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Volumes of tax regulations are stacked on the dais as the House Ways and Means Committee begins the markup process of the GOP's far-reaching tax overhaul, the first major revamp of the tax system in three decades, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: House panel backs late changes to tax proposal

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The House Ways and Means Committee passed an amendment to the GOP tax overhaul Monday proposed by the committee's Republican chairman, Kevin Brady. (Associated Press)

Tax reform bill sees Republican Kevin Brady-proposed changes passed

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Healthcare.gov website is seen on a computer screen Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Washington. If President Donald Trump succeeds in shutting down a major “Obamacare” subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making basic health insurance available to more people for free, and making upper-tier plans more affordable. The unexpected assessment comes from consultants, policy experts, and state officials trying to discern the potential fallout from a Washington health care debate that’s becoming harder to follow.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obamacare repeal push by Republicans bogs down tax plan hopes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, right. Terrorism, taxes and Russia tribulations provided fertile ground for President Donald Trump and others to sow confusion over the past week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP tax reform plan sees liberals, conservatives buying ads to stake out positions

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks through Statuary Hall to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Ryan introduced a far-reaching tax overhaul Thursday that will be a priority for the GOP. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 file photo, Kentucky Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover speaks at the 137th annual Fancy Farm picnic in Graves County, Ky. Kentucky’s House Republicans will meet privately to discuss the future of House Speaker Jeff Hoover after the state’s largest newspaper reported the GOP leader settled a sexual harassment claim outside of court with a member of his staff, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (Kat Russell/The Paducah Sun via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawmaker disputes GOP caucus support for speaker

Associated Press

GOP tax plan picks winners and losers in energy sector

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP voters sour on Trump’s tweeting in new survey

By Sally Persons and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on tax policy with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

The Latest: GOP lawmaker says tax plan could preserve 401(k)

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Republican candidate for governor Ed Gillespie has the backing of both the Republican National Committee and Republican Governors Association, with the head of the state's Republican chapter saying they are "all-in." (Associated Press)

Ed Gillespie campaign backed by $15 million from national GOP

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The Latino Victory Fund's ad showed a pickup truck with a Confederate flag and an Ed Gillespie bumper sticker chasing down Muslim, Latino and black children, and accused the GOP candidate of spreading "hate."

Ed Gillespie attack ad showing truck attack pulled New York terror incident

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"We'll continue on listening mode," said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Texas Republican. Details for the party's tax reform plan, such as actual thresholds for tax rates and the child tax credit, were still under discussion Tuesday. (Associated Press)

GOP trying to woo advocacy group support for tax plan

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Tom Tancredo (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tom Tancredo announces bid for Colorado governor

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie speaks at a campaign rally at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Abingdon, Va. (Andre Teague/The Bristol Herald-Courier via AP) ** FILE **

Immigrant rights group urges voters to reject Ed Gillespie’s ‘hate’ in new ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to announce he will hold votes on four of the president's appellate court nominees and one district court nominee, insisting, &quot;We'll confirm all of them this week,&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump enjoys early success with GOP-led Senate on judges

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, called her colleagues to arms against Republican tax reform she says will "raise taxes on the middle class before the American people can see the damage it will cause." (Associated Press)

Tax reform plan by GOP will harm middle class, Democrats say

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In a Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 photo, former Republican Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward smiles as she is greeted by supporters at a campaign fundraiser, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ward was expected to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake in the Arizona 2018 primary, but Flake has bowed out of a re-election, announcing his retirement on Tuesday. Flake's decision to bow out of a re-election fight could spur a rush of other Republican candidates who hope to take on his only announced challenger in the Arizona primary next year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Upstart Republican now in headlights of Arizona Senate race

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press

Joyce Farinato, a pastor and artist who lost her Glen Ellen, Calif., home in recent wildfires, stands in the ruins Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, and shows a mask she found in the debris, one of her few surviving possessions. Farinato said she wants to follow the environmental rules on cleaning burned sites but needs to know what they are. (AP Photo/Ellen Knickmeyer)

GOP targets environmental rules after wildfires

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2008, file photo Ed Rollins, is interviewed in Des Moines, Iowa. Rollins, the chairman of a political action committee that has endorsed Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward is being named as her campaign chairman. This prompts questions about coordination between the groups, which is prohibited by federal law. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

PAC head now campaign chief for Ward in Arizona Senate race

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JEFF HORWITZ - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FBI to turn over anti-Trump dossier documents to Congress next week

By Stephen Dinan and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times