1776 COALITION 12/15/2015

	Ryan wants strong GOP votes on spending and tax deals Congressional leaders have agreed to the core components of a nearly $2-trillion year-end tax and spending deal but still have to figure out how to structure it so it can pass the House with strong Republican votes, according to sources... Read More

	Obama touts military gains, but signals no strategy shift in ISIS fight In what was billed as a major public push of U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State, President Obama took only a few minutes at the Pentagon on Monday to outline several recent successes but offered no new plans toward... Read More

	Auditors: EPA broke law in social media blitz on water rule The Environmental Protection Agency broke the law in a social media campaign intended to generate public support for a controversial rule to protect small streams and wetlands from development and pollution, congressional auditors said Monday. The EPA's campaign violated restrictions... Read More

	State rep says keep taxes off guns, ammo A state representative has filed legislation that would prohibit local governments from placing their own taxes on guns and ammunition, something more places have been considering. House Bill 4348 would bar the addition of any new tax, fee or other... Read More

	N.Y. lawmaker seeks name change for Donald J. Trump State Park A New York state senator has announced plans to introduce legislation to rename Donald J. Trump State Park, saying Mr. Trump “has become increasingly hostile to the core values of our state and nation.” Daniel Squadron, a Democrat representing the... Read More

	Seventy Paris airport workers have security passes revoked over extremism fears Seventy workers at Paris airports suspected of being radical Islamists have had their security passes revoked since the deadly attacks in the city a month ago. Security agents have also examined the contents of around 4,000 workers' lockers at Charles... Read More