The Gang that Couldn’t Legislate: The Senate last night approved the sweeping tax reform bill 51-48, the most radical tax re-write since the Reagan administration. The House will have to vote again today because the bill they passed yesterday violated …

The Tax Men: Tennessee’s Sen. Bob Corker and Florida’s Marco Rubio have signed on to the Republican tax reform, which may give the bill enough votes to pass. Rubio won an expansion of the child tax credit. It’s unknown why …

Rexit: President Trump is preparing to eject Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, several news outlets report attributing to administration sources. Tillerson and Trump have become disenchanted with each other, to say the …

Fired: In a stunning development in the sexual harassment scandal sweeping the ranks of politics, entertainment, and journalism, NBC News has fired “Today Show” anchor Matt Lauer for “inappropriate” sexual behavior. Lauer has been the pillar of the “Today Show.” …

Taxing Issues: The Senate Republican tax plan would increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO also estimates that if the bill wipes out the Obamacare …

The Harassment Beat: Minnesota Sen. Al Franken says he’s returning to work in Washington today, “embarrassed and ashamed,” but with no intention of resigning. He’s been accused of grabbing women’s butts when he takes pictures with them. Franken said he …

Rollover: Lawyers for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn have told the White House they will no longer cooperate with the president’s lawyers on the Russia investigation, an indication that Flynn is negotiating or cooperating with the investigation, the NY …

Open Mic Night: Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore is raking in donations from his supporters after being accused of trolling for teenage girls when he was in his 30s. He raised half a million dollars in three days last week. …

Evangelical: Republicans are wrestling with what to do about the Senate candidacy of Alabama’s Judge Roy Moore, 70, who’s been accused of sexual contact with teenagers while he was in his 30s. Polling shows the race that was once a …

The Russia House: On a day when his political agenda should have been focused on getting his tax reforms through Congress, President Trump chose instead to accuse Russia, the FBI, and Democrats of conspiracy to discredit him. The president wrote, …