Trump: Kochs are ‘total joke’
The war of words intensified between two titans in Republican politics on Tuesday as President Donald Trump trashed the conservative billionaire Koch brothers as a “total joke in real Republican circles.” The presidential insult followed a weekend gathering of Koch officials who repeatedly condemned Trump’s trade policies.
1/5 of taxpayers under with holding
Congressional auditors say about 30 million people — 21 percent of U.S. taxpayers — will have to come up with more money to pay their taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law.
Kelly to stay through 2020
Embattled White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has told senior aides that President Donald Trump asked him to stay in his role through 2020. Kelly told staffers that he had agreed to stay on, five White House officials said Tuesday.
Gates research finds Ryan 3% Jewish
House Speaker Paul Ryan was surprised and proud to find out he has Jewish roots. Ryan discovered his family history while filming a segment for the PBS series “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.” Gates said Tuesday that he traced Ryan’s heritage back to his 10th great-grandfather born in 1531 in Germany. The research showed Ryan is 3 percent Ashkenazi Jewish. “You could have knocked him over with a feather and then he was very proud of it,” Gates said.
Man kills intruder, is killed by police
AURORA, Colo. — A man who fatally shot an intruder in his suburban Denver home early Monday was killed by responding officers who saw him holding a weapon, investigators said. Police received multiple calls about a break-in at the home at about 1:30 a.m., and when officers arrived, they heard gunshots inside. Aurora police, who described the scene in a statement as “very chaotic and violent,” said they encountered an armed man and fatally shot him. That man turned out to be the person who lived in the home. A second man, the suspected intruder, was found dead. “This is a very heartbreaking and tragic situation for everyone involved,” Police Chief Nick Metz said.