here are options to help.

As a brutal storm continues to pound the Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of homeowners are turning to the government for help in repairing and rebuilding.

Even before the damage from Hurricane Harvey is tallied, big corporations are breaking out their checkbooks. Chevron, an energy giant with several offices in the Houston area, pledged $1 million to post-Harvey disaster relief efforts. So did Exxon Mobil and Dow Chemical, two companies with facilities hit by the storm.

HOUSTON — Not long after a pair of New York real estate speculators founded this city on the banks of a torpid bayou in the 1830s, every home and every business flooded.