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House Passes GOP Tax Overhaul; Mistrial Declared In Sen. Menendez Corruption Trial

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., followed at right by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., walks past boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week as he arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., followed at right by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., walks past boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week as he arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR’s Ron Elving (@NPRrelving) about the latest political news, including the House passing a tax overhaul, a mistrial in the corruption trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and Democratic Sen. Al Franken responding to an allegation of forcible kissing and groping.

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