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• The real story in Puerto Rico
• How GOP tax overhaul may play in the midterms
• Californians get creative with giving in the face of devastating fires
• Strange bedfellows: critics left and right oppose warrantless wiretapping renewal

The real story in Puerto Rico Posted: 20 Dec 2017 01:21 PM PST It would be easy to paint a gloomy picture of Puerto Rico at year's end.

How GOP tax overhaul may play in the midterms Posted: 20 Dec 2017 12:31 PM PST With final passage of the most sweeping tax overhaul in 31 years on Wednesday, President Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a significant legislative achievement under their belt – the crown on an economy with a surging stock market, the lowest jobless rate in nearly two decades, and annualized economic growth that tops 3 percent. "How people feel about the economy will help guide their vote in 2018," says Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of the nonpartisan Inside Elections. American elections are often about the economy, but not always, he says.

Californians get creative with giving in the face of devastating fires Posted: 20 Dec 2017 12:19 PM PST Three weeks ago, Nicole Murray had been thinking about presents. Then on Dec. 4, the Thomas fire struck. Ms. Murray found herself rushing out of the Ventura, Calif., home she shared with her boyfriend and his family with nothing but her two dogs and a haphazardly packed suitcase.

Strange bedfellows: critics left and right oppose warrantless wiretapping renewal Posted: 20 Dec 2017 10:41 AM PST Congress is struggling to reauthorize key rules that govern National Security Agency wiretapping, without a warrant, of foreign targets outside the United States. The rules are set to expire at the end of the year, though the NSA believes it could legally continue the program through April while lawmakers continue to debate the subject. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the issue Thursday.

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