Republicans took a significant step forward on Tuesday when a key panel passed the $1.5 trillion tax cut, clearing the way for a full Senate vote later in the week.
After sinking his party’s hopes of repealing the Affordable Care Act earlier this year, the Republican from Arizona may hold the fate of a tax overhaul in his hands.
Republican leaders are hoping to push their bill through the Senate by the end of the week, but they still need to win over a number of concerned lawmakers.
Conservative Christian leaders are edging toward a once-improbable victory, having quietly worked for years to repeal a ban on political activity by churches.
The announcement by Mr. Conyers, a Democratic congressman from Michigan, came five days after the revelation that he had settled a complaint in 2015 by a former employee.
A State Department exodus marks a new stage in the broken and increasingly contentious relationship between Rex W. Tillerson and much of his work force.