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The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes. CBC | World News

The U.S. Senate’s top Republican says the party still hopes to retain the Alabama Senate seat at the centre of a scandal involving Republican candidate Roy Moore, and that may involve a write-in campaign. CBC | World News

A defiant Roy Moore pushed forward Saturday with his U.S. Senate campaign, criticizing as ‘false’ a newspaper report carrying allegations of sexual misconduct. CBC | World News

An Alabama woman says Roy Moore, the Republican nominee for next month’s U.S. Senate election, made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when she was 14, according to a Washington Post story. CBC | World News

The U.S. Senate has passed a $ 36.5-billion emergency aid measure to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico and bail out the federal flood insurance program. CBC | World News

Key U.S. senators reached a breakthrough deal on resuming federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has halted. Insurers had warned that unless the money is quickly restored, premiums will go up. Trump spoke favorably about the bipartisan compromise, which is still likely to face opposition in Congress. CBC | World News