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With the Roy Moore controversy continuing to rage, Republicans in Washington are returning to more comfortable territory this week, tax reform.

The House is expected to pass its overhaul of the tax code while the Senate Finance Committee is slated to pass their own version.

The forward progress is welcomed by the White House and GOP operatives who, of the tax code while the Senate Finance Committee is slated to pass their own version.

The forward progress is welcomed by the White House and GOP operatives who believe passing a tax package before the midterm elections is even more essential than it was just two weeks ago.

But, as in all things, Washington, nothing is over until it is over.

There are still massive differences in the House and Senate bills,

and it's unclear how Republicans will find a path forward on key issues like the state

and local tax deductions. So Republicans could find themselves one step forward, two steps

back when it comes to final passage. Here's where things stand. Rachel Bade reports

that Republican leaders in the House are bullish

that they will be able to pass their tax package this week. So far, there has been little arm

twisting over the weekend, and they don't expect any last-minute tweaks to the package. The

American Action Network is launching a new $1.5 million TV and online ad campaign to sell tax

reform to House districts most affected by the state and

local tax deduction. The campaign will air in California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

And Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump, and Representative Tom MacArthur of New Jersey

are participating in a discussion on tax reform today in Bayville, New Jersey. Remember, MacArthur of New Jersey are participating in a discussion on tax reform today

in Bayville, New Jersey. Remember, MacArthur has been a key voice in pushing Republicans to keep

the state and local tax deduction. The AP has a story breaking overnight that a powerful earthquake

on the Iran-Iraq border has killed more than 330 people.

Iranian state television said that some 3,950 were injured.

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