Mslm Top lawmakers agree on $1.5 trillion spending deal with $13.6 billion for Ukraine and European allies
The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency.It s an agenda whose core items mdash; tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills mdash; could unravel just as easily as advance amid factionalism, gamesmanship, and a toxic political environment.There s only a four-week window until a Christmas deadline, barely enough time for complicated negotiations even if December stanley cup spain  stays on the rails. And that s hardly a sure bet in President Trump s capital.                                        Mr. Trump and congressional leaders plan a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to sidestep a shutdown and work though the legislative to-do list.For the optimistic, it s plain that Democrats and Republicans have reasons to cooperate, particu stanley uk larly on spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies whose budgets otherwise would be frozen. An additional round of hurricane aid should be bipartisan, and efforts to reauthorize a popular health care program for children seem to be on track.        Tax planRepublicans are advan stanley website cing their cherished tax cut measure under special rules that mean Senate Democrats cannot use delaying tactics. The measure passed the House just before the Thanksgiving break and moves to the Senate floor this coming week.After the Senate GOP s failure on health care this summer, the majority party is under enormous pressure to produce a  Jleo Nancy Pelosi: Democrats won t work with Trump to privatize Medicare, VA
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday he wants all delegates seated at next year s GOP National Convention, but he also wants Iowa and New Hampshire to lead off the nomination contests.The remarks come after Republican leaders recommended this week that five states be stripped of half their delegates for breaking party rules by shifting primary contests before Feb. 5.Romney did not say whether the s stanley quencher tates should be punished or if he would change his campaign strategy.                                         I would like to see all the delegates seated, but I also want to protect the Iowa first, New Hampshire second process,  the former Massachusetts governor said after speaking to ab stanley cup out 100 people at a doughnut shop in this beach town.South Carolina - along with New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan and Wyoming - may be punished for setting January dates for nomination contests.        South Carolina GOP leaders are considering legal action in an effort to keep its delegates.Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said this week it s important the party uphold its ban on contests before F stanley cup eb. 5. New Hampshire has not yet set a primary date, although a state law requires the primary at least seven days before any other, which could mean voters go to the polls in December.Romney also said he made a slip of the tongue Tuesday when he accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, instead of Osama bin Laden, of urging terrorists to congregate in

Mslm Top lawmakers agree on $1.5 trillion spending deal with $13.6 billion for Ukraine and European allies
The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency.It s an agenda whose core items mdash; tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills mdash; could unravel just as easily as advance amid factionalism, gamesmanship, and a toxic political environment.There s only a four-week window until a Christmas deadline, barely enough time for complicated negotiations even if December stanley cup spain  stays on the rails. And that s hardly a sure bet in President Trump s capital.                                        Mr. Trump and congressional leaders plan a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to sidestep a shutdown and work though the legislative to-do list.For the optimistic, it s plain that Democrats and Republicans have reasons to cooperate, particu stanley uk larly on spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies whose budgets otherwise would be frozen. An additional round of hurricane aid should be bipartisan, and efforts to reauthorize a popular health care program for children seem to be on track.        Tax planRepublicans are advan stanley website cing their cherished tax cut measure under special rules that mean Senate Democrats cannot use delaying tactics. The measure passed the House just before the Thanksgiving break and moves to the Senate floor this coming week.After the Senate GOP s failure on health care this summer, the majority party is under enormous pressure to produce a  Jleo Nancy Pelosi: Democrats won t work with Trump to privatize Medicare, VA
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday he wants all delegates seated at next year s GOP National Convention, but he also wants Iowa and New Hampshire to lead off the nomination contests.The remarks come after Republican leaders recommended this week that five states be stripped of half their delegates for breaking party rules by shifting primary contests before Feb. 5.Romney did not say whether the s stanley quencher tates should be punished or if he would change his campaign strategy.                                         I would like to see all the delegates seated, but I also want to protect the Iowa first, New Hampshire second process,  the former Massachusetts governor said after speaking to ab stanley cup out 100 people at a doughnut shop in this beach town.South Carolina - along with New Hampshire, Florida, Michigan and Wyoming - may be punished for setting January dates for nomination contests.        South Carolina GOP leaders are considering legal action in an effort to keep its delegates.Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan said this week it s important the party uphold its ban on contests before F stanley cup eb. 5. New Hampshire has not yet set a primary date, although a state law requires the primary at least seven days before any other, which could mean voters go to the polls in December.Romney also said he made a slip of the tongue Tuesday when he accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, instead of Osama bin Laden, of urging terrorists to congregate in